Chief Craig said the main goal is to create lasting relationships with Detroit's young people and to entice local residents to pursue law enforcement careers.
Read More →The Department of Justice awarded $19.3 million in grants Monday to dozens of police departments seeking to start using body cameras but turned down a greater number of applicants hoping for federal aid to deploy the technology.
Read More →The chief's call to arms, which first came in December, 2013, has been answered by thousands of men and women tired of being victims and eager to reclaim their beleaguered city. In 2014, some new 1,169 handgun permits were issued, while 8,102 guns were registered with Detroit's police department - many to prior permit holders who bought new firearms. So far in 2015, nearly 500 permits have been issued by the department and more than 5,000 guns have been registered.
Read More →The Detroit Police Department plans to join a growing number of law enforcement agencies in using body cameras for all officers.
Read More →"One of the men produced a gun, pointed it at both victims and advised them to go to an alley. Both victims complied. They were forced to the ground. The male victim was forced to watch the female victim get sexually assaulted. Their clothing was taken."
Read More →National statistics show Michigan — which averaged more than two deaths a month last year in police chases — is one of the deadliest states when it comes to the number of people killed in pursuits.
Read More →The driver of the Camaro lost control, went up on the sidewalk and hit the two groups of kids before hitting a house.
Read More →Over half a dozen pools of blood on a basketball court in northwest Detroit have dried-out, but the neighborhood where 12 were shot in a "retaliation-style" mass shooting Saturday night has little to say to police.
Read More →An off-duty Washington, D.C., police officer visiting Michigan was shot early Monday morning in Dearborn.
Read More →A 36-year-old Detroit man is facing several charges after he allegedly unleashed his 100-pound bulldog on a police officer while trying to evade arrest, causing injury to the officer.
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