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FILE - Former Detroit police chief James Craig.
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Detroit Evening Report: Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig eyes mayoral run

Hernz Laguerre March 10, 2025

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig is filing paperwork to run for mayor in this year's election.Subscribe to the Detroit...

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Detroit City Council voted this week to approve Todd Bettison as the city's new chief of police.
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Detroit Evening Report: Council approves Bettison as Detroit’s new police chief

Jerome Vaughn February 19, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover Detroit City Council's appointment of Todd Bettison as the city's top cop; the...

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Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison and Mayor Mike Duggan shake hands at a press conference.
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Detroit Evening Report: Duggan announces Todd Bettison as permanent Detroit police chief pick

Nargis Rahman, Russ McNamara February 10, 2025

Todd Bettison has been selected by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan to be the city’s next police chief.Subscribe to the Detroit...

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Detroit Police Officer Cameron Richardson.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police make arrest in hit-and-run that killed off-duty officer

Sascha Raiyn January 7, 2025

Editor's note: The above audio incorrectly refers to Detroit Police Officer Cameron Richardson as Cameron Richards. Detroit police have arrested...

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Kym Worthy investigating after Detroit police officers found working without licenses

Tristan McFolley December 11, 2024

The Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney is investigating the cases of 34 Detroit police officers who were working without active law...

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Detroit Community Violence Intervention group partners Ray Winans, Detroit Friends & Family.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit on track to ‘shatter’ last year’s violent crime reduction rates in CVI zones

Hernz Laguerre December 6, 2024

Detroit officials announced this week that all six Community Violence Intervention (CVI) zones in the city reported significant reductions in...

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Detroit Evening Report: New online dashboard aims to improve police oversight; ground beef recall + more

Bre'Anna Tinsley November 21, 2024

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover a new online dashboard for residents to track complaints against Detroit police; a...

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Detroit City Council voted this week to approve Todd Bettison as the city's new chief of police.
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Detroit Evening Report: Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison named interim Detroit police chief

Hernz Laguerre 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 Evening Report: Civil Rights group calls for hate crime investigation after 7-year-old Muslim girl attacked

Sascha Raiyn October 15, 2024

The Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan chapter (CAIR-MI) wants prosecutors to further investigate whether a recent attack on a 7-year-old...

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Shooting at Eastern Market leaves 2 dead after Lions game

Associated Press September 16, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — A second person has died from a shooting at an Eastern Market  tailgate event after a Detroit...

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A Detroit police officer shows a young girl the inside of his patrol vehicle.
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The Metro: ‘Coolin’ with Cops’ initiative aims to build bridges between Detroit youth and police

Sydney Waelchli August 7, 2024

The Detroit Police Athletic League is partnering with the Detroit Police Department to start a new community initiative to help...

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Detroit resident Porcha Woodruff is among the three individuals who sued the Detroit Police Department after being falsely arrested because of facial recognition software.
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Created Equal: Detroit to adopt new rules for use of facial recognition technology by police

Madison Ganzak July 18, 2024

As Artificial Intelligence continues to change how we interact and move through the world, not everyone may be aware of...

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