Louisville Metro Police Chief Robert White is one of six finalists for the same position with the Dallas Police Department, according to a report by the Dallas Morning News.
The six finalists were announced Monday.
White did not return phone messages early Tuesday morning and a message to Mayor Jerry Abramson's office also went unreturned early Tuesday.
White joins chiefs from Austin, Tex., and San Jose, Calif., in the running to replace current Dallas Chief David Kunkle - who plans to retire in April, according to the Morning News report. The other candidates are three of Kunkle's assistant chiefs.
The candidates will undergo a two-day interview with four panels at Dallas City Hall, according to the report. A Dallas city spokeswoman said there is no target date to hire the new chief.
White was hired by Abramson in 2003 when the city and county police departments merged. Prior to serving as Louisville's chief, White spent more than four years as the police chief in Greesnboro, N.C.
Mayor Jerry Abramson had praise for White.
In a statement, the mayor said "Robert White is one of America's best police chiefs. He has united our police force and our citizens as a crime fighting team to make Louisville one of the safest cities in America.
"Personally, I hope he remains in Louisville until he's too old to carry a gun."