The city council approved the property transfer, giving operations control of the facility to the police department.

DETROIT – Before 1974, female Detroit police officers were not assigned to regular beat patrols. Retired DPD Sergeant Shirley Joyner joined the department that year. “We women thought we were ...

History: Detroit police board steeped in controversy from the start. ... The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners has been steeped in controversy since its first meetings nearly 49 years ago.

Detroit — Following a July 4 holiday weekend in which six juveniles were shot, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan stood with Detroit ...

1967 has Detroit Police Chief James Craig reflecting on city's past, ... You look back at ’67, and it was the throwing of a bottle, and the rest was history — five days of rioting, ...

Summer tends to be violent, but Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said his department will do everything it can to prevent that fate.

Police routinely used violent force against blacks in the U.S. before the 1940s, primarily as a means of preserving segregation in cities. It became a last line of defense for segregationists ...

Detroit residents gave middling grades to the city's police department. Seven percent called its performance excellent, 33% good, 43% fair and 15% poor. That means a 58% majority rated local law ...

Photo courtesy Detroit Police Museum Gracie Hagerman was the first Black female to retire from the Women's Division of the Detroit Police Department, serving from January of 1924 to January of 1949.

Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison led his first Walk a Mile Wednesday of the summer on the city's east side, continuing a tradition started by his predecessor former Chief James White in 2021.

Police routinely used violent force against blacks in the U.S. before the 1940s, ... Police Killings Of 3 Black Men Left A Mark On Detroit's History More Than 50 Years Ago.