by Violet Ikonomova White at a Monday news conference. Former assistant Detroit police chief James White, who left the department last year to head the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, will return to take over for Chief James Craig on an interim basis in June. Mayor Mike Duggan named Craig s temporary replacement at a news conference Monday, though indicated White could become a permanent fixture should his future performance look anything like his career. Craig is leaving as he considers running for governor as a Republican. White was appointed Civil Rights director by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in August 2020. He joined the department in 1996 and is credited with helping it implement reforms that closed the curtain on more than a decade of federal oversight in 2016.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan names James White new interim police chief
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Mayor Mike Duggan on Monday announced his selection of an interim police chief to replace chief James Craig after his retirement on June 1.
The interim chief, James White, had been assistant chief of Detroit police since 2013 before becoming new executive director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights last summer. Before then, White was deputy police chief and a commander overseeing eight divisions and precincts.
The board of police commissioners will conduct a search to identify a list of candidates from which the Mayor will select a permanent replacement, who also must be confirmed by Detroit city council.
The head of Michigan's civil rights department and a former longtime member of the Detroit Police Department, is taking the DPD's top spot as James Craig prepares to retire at the end of the month.
Mayor Mike Duggan on Monday announced that James White, a former assistant police chief, will take…
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