October 29, 2026 / 5:26 PM CDT / CBS Texas.

Dallas Police Department 's public information officer Allison Hudson has been placed on leave following the launch of a criminal investigation, the department confirmed Thursday.

"Assistant Director Hudson has been placed on administrative leave, consistent with Department policy and prior actions taken by Chief Comeaux," Corbin Rubinson, the senior public information officer for DPD, said in a statement to CBS News Texas.