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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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Police Chief James White speaks at a press conference following a mass shooting at a neighborhood block party on Sunday, July 7, 2024.
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Created Equal: Advocates on addressing neighborhood gun violence in Detroit

Madison Ganzak July 11, 2024

A mass shooting at a block party in Detroit this past weekend has community activists, police and politicians all focused...

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Community leader Teferi Brent speaks at a press conference following the mass shooting at a "pop-up" block party in Detroit on Sunday, July 7, 2024.
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The Metro: Detroit residents respond to block party violence, new community policing strategy

Sydney Waelchli July 10, 2024

Tragedy hit several individuals and their families in Detroit this past Sunday, when 19 people were wounded and two were...

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Mayor Mike Duggan announcing safety measures to regulate block parties in Detroit following the mass shooting on Sunday, July 7, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police, mayor announce new strategy to address block party violence

Nargis Rahman July 8, 2024

The Detroit Police Department on Monday announced plans to deploy extra officers to the Neighborhood Response Team following an illegal...

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FILE - Detroit Police Chief James White gives an update on the One Detroit violence reduction efforts for the summer of 2023.
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Detroit Evening Report: Violent crime down 30-70% in Detroit areas served by ShotStoppers, report shows

Bre'Anna Tinsley June 20, 2024

Violent crime has dropped between 30-70% in most areas served by Detroit’s ShotStoppers program, according to new data released by...

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Samantha Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was found dead outside her Detroit home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
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Testimony in Samantha Woll murder trial reveals ex-boyfriend’s retracted confession

Jenny Sherman June 19, 2024

The details and circumstances of what led up to the death of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll are getting murkier,...

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Detroit Police Chief James White speaks at a press conference discussing summer policing strategies for the city.
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Detroit Evening Report: Chief White shares details about violent weekend that left 9 shot in Detroit

Jerome Vaughn June 4, 2024

The Detroit Police Department is dealing with the aftermath of a violent weekend, with four people shot during a late-night...

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Detroit police are searching for 22-year-old Cortez Rabb, who escaped police custody on Sunday, May, 19, 2024, while at Henry Ford Hospital on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police search for suspect who escaped custody at Henry Ford Hospital

Jerome Vaughn May 20, 2024

Detroit police are still searching for a 22-year-old man who escaped police custody while at Henry Ford Hospital on Sunday....

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