How troubled Detroit cops 'slipped through the cracks,' and a new chief’s plan to fix it

[@sittingindetroit9204]

Isn't it too bad that the police department has no way of identifying these problem officers without the help of the news???

[@sittingindetroit9204]

@UCWBkWfAk6mkJt_Xi9VDS0JA Oh, in one press conference they tried to make it sound like they didn't know he had that many.......we know it is corruption and un-accountability culture.

[@julieo6266]

It's sad that Chief CRAIG SHOULD HAVE DONE MORE

[@sittingindetroit9204]

@@julieo6266 Agreed. I was a little surprised, he seemed to be "taking out the trash" while he was there but obviously not. How many others are still there???

[@notalinotali7947]

Don’t kid yourself!!!! ALL POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS AMD HIGH BRASS KNOW AND SUPPORT THESE SO CALLED BAD APPLES,,,HONESTLY?!!! The only thing surprises me about these gangsters is that they have not been promoted for doing what they are doing.

[@homelandfreedom]

They dnt need the news...their c.o. swept it under the rug they should have been fired asap and charged no pension theor family left homeless penniless this will be the only way they will learn so b.s. will stop

[@christinapomponio6452]

They should have a citizen review board looking over all that info, not ANOTHER cop.

[@dandamcgowan2586]

Exactly what I thought! Obviously they didn't do their jobs right to begin with!! Lol

[@007milefoelife]

🎯🎯🎯

[@RonColetta-oh8mq]

Exactly wtf is a Lt. going to do except sweep the shit under the rug. So his pals don't get jammed up. Total joke

[@sheilabuchanon640]

Absolutely.

[@henrycoats2202]

They need to review the review board.

[@bobjohnson1389]

McDonald's employees are held to a higher standard!

[@dianebutler7889]

Loose your job over a cheeseburger

[@ianbattles7290]

Exactly - why are cops held to a LOWER standard than a minimum-wage cashier????

[@davidmatthys481]

At least u guys wash ur hands

[@davidmatthys481]

@@RichBuddy can I get a litter of cola lol

[@0123vegeta]

Lol so true. The police gang up against the civilians and help each other to not get prosecuted..

[@tomc.4860]

Apparently Detroit needs to publish posters of their top 10 worst and most dangerous police in the vein of public safety.

[@davidretondo2871]

That would be epic and warranted

[@BasicName02]

Absolutely needed.

[@marielenatucker1569]

Lol FACT

[@bl1429]

THAT WILL ... N E V E R E V E R ... HAPPEN......

[@AlcideIzMine]

I'd donate to a GoFundMe for that!!!

[@lldavidbanks8701]

Not just "Termination" they should also be criminally charged, they're not at all "squeaky clean" they have a lot of skeletons to fess up on, and if that chief is about his word , he would do exactly what he said that he would do, but any bureaucracy will do everything they want, and that's to cover their own asses, and everyone knows that.

[@Hoycelolland]

Recently? This department has a very long history of violence and abuse. Just remember when you are in desperate need of help one of these criminals could show up at your door.

[@RonColetta-oh8mq]

No thanks I'll take my chances on my own. Everytime a cop gets involved he fucks it up. Why because they're dumbasses

[@toddhayes3506]

Corrupt all across America

[@josephk6226]

Yup, we will see. There is one answer. Away with qualified immunity.

[@Feed-My-Mind-Not-My-Ego]

The excuses are so disappointing. Terrible, just terrible.

[@charlesriekerk4676]

When he is corrupt as a police chief lets hope he will never be a senator.

[@jcheck6]

If James Craig could not run his police department, how do you expect him to run the state of Michigan.

[@julieo6266]

EXACTLY. He turned his back on Detroit and allowed this. And covered it up. What will he cover up in GOV seat

[@yayobadazz92]

@@julieo6266 hell we will never know those type of shit it won't come out an if it do the person who leak it will be killed

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

He will never win Governor. I see it as a blessing that he gave up his seat as Chief so it could be filled by someone who won't say it's the Union's fault. If an officer has 85 complaints against them the chief should definitely know who they are. I'm personally voting to keep the Governor we already have. I'm really impressed with the job she has done so far.

[@joellenpaull3294]

I won't be voting for him.

[@jimmyhaley727]

simple,,, he is a DemonCrap

[@sesshokitten]

Police can't Police themselves! Every department should have a separate andindependent organization with firing power

[@tomc.4860]

Oh please. This department has been protecting these bad cops for years. They know who they are because they're the same people who have received the complaints and then disregarded them. This police chief knows who has been sued and what lawsuits have been paid out. When you have 750,000 paid out because of one bad cop and the police chief continues to keep that cop on the payroll that just shows how high the corruption goes. The department certainly doesn't care about public safety when they have dangerous violent cops on the beat

[@julieproctor6039]

Need FBI

[@claudiasimpson4386]

Any Officers that aren't wearing their Body Cameras when these complaints are made should be dismissed unless it can be proven that it's not a malfunction or the camera was ripped off. Remember some citizens will also make false accusations against the police, that's is why they must ware Cameras !!!.

[@BasicName02]

Slipped through the cracks. Do they actually believe that when they say it? It was blatant

[@gypsymom0819]

Wow...just wow! I'm an RN and nurse manager of 40 years. I would have been disciplined ONCE if I fucked up this bad. Fallen through the cracks? Are you kidding me? Boy did I ever pick the wrong profession. We don't have the luxury of screwing up this many times.

[@bretta3]

It's sad that there DPD patch still says, "Automotive capital of the world". I guess they still think it's 1975.

[@cashstore1]

I remember when my niece told me she got pulled over by a Detroit cop for speeding. He told her to sit in his cop car, then told her if she gave him a blow job he would let her go. She told him to give her a ticket.

[@macywacy7384]

Come on people let's keep the pressure on to get answers why these Bad cops are still on the force! We can make a difference in these times with social media. Good job news station!

[@ianbattles7290]

Funny how cops magically stop believing in accountability when it comes to their OWN actions...

[@michaelmurphy8332]

When people die or are seriously injured, that's not a crack to slip through. It's the grand canyon. Of course if they mean these cops were smoking crack that's a different matter.

[@sittingindetroit9204]

Remember, the city signs that union contract....and then use it as an excuse to not hold someone accountable.

[@jerrymaynard5300]

More cops investigating cops!!

[@BasicName02]

*Telling their pirate pillage and murder stories. That’s not an investigation 😂

[@Tortilla.Reform]

Waiting to hear how the people who say “just comply” and “back the blue” respond to this (won’t hold my breath)

[@lilcourtny08]

We need to hear the officers side of the story, waiting on the generic police response. "We are troubled by the allegations against one of our officers. We will investigate these allegations and can no longer comment because of the investigation and pending lawsuits."

[@pamelamorris3148]

The Chief himself has a slew of complaints & disciplinary actions himself. Why is he going to throw other's under the bus when he can be chucked himself.

[@julieo6266]

We don't need him governor of Michigan

[@tthans210]

85 complaints wtf

[@mack1348]

Detroit needs a Justice Department takeover, like they did in New Orleans in the early 80's

[@tedbarrow9856]

I think the ex chief of police , running for Governor is a no go, to many skeletons in the cupboard,people want trust and integrity in a candidate.

[@dondownriver3464]

but youd vote for a commie that running our state in the ground instead? how low is your IQ again?

[@kepjames333]

@@dondownriver3464 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@AsGorgeousAsHer]

This is real news and I appreciate the chief actually answering questions transparently.

[@ericmims6617]

His superiors should be brought up on rico charges and racketeering

[@emerg0n0see]

Thank you for using your GREAT power for true help to the community! We ALL need it so.

[@reggieburris]

The last chief doesn’t like his own people and now he’s running for governor. Then he never answered questions because he’s guilty as sin. Racism may be at play in most cases but imperialism is the root cause. Praying for Detroit!

[@dondownriver3464]

EVERYTHINGS RACIST ACCORDING TO YOU... TYPICAL LIB RESPONSE.

[@loriannrichardson7644]

I think he just doesn't care about people.

[@reggieburris]

@@dondownriver3464 I’m moderate, what are you, treasonous?

[@blondzruleall5443]

They always make excuses, no one takes responsibility, this is the police who are supposed to be the upstanding citizens, dedicated to truth. It should be troubling that they had the data and channel 7 pointed it out. It shows that they will not do anything until they are forced to by exposure. I don’t trust what this departments leaders are saying, they are not being honest and transparent. I love the candid statements they make, about being transparent, but they never are.

[@dalekidd4978]

When are these cops going to be held accountable, nothing but thugs, how much more can we take, disgraceful!

[@cblackw]

That Chief is a prime example of a black establishment tool being used to circumvent the justice system.

[@mrwhite77781]

Right the overseer in black face

[@hekdhjrkf3601]

That Chief Craig did not do a good job, he left all his baggage on the new chief. The new chief will get things done . Craig have the nerve to run for Governor of Michigan. Every one please check his track record before u cast a vote for him. Someone has given him false hope.

[@gushousen9740]

Fire all of them

[@maverickjordan652]

James, really! James is full of it and why didn't he turn over the proper papers!?!?!?

[@joannewisher7300]

The Gang in Blue and yes we all should be very Scared

[@fredpowell3999]

Thank you channel 7 for looking into what I consider horrible behavior by these officers. The truth is if you hadn't published this nobody in the department would have ever lifted a finger to make the changes needed. The only way to force change is through transparency. Everyone with a phone needs to start recording the police so they can be held accountable. If you are pro police then considerate it watching their backs. But everyone needs to film The Police. It's all about accountability, good or bad.

[@Shawnx-jb7sv]

Dang! Lazy police leadership allowed scumbags to be promoted! This obviously led to realizing and investigating the citizen's who were adversely affected both directly and indirectly of course! RIGHT???

[@silassmith3881]

You still got corrupted police officers still on the police force

[@misssparky5574]

Silas Smith, same here in the uk, sky news did a foia request and there are officers with criminal records. An inspector down to officers. One police station in manchester, uk didn't investigate 80,000 reported crimes and they,ve been placed on special measures. The chief resigned and 1, 200 officers asked to be reassigned to a different police authority in a place called lancashire constabulary. People here are so glad that officers aren't allowed to carry guns only a tazer.

[@g1sokool669]

There are no good officers, if there were any good officers they would out the bad ones.

[@erikkink3440]

Ay Silas Smith u have a relative at DPD?

[@Niggurath-n4h]

I can see this as "We plan to fix it by not getting any paper/data trails next time!".

[@eddiearmijo6635]

Look Into the police unions.

[@sakeykadixon7763]

It is troubling.

[@orangejjay]

So it's been a year since this has been in place ... where are we now on this?

[@robertocolon6723]

GOOD JOB SIR!!!! THIS WHAT A REAL JOURNALIST LOOKS LIKE!!!!

[@hobbyistanonymous1293]

This is way to common. It’s like me committing a felony and then letting my dad and brothers to determine what my punishment should be. They only do something when the people find out and they do all they can to make sure that doesn’t happen. Even going as far as trying to convince us that cameras can be used as weapons hoping it will scare us into recording them. I’m in no way anti cop. I completely understand we need cops, but we also need to be able to trust them and they do everything they can from making that possible. Not even keeping good records on the bad cops. So I am working on creating an app that not only lets us bring awareness to the worst of the worst, but also shine a light on the best of the best. I’m hoping it takes off and we can even help those cops put that get fired for doing the right thing. Things will never get better if nothing changes and we have seen time and time again that they aren’t willing to change so it is up to us to do something about it. Unfortunately building an app is extremely expensive and takes a ton of time so I will need help. If this is something you support just let me know and with enough volunteers and / or donations we can make it happen.

[@s.louisebush2707]

Volunteers...my ass...they have neighborhood watches that are a joke....and that green light ...special that they make business owners buy is a joke....they sit back and watch and then show up two days later.. after the shits done hit the fan...Detroit is a ghost town...it was once a multicultural city...with no fear of walking and enjoying life...now it seems it is strictly..Hispanic...and some Afro-American buisnesss....sad....

[@anne-mariegreenhalgh4529]

Fantastic reporting all round . Good job .

[@phyllis9750]

Thank you WXYZ for protecting us from this corrupt department.

[@williegallagher2124]

Well done good work good reporting respect from Ireland.

[@theturkish180]

No more unions in the public sector!!!! FTP

[@ricoy.9258]

Anyone that breaks the law should face the consequences for that crime, especially cops.

[@rickeedavenport3779]

Excellent job 7

[@cobracommander9138]

Sgt. Kue didn't slip through the cracks. After he lied to IA about shooting his gun, after 60 plus complaints, after settling many lawsuits the Chief promoted Kue making it clear to other officers that is the type of officer he wants and gets promoted. Other officers with less complaints didn't get promoted.

[@loneshadowolff8075]

troubled cops ❌ CORRUPT COPS✔️

[@blondzruleall5443]

I do not trust the risk management unit, is not that what internal affairs was supposed to do, and isn’t that what a review board was supposed to do, so they are creating another place that they help cover up themselves. It’s again cops investigating themselves with no results and the trust from the community that they will be real.

[@shelliecarlson7015]

"We've investigated ourselves and have found no wrong doing."

[@claudiasimpson4386]

Chief of Police Mr, Greg is Corrupt too !!!. Funny he's throwing others under the Bus !!!.

[@christophernuckolls9964]

End qualified immunity. Let citizens hold these criminals personally accountable.

[@Michael-h5r3c]

I know what went wrong. They just didn't care.

[@shoeaches]

PREACH

[@TheReal10bears]

An oversight committee would be nice but cops investigating themselves doesn't work. It needs to be a committee of citizens of the city that are not already public servants.

[@haroldpeagler1430]

Yeah not voting for Craig he knew

[@redhmanchesteruk.]

I was a Police Officer in the UK for 20 years and cannot recall a complaint against me or a colleague where the complainent /often the accused, actually told the truth. Of course investigators get war weary reading the same type of lies over and over again. Think this is where complacency creeps in over a period of time allowing what may be reasonable complaints to get ignored. It's not as simple as a TV company looking for extra audience figures sensationalising these things without looking for the real answers.

[@wirelessuser4943]

This has always been this way!! They didn't just discover this!! 85 complaints and a promotion? 😞😞😞😞

[@dougsmith6220]

The former chief should be banned from holding any kind or leadership *ob or political office based on his utter neglect

[@BasicName02]

If the people hold him accountable you won’t have to worry about him holding office. But if the city gives him authority of some sort that’s another story.

[@jamesfitzgerald5875]

This is what journalism should be!! Helping the world out, not following an agenda.

[@frankmartel5775]

(4:44) “Any organization has blind spots” Not all organization can ruin citizens lives as effectively as cop can

[@loriannrichardson7644]

Bad cops cannot be rehabilitated. This behavior is a serious character flaw, and requires years of therapy/counseling -- they shouldn't be on the force.

[@lindseyyah1]

They would not have done nothing had it not been for channel 7, and let's face it 95% don't live in the city so why would they give a dam about the city... facts... make it mandatory you work for the city, Pais by city residents then live in the city just as other local cities employees are mandated to do so

[@canadianrightstransparency]

Police the police 📸📸📸

[@cindybear2689]

Dear Reporter Ross, please move to Los Angeles and investigate the sheriff department and LAPD. Thank you you are God sent. Great repieting!

[@lynnleigha580]

See, this is what needs to be happening in police departments around the US, not refunding them, if anything they should get more money to help weed out the bad cops

[@bookeruzzell6213]

Did they say "rehabilitate"?Are these people for real?How do you rehabilitate a cop with 30 to 60 complaints against them?I feel the NEED to start rambling,but I digress!I'll just lie down and get some rest!

[@MR-DESHON-R]

Sorry brother. A police department should have no blind spots. Especially since one of your jobs is to investigate! That's like a cardiologist telling his patients he didn't know that had heart problems!

[@jlmac39]

I would be willing to bet that the Department has been trying to get rid of these problem officers among others and because of P.A. 312 Arbitration they can't, because of sympathetic arbitrators ruling against the City. This is not only a problem in Detroit but throughout the profession. To add insult to injury many of these officers then sue the City after receiving a favorable ruling, and sometimes they sue simultaneously getting two bites at the apple!

[@tonybarbre2743]

body cameras ....sustained

[@bodhi1462]

They "slip through the cracks" because they should require more than a GED to be hired in the 1st place.

[@georgetutu8102]

Good job and good news reporting!

[@sea9994]

Wow I am surprised that happens. 😳

[@Bigbaldhungry]

Craig was a joke he’ll probably win governor smh 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@tomc.4860]

Thank God for media and reporters who actually do their job and hold the government accountable for their Criminal activities.

[@christa9985]

Chicago has gotten so bad it's disgusting

[@helenab3999]

And Craig wants to be governor of Michigan and he couldn't even run the police department properly

[@daryl6591]

Pigs investigating Pigs . Good luck with that one.

[@donniecrooks3920]

This has been going on for a very long time, to eradicate it at least most of it. Because the police stations have been infantrated terribly, you all are not VETTING your offices. And that is the bottom line. And I blame that on the Commander's.

[@rodmandealerman3297]

I've already seen the report here about officer kue. Disciplined, then promoted??? It's beyond disgusting.

[@karenfilimi8885]

OMG lies lies lies bad cops fire fire bad cops no excuse, hurting innocent people

[@lldavidbanks8701]

WTF is wrong with you? there are such things as "bad cops" and they have zero education and empathy for anyone else, they're bred to be obnoxious and insolent, and they're the biggest crooks out there, there's a lot of things that don't make it to the lockup rooms because they confiscate everything that they want before it gets to the lockup rooms, and they have "spots" where they hold the loot from the seizures and split the difference between each other,read some of the police department transactions and you'll see it with your own eyes,nuff said.

[@dignifiedblackman4742]

Thank you Mr Bell

[@julieproctor6039]

Federal oversight needs to begin again. Exert pressure, DOJ, to effect dismissals.

[@blacksuburban2410]

Yeah, every one of these cowards is getting his lights turned out the moment they get caught slipping

[@DJShoutSmith]

Nothing will be done! Stay on them!!

[@FairyChild_For_Freedom-Justice]

The higher-ups playing the union the union flames the higher up let's get real it's always swept under the carpet until there is a death. They need to mandate an out side group that has no interest in the police department to handle civilian complaints

[@s.louisebush2707]

Come on lady...there has been a lot of deaths and complants...but I found out the hard way...it is a waste of time and shoe leather..as a matter afact they will turn around and call the man ...to take to the loony bin....to make you think your nuts...one women in court town was having an asthma attack...they carted her off for phyatric

[@s.louisebush2707]

E xam while baby layer it the baby crib and died. Ole cheif Craig...likes the mental cases...his person would show stating that the person had mental problems....

[@ericjay4028]

sergeant Zeolla

[@ryanb2781]

finally they r being held accountable

[@renoflames]

QUIT ALL THE BS AND JUST FIRE AND DECERTIFY THE BAD COPS. MAKE IT EASY...QUIT PLAYING GAMES MY OPINION.

[@richmanz447]

I'm glad your reporting is making a difference. Like Willie Bell said, the facts are there. Police keep the blue wall of silence strong until sunlight reporting comes along and breaks it open. Chris Graveline is a talking failure. Where was he while all of this was going on? He was busy sweeping it under the rug. Good work Ross Jones and Action News 7.

[@acenaraiki9707]

💯👮‍♂️THEY SHOULD BE FIRED.

[@artisticspirit779]

The lady in the blue dress, her face when they asked the chief about that cop being promoted😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@finddeniro]

Marshall Law Federal Troops No Bail Civil War anxiety

[@strikeflow1]

Now this ..is what I call journalism

[@momoamen2702]

Great reporting