Detroit Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison has been named interim police chief for the Detroit Police Department.

Detroit Evening Report: Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison named interim Detroit police chief

October 25, 2024

Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison has been named interim Detroit police chief on Friday to replace Chief James White who is...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Detroit Police Chief James White during a session at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.

Detroit Evening Report: Mayor Duggan, Detroit Police Chief White call for bolstering mental health services at Mackinac Policy Conference

May 30, 2024

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief James White asked state leaders at the Mackinac Policy Conference to address Michigan’s...

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Major Violators: Investigators find systemic corruption in Detroit’s top drug enforcement unit

June 1, 2022

This is the first installment of WDET's reporting on the investigation of the Major Violators Unit that occurred between 2019...

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Detroit Police vehicle

Who watches the watchmen? Detroit Police remain on the job despite policy violations, crimes

May 17, 2022

After years of corruption and excessive use of deadly force, federal oversight of the Detroit Police Department ended in 2016....

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