The Dallas Police Department's top spokeswoman is under criminal investigation after a driver accused her of impersonating a police officer during a confrontation in August while she was behind the wheel of an unmarked, department-issued vehicle equipped with emergency lights and sirens. Allison Hudson, who serves as Assistant Director of Media Relations and Community Affairs for the department, has not been arrested or charged, and authorities have made no determination of wrongdoing.
The Dallas Police Department's Public Integrity Unit opened the criminal inquiry, according to WFAA, which reported that Hudson is being investigated in connection with a confrontation involving a motorist. The department has confirmed the investigation is criminal in nature, though it has offered few additional details publicly. Multiple DPD employees have since been questioned as part of the inquiry, and investigators have taken possession of the vehicle involved, the station reported, citing multiple sources.
According to CBS News Texas, Hudson was driving an unmarked department-issued vehicle when she was involved in the confrontation with another driver back in August. That driver filed a complaint alleging Hudson was impersonating a police officer after she allegedly activated the vehicle's emergency lights, the outlet reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Hudson has pushed back on that characterization, claiming the vehicle malfunctioned and that she did not intentionally turn on the lights, per the same report.
Spokesperson's Rise and the Allegations Against Her
Hudson joined the Dallas Police Department in October 2025 after being personally recruited by Police Chief Daniel Comeaux, whom she reports to directly, according to WFAA. As a civilian employee, she is not authorized to use police lights and sirens, Fox 4 reported. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement has confirmed to WFAA that Hudson does not hold a peace officer license in the state.
Dallas blogger Avi S. Adelman published a Facebook post detailing the alleged confrontation, citing unnamed sources who claimed Hudson pulled over another driver, activated the department-issued vehicle's emergency lights, and presented herself as a police officer. The motorist reportedly reported the confrontation at DPD's Southeast Patrol Division. That account has not been independently verified beyond the complaint itself and the department's confirmation that an investigation is underway.
Chief Comeaux Declines to Share Details
Comeaux acknowledged the investigation at a Friday news conference but declined to provide further details, saying the inquiry is ongoing and that he could not comment further until it concludes, per WFAA's reporting. A spokesperson in Dallas City Manager Kim Tolbert's office said the department would not comment on the allegations while the investigation remains open. Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot told WFAA, when asked Friday, that his office had not been contacted by DPD about the case.
The Dallas Express reported that Hudson addressed standards for employee conduct in a November 2025 interview, saying every department member is expected to uphold high standards of integrity, professionalism, and accountability. That same outlet also noted a separate internal investigation last November involving Dallas Police Association President Sr. Cpl. Jamie Castro, though no connection between the two matters has been established.
As it stands, the case remains an open, unresolved inquiry. Hudson has not been arrested or charged with a crime, and WFAA's Friday evening update reiterated that no determination of wrongdoing has been made against her.
