Detroit Officer Bra Sizes Mistakenly Released

A Detroit Police executive in charge of dispersing body armor to officers accidentally forwarded an email to subordinates that contained personal information including height, weight—and cup sizes.

August 13, 2013

Photo: POLICE fileWhen James Craig assumed command of the Detroit Police Department, he promised it would be a transparent organization—but a recent mishap involving the disclosure of female officers' bra sizes probably wasn't what he had in mind.

A police executive in charge of dispersing body armor to officers accidentally forwarded an email to subordinates that contained personal information including height, weight—and cup sizes.

The mistake happened three weeks ago when Cmdr. Dwayne Love received a four-page email from the vest manufacturer indicating the vests were ready, Assistant Police Chief James White said.

Read the full Detroit News story.

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