James White has been named Detroit’s police chief after serving since June 1 as an interim replacement for James Craig who retired and is looking at a possible run at Michigan governor. White, 53, is the latest in the line of about a dozen Detroit chiefs since 1990. He stepped down as chair of Michigan’s Civil Rights Commission to take over as interim chief. During his career, he ran the Civil Rights Integrity Bureau and was a supervisor in the 6th Precinct before Craig appointed him assistant chief in 2013. White left the police department in August 2020 to take the civil rights post.

Source: thestar August 23, 2021 20:03 UTC