More than 200 officers have quit the Detroit Police Department this year; twice as many as all of 2021
The city is still 200 officers short of what its budget allows.
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The city is still 200 officers short of what its budget allows.
Detroit police are looking for a gray or silver Jeep with at least one person who opened fire on another car at the intersection of Lawndale and Witt at 9 am this morning.
The Detroit Police Department has identified 128 officers on the force today as “high risk,” promising to retrain or reign in officers with concerning behavior trends.
In this episode of Tracked and Traced, Bryce Huffman investigates the scope and effectiveness of ShotSpotter in Detroit. Then, Jonathan Manes of the MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern University shares the findings of a report on ShotSpotter’s widespread use in Chicago.
Police are under assault by politicians, media pundits and bad actors on the streets. So said police chiefs at a meeting north of Detroit.