Norma Massu

Sergeant Norma Massu began her Law Enforcement career with the Detroit Police Department in 2001. She spent five years working as a patrol officers in one of the most active areas of the city.  Norma transferred to a covert unit where she worked in a plain clothes capacity searching for fugitives and violent offenders as well as responding to shooting calls to attempt to locate suspects.

In 2006, Norma joined the Dallas Police Department and was assigned to patrol the South-Central area of Dallas.  Based on her proactive style of policing, Norma was selected to join the plains clothes Deployment Unit where she conducted surveillance in high crime areas, tracked fugitives, and assisted with surveillance on businesses that saw a spike in robberies/burglaries.

In 2012, Norma was selected to work as an Undercover Officer within the Narcotic Unit.  Norma was assigned to the “Street-Squads” where she purchased illegal narcotics at hundreds of drug houses throughout the city.  She was also a member of a Tactical Narcotic Team that was responsible for executing Dynamic Entry Search Warrants, conducting Vehicle Assaults, and Undercover Officer Rescues.

In 2018 Norma was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and transferred back to the South-Central Patrol area where served as an evening shift supervisor.

In 2019, Norma was quickly selected to a Supervisory position within the Narcotics Division and now supervises a team of narcotic officers.  Norma currently serves as the Team Leader for a Tactical Narcotic Team.

As a Narcotic Supervisor, Norma aggressively fought to change the culture within the Unit to allow female officers assigned to the Tactical Narcotic Team to carry rifles.  Based on her determination, Female officers who successfully passed the rifle school were permitted to start carrying rifles in 2019.

Norma has been a law enforcement instructor since 2018 and has presented various courses with exceptional reviews.