The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners honored Local 4 legend and recent retiree Paula Tutman for her work on the documentary Malice Green, Portrait of Injustice.

A report released by the city's inspector general says the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners dismissed hundreds of citizen complaints without even investigating them.

A Detroit police commissioner resigned Thursday after initially denying allegations that he was caught with a prostitute the day before.

Undercover deputies who found a Detroit police commissioner with a prostitute were reportedly asked if they could help him out, but they cited him instead.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said it’s “just plain nonsense” that he knowingly outed the identity of a confidential FBI informant who was wearing a wire for federal officials in a corruption probe.

Martin Jones, the vice chair of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, has been found dead.

Police chief James Craig held his final graduation ceremony Friday as head of the Detroit Police Department.

James White will serve as the interim chief of Detroit police after James Craig steps down in June.

DETROIT Elected officials from the federal, state and local level sent a letter Wednesday to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Police Chief James Craig and the Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) calling for an independent investigation into use of force by Detroit police against protesters. The letter was signed by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Sen. Stephanie Chang, Detroit City Council President Pro Temp Mary Sheffield (District 5) and City Councilor Raquel Castaeda-Lpez (District 6). In addition to a duty to intervene when other officers are using excessive force, officers cannot use chokeholds or fire a weapon from moving vehicles. A lawsuit was filed by Detroit Will Breathe and 14 individuals, seeking a temporary restraining order enjoining the city of Detroit and the Detroit Police Department from using certain tactics. They alleged that police responded to protests with excessive force and violated their first and fourth amendment rights.

Heres whats coming up on Local 4 News at 11:Changes being made to Detroit Police Departments use of force policyThe Detroit Board of Police Commissioners announced new rules for police officers in their use of force policy.

DETROIT The Detroit City Council released a statement Tuesday urging the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners to adopt police reformations amid the national unrest over the killing of George Floyd. People across the country are protesting against police brutality and demanding change to prevent further tragedies from occurring in the future. Detroit organizers have demanded more widespread change that includes but goes beyond the police department, including a move to defund the police, make Detroit a sanctuary city, restore running water to all city residents and more. READ MORE: Detroit protest leaders list 11 demands ahead of meeting with mayor, police chiefLast week Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones announced her support for the peaceful protests demanding justice for Floyd and countless other Black Americans unjustly killed by police officers. We still see them and we will do right by them.You can read the Detroit City Councils full statement supporting police reform by clicking here.

DETROIT - The latest blow to Detroit police Chief James Craig's fight to use facial recognition technology comes from one of his most vocal opponents: Rep. Rashida Tlaib. The Detroit Police Department has been using facial recognition for nearly two years, but the ACLU and other civil rights groups argue DPD has been using the technology without specific policies in place. They said using facial recognition technology puts the civil liberties of Detroit residents in jeopardy. "Facial recognition is only used on a still photograph and it is only used where there is a violent crime," Monts said. Tlaib told Craig during the tour that she feels the department should only employ black analysts as part of the facial recognition team.

DETROIT - The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners is meeting Thursday to decide on a plan that would put facial recognition technology on traffic cameras around the city. Some of the commissioners believe the department was not transparent with the proposal to move forward with facial recognition technology, a proposal that's still up for debate. Commissioners are still trying to figure out if it's in the best interest of the Detroit Police Department to use the technology as it sparked a debate nationwide and in Detroit. Police Chief James Craig is all for the use, but commissioners expressed to the chief he created a divide by trying to move forward what they consider secretively around the commissioners. I believe if there had been conversation I don't think the would be as much distrust in the software," Detroit Police Commissioner Chair Lisa Carter said.

DETROIT - Detroit's police chief says a member of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners who was arrested at a raucous meeting after being warned to stop interrupting the proceedings won't face charges. Police Chief James Craig said Tuesday he decided to drop the matter "after consulting several people, including board members." Shortly after last Thursday's meeting started, Lisa Carter was sworn in as the board's chairwoman and Commissioner Willie Burton asked what she would do differently than the past chairman. Carter told Burton multiple times he was "out of order," and officers handcuffed him. Burton said his arrest for disorderly conduct was a "disservice" to the public.