Detroit
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James White, a 24-year veteran of the force and a licensed mental health counselor, said he is “humbled”
The proposal would use emergency COVID-19 funds to hire more officers, crack down on illegal firearms and expand training
The driver – who was spotted doing doughnuts in a busy intersection – took off when police arrived
The operation is intended to send a message to criminals and residents that police are serious about combating violence
James White said his top priorities will be fighting crime, with a particular focus on speeding, “drifting” and other traffic violations
Some suspect that Chief James Craig will seek political office, but Craig says he hasn’t made a decision. “I’m not ruling it out,” he said
Project Green Light gives businesses the opportunity to install highly visible green lights and high-definition surveillance cameras that feed into the police department’s Real Time Crime Center
The shooting was the second in two days by Detroit police officers after they’d reportedly been attacked
Detroit’s neighborhood police officer program is now eight years old and is growing, officials said
A man accused of killing Sgt. Elaine Williams was released on bond for medical reasons, a judge allowed
Washington says he carried lessons learned from Detroit’s chief of police into his new crime thriller “The Little Things”
Detroit’s mayor called Sheriff Benny Napoleon “one of our city’s greatest public servants and native sons”
The initiative will focus on responding to calls involving the mentally ill, dealing with 911 calls made by people with mental illness and helping get services to the homeless
The man fired shots at a Detroit police station in the exchange of gunfire, officials said
Protesters injured by police filed a lawsuit in August alleging that their First Amendment free speech rights were violated
Poll challengers who tried to forcibly enter the counting room were met by police, who said both parties had reached their legal maximum
SWAT
The standoff lasted nine hours before a single shot ended it, police said
The property’s current owner has catalogued the building’s grisly history, making it a ghost hunter’s dream come true
The unit seeks to improve relationships with Detroit residents and will expand on community policing initiatives
By next year, the city expects to deploy a sound sensor system called ShotSpotter
Police Chief James Craig said this won’t change anything because his officers have only used force when the protests turned violent
Ford Motor Co., the segment leader of police-car manufacturers, is being hit hard as agencies pass over fleet upgrades
Commissioner Willie Burton was handcuffed and escorted by police from a 2019 meeting following an argument
The barricaded suspect had been taken into custody and sent to a hospital for treatment only to be released the next day, police said
The directive from Chief James Craig allows the agency to immediately enact a policy change
The man allegedly threw a dagger at officers and managed to climb into a police vehicle before he was captured
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said using US agents to deal with protesters would be “unacceptable”
Assault
The police corporal is accused of firing at three journalists who were covering the protest
Nearly two-thirds of the people arrested during protests were ‘outsiders’ from neighboring suburbs
The girl brought bagged lunches to the 11th Precinct
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