Detroit Police Department
| Detroit Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | DPD |
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Badge of the Detroit Police Department
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Flag of the City of Detroit
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| Motto | " Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus." |
| Agency overview | |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Detroit in the u.s. state of Michigan, United States |
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| Map of the Detroit Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
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| Headquarters | Detroit Public Safety Headquarters |
| Officers | 1,590 (July 2015) |
| Agency executive | James Craig, Chief of Police |
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| Precincts |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Detroit Police Department (DPD), established in 1865, is responsible for the city of Detroit, Michigan.
As of 2014, the department is composed of twelve precincts. In 1921, the Detroit Police Department became the first police department in the country to utilize radio dispatch in their cars. A historical marker at Belle Isle Park describes the new advancement in technology.
Prior to 1973 female officers were not allowed to work for DPD in the same capacity as men. However, DPD had previously established the Women's Division, launched in 1920, which worked on cases of "child abuse, sexual assaults, juvenile delinquency, and checking establishments for illegal minors."
The Detroit Police Department has lost eight officers between the years 2000 and 2011. During the 1970s, the department lost 26 officers in a span of ten years. Since 1878, The Detroit Police Department has lost 225 officers in the line of duty. The leading cause of death in the line of duty is gunfire, with a total of 149 officers slain.
Ella M. Bully-Cummings was the first woman police chief in department history. During her tenure, she leased a Lincoln Navigator SUV to the Detroit Police motor pool, allowing the Kilpatrick family personal use of the vehicle, in 2005, costing the Police Department a total of $24,995, just under the $25,000 cap that would require approval from city council. On September 4, 2008, Bully-Cummings announced her retirement minutes after Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to two counts of perjury.
On Monday May 3, 2010, Officer Brian Huff was shot and killed at approximately 3:30 a.m. after responding to a report of gunshots at a vacant home on Schoenherr Street. Several officers had surrounded the home, which was known to be a drug house, in response to the initial 911 call. When Officer Huff and the other officers who were positioned in the front of the home made entry, they were immediately met with gunfire. Officer Huff was fatally wounded and four other officers suffered non-life-threatening wounds. The suspect was also shot and wounded by the return gunfire. The suspect was sentenced to life in prison without parole on May 5, 2011. Officer Huff had served with the Detroit Police Department for 12 years and was assigned to the Eastern District. He was survived by his wife and 10-year-old son.
On May 16, 2010 while in the process of serving a warrant in search of a suspect, Detroit police allegedly shot and killed a seven-year-old child. There are conflicting statements on the cause of the shooting, officers claim that in a struggle with family members the gun accidentally discharged. Geoffrey Feiger claims that video footage shows the shot coming from an officer on the porch of the house.Aiyana Jones had been sleeping on a couch when police raided her home, released flash grenades and fired shots, one of which entered her skull.
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