Dana Starks, Chicago Police official and interim superintendent, dies at 74
CHICAGO -- A funeral is scheduled this week for former veteran Chicago Police official and interim superintendent Dana V. Starks.Starks died on Monday. He was 74.Starks joined the Chicago Police Department as a patrolman in 1977, and worked his way up through the ranks of sergeant, lieutenant, commander, and deputy chief.
As commander of the Harrison District on the city's West Side, Starks came together with community and faith groups to set up the city's first Cease Fire Zone—which was to credit for a 67% drop in shootings in the district within 10 months, Ald. Jason Ervin wrote in a resolution.Starks was promoted to first deputy superintendent in October 2003, serving as second in command to Supt. Phil Cline.
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