Law enforcement officers are more likely to die from suicide than in the line of duty.

Detroit police Chief James White said he doesn’t believe Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams received special treatment during a traffic stop this month where two pistols were allegedly found.

Police in Detroit are conducting an internal investigation after Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams was not locked up following a traffic stop despite the discovery of a gun under his seat.

Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison has been appointed as the interim Detroit police chief following Chief James White’s decision to step down and lead the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network.

Detroit will officially name its interim police chief Friday after James White accepted a new position.

With Chief James White planning to step down from the Detroit Police Department, the search for his replacement will soon begin.

Detroit police chief James White has been named the new president and CEO of the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN).

Two Detroit police officers injured in a shootout on Monday with a fellow officer are back home after they were released from the hospital Tuesday night.

A Detroit police officer has been fatally shot during a shootout with fellow officers on the city’s east side.

A Detroit police officer has been fatally shot during a shootout with fellow officers on the city’s east side.

Three teenagers have been shot during a fight on Detroit’s west side.

Officials reported on the ongoing violence reduction work being done by the One Detroit Violence Reduction Partnership and announced the work results as of Labor Day.

Two people have now died, a man in his 40s and a man in his 20s.

One person was killed and another was injured during a shooting this weekend in Detroit’s Eastern Market.

An Oakland County man was arrested after one person was killed and another was injured in a shooting at Eastern Market.

Detroit police are investigating a shooting at Eastern Market.

Detroit Police Chief James White confirmed Wednesday that he is seeking the CEO position at the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network.

Police believe he had quit his job a few weeks ago and was waiting in the parking lot before he attacked the two women, who were the first to arrive for work.

Detroit police chief James White said it’s one of the most awful cases he’s ever seen.

In an effort to prevent another senseless shooting, Detroit police spent the day at Rouge Park giving away free gun locks.

A 3-year-old boy has accidentally shot himself in the face with his mother’s gun on Detroit’s east side.

A police presence is taking place at a home on Detroit’s east side.

Project Green Light Detroit celebrates 1,000 business partners. The idea behind Project Green Light is to use cameras linked to police to keep the community safe.

Detroit police have concluded another summer season of Walk-A-Mile Wednesdays.

An 8-year-old boy was shot in the head when some “cowardly” drive-by shooters fired into a Detroit home with eight children inside, the police chief said.

Charges may soon come in the case of missing Detroit 13-year-old Na’Ziyah Harris.

A mother has been sentenced in the death of a 5-year-old boy who accidentally shot and killed himself while jumping on a bed in Detroit.

The Detroit Police Department’s goal is to tackle crime in the city, and the numbers show a reduction in some crime categories, according to Chief James White, who says the numbers look great.

A jury found Winston Kirtley Jr. guilty on all 20 counts.

Detroit police held its summertime “Walk-A-Mile” Wednesday on the city’s west side.

A pregnant woman is in critical condition, and three others are injured after a random shooting on Detroit’s east side.

A man in his 60s who was having a mental health crisis shot three people on Detroit’s east side.

Detroit police Chief James White reiterated the plan to crack down on illegal block parties during a vigil Thursday for last weekend’s mass shooting victims.

Three people were killed and 24 others were injured in six recent block party shootings in Detroit, and officials said they have a plan to do something about the trend.

Police are investigating a deadly shooting at a block party on Detroit’s east side.

The Detroit Police Department is getting involved in raising awareness about men's mental health.

There were nine people shot over the weekend in Detroit, with 90 shots being fired in separate incidents around the city. It's leading to changes in how law enforcement approaches its "One Detroit" police plan.

Two shootings injured nine people an hour apart early Saturday morning.

That question is the very first thing you see in the 70-minute documentary, Malice Green, Portrait inJustice.

Local 4 is debuted a full-length documentary on the Malice Green case, 30 years after his death.

Local 4 is debuting a full-length documentary on the Malice Green case on Thursday night, 30 years after his death.

His mother had been trying to get her son, who is in his 30s, inpatient treatment for a week. Relatives say he was in the middle of a mental health crisis and was manic. He hadn’t been to sleep in a week.

Officials say the shooting was a critical police incident, but neighbors and family members say that there was a shooting at a home with the possibility of a fatality.

The third annual Summer Surge, a product of the continuing collaboration of the One Detroit partnership, will focus on the city’s public spaces and target Detroit’s 8th and 9th precincts, which have the highest rates of violence in the city.

Detroit police Chief James White says new findings led him to suspend DPD Lieutenant Brandon Cole from duty.

Detroit police Chief James White has responded after a video showed a police officer telling someone to quote, "Go back to Mexico."

Police have released new information into a shooting that left two adults and two children injured on Detroit’s west side.

Two women in what amounted to a fistfight set off a chain reaction that sent a 3-year-old, 6-year-old, and two 18-year-old women to the hospital with gunshot wounds on Detroit's west side.

Two young children and two teenage women were injured Wednesday night when an argument at a park ended in a shooting, Detroit police report.

"Walk a Mile" Wednesday kicked off its fourth season in Detroit.

Mayor Mike Duggan is all smiles after a successful, record-breaking NFL Draft in Detroit.

A year after the killing of Detroit neurosurgeon Dr. Devon Hoover, the killer remains on the run.

Safety is top of mind ahead of the NFL draft as hundreds of thousands of people descend on Detroit for the three-day event.

Detroit is on the clock as the NFL draft is approaching.

A 16-year-old boy has been shot by officers on Detroit’s west side.

Detroit Police Chief James White said there is someone they are expecting to question regarding her disappearance, but as of Tuesday, they are not a person of interest.

Police said she was asleep on a couch at the front of the house when shooters approached the home and fired into it.

Detroit police have arrested a fifth person of interest connected to the drive-by shooting of an 11-year-old girl.

Four suspects have been taken into custody, and they have ties to an auto theft ring.

Police say Detroit has been planning for the draft for two years and has solid security plans in place.

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While fans are understandably excited, Detroit Police Chief James White said his officers are ready to handle the crowds.

Police are expecting thousands of people to come to Detroit for the Lions game Sunday.

Officials say a cop and two suspect’s have been shot inside an apartment building on Detroit’s west side.

"Our community deserves safety and we could not do what we do without them."

Detroit police Chief James White has said over and over again how accidental shootings of children are an issue that is 100% preventable.

A 5-year-old Detroit child died Saturday after accidentally shooting himself with a gun while jumping around in bed, according to Detroit police.

A man who was being held in custody in connection with the murder of Samantha Woll has been released.

The person arrested in the murder of a well-known Detroit synagogue president is a male who has been moved from Kalamazoo to Wayne County, a source told Local 4 on Thursday.

A person was arrested in connection with the murder of well-known Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll, authorities announced Wednesday, but many details were still unknown.

Detroit Police Chief James White confirmed a suspect has been taken into custody for the murder of Samantha Woll.

The investigation into the murder of Samantha Woll, a well-known leader in Detroit’s Jewish community, is entering its third week, and there are still many questions surrounding the case.

As the community awaits answers related to the fatal stabbing of well-known synagogue president Samantha Woll, the Detroit police chief said Thursday that investigators have a long to-do list that is expected to take some time.

As the community awaits answers related to the fatal stabbing of well-known synagogue president Samantha Woll, the Detroit police chief said Thursday that investigators have a long to-do list that is expected to take some time.

Police provided new details on Monday related to the fatal weekend stabbing of Samantha Woll, a well-known leader in Michigan’s Jewish community.

Investigators say they have identified several people of interest in the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue president.

Police on Monday were expected to provide more details related to the Saturday killing of Samantha Woll, a well-known leader in the local Jewish community.

Detroit police provided a brief update on the investigation into the murder of a Detroit synagogue president on Saturday.

Detroit police are investigating the murder of a well-known Detroit synagogue president found dead outside her home.

It’s the last Walk A Mile Wednesday of 2023, where Detroit police Chief James White gets out and about in the neighborhoods. But the walk held on Wednesday (Oct. 4) significantly focused on gun locks after an 8-year-old boy was shot in the head Tuesday on the city’s west side.

It reportedly took about 30 minutes before anyone called 911.

A Detroit police officer has been suspended after being involved in a physical altercation with a 70-year-old man.

An Amber Alert was issued for two 14-day-old babies on Monday when their mother left them with “friendly acquaintances” at a Livonia hotel and came back to find them missing, police said.

Detroit police shot and killed a man who was armed with a handgun on the city’s southwest side.

Police were searching for three people, including an armed man, early Friday morning after a Detroit officer was shot.

The Detroit police chief says he’s setting new policies on the use of facial-recognition technology.

Police are addressing the wrongful arrest of a Detroit woman after she filed a lawsuit against the city and a police officer.

Detroit Police Chief James White has announced that two officers had been arrested in separate incidents, with both facing felonies.

Police are looking for two suspects accused of attempting to rob a uniformed police officer Saturday inside a Detroit gas station.

A gas station employee shot and killed a 25-year-old man after having a verbal altercation in Detroit.

A man considered to be armed and dangerous was barricaded inside a family’s home on the west side of Detroit after a chase with police on Saturday night.

With violent crime rising, the Michigan State House has launched a proposed Public Safety Trust Fund.

A child was shot with a gun in a Detroit home on the city's west side, police say.

The man accused of kidnapping and murdering a Detroit nurse is in custody, according to police.

Detroit police say they’ve arrested a man wanted for shooting three people at a Detroit gas station over the weekend.

Detroit police are looking for a suspect in connection to a triple shooting that left one person dead and two people injured at a gas station on the city’s west side.

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Detroit police are investigating how an unsecured gun went off and hit an 11-year-old child early Friday morning on Detroit’s west side.

After a string of violence in Downtown Detroit, the city is rolling out new plans to keep the streets safe this summer. The violence included a shooting in Greektown that took the life of a beloved security guard. Loved ones gathered outside the store for a vigil Thursday (April 20).