17 years on the job, Officer Joe became Officer Debbie
12:00 AM CST on Sunday, November 15, 2009
By SHERRY JACOBSON / The Dallas Morning News
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After 17 years with the Dallas Police Department, Officer Joseph Grabowski showed up at work one day sporting makeup, a feminine hairstyle and a new first name: Deborah.
The 44-year-old officer was scared and relieved that the secret was finally out.
"I have always felt like a woman and, suddenly, everybody knew I was going to have the surgery to make it real," she said.