Chief Ely Reyes!! The New Man @ Cedar Hill Police Dept.

Ely Reyes was appointed as the Chief of Police in the cedar Hill Police Department in March of this 2019.  Prior to that he spent 23 years with the Austin Police Department (APD) and achieved the rank of Assistant Chief of Police. Chief Reyes has served in and led in various areas of policing including Patrol, Highway Enforcement, Investigations, Training, Internal Affairs, Violent Crimes and Police Technology. Chief Reyes has led several department programs including The Neighborhood Walk, the Chief’s Invitational Policy Seminar, the pedestrian enforcement safety team, procurement of body-worn cameras and two no questions asked gun buybacks.

Chief Reyes spends a lot of time on community outreach and mentoring high risk youth, including those that have family members in the criminal justice system and children in foster care. 

Chief Reyes graduated high school in 1989 in Eagle Pass, TX. Following high school graduation he spent six years serving in the United States Army in the Intelligence Field and Military Police with overseas service in Panama, South Korea, and Cuba. He believes strongly in continuing education and earned both his Bachelor and Master’s Degrees from Texas State University while working full time as a police officer and raising a family. He is a graduate of the Texas Certified Public Manager Program, the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) Leadership Command College and the Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP) at Boston University. He has numerous awards and commendations including the Purple Heart, Lifesaving Medal, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Meritorious Unit Medals, three Superior Service Medals, and the Honorable Conduct Citation.  Chief Reyes is married with two children and they have also been a foster family to 11 children in the last few years.