DETROIT – Major changes are coming to the Detroit Police Department (DPD) next month.
On Tuesday, June 1 DPD Police Chief James Craig will officially retire.
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He has been in law enforcement for 44 years and served as the city’s police chief for eight years.
James White will take over as interim police chief until a board of police commissioners along with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan work to find a permanent replacement. White is the former Detroit assistant police chief.
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Rumors have circulated that Craig could be pursuing politics next and possibly run again incumbent Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Craig hasn’t announced a gubernatorial run, but sources told Local 4 News that he has met with the Republican Governor’s Association and the head of the Michigan GOP.
The latest polling showed Whitmer ahead of Craig by six points.
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