Detroit's new top cop, Chief James Craig, evidently isn't done shaking up his command ranks -- as he's reportedly urged to do by Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr.
"We're changing the culture," says Chief James Craig. [Graphic from WXYZ]
Here's what generally well-informed police beat writer George Hunter hears:
Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr has ordered Police Chief James Craig to reorganize the Detroit Police Department to make it less top-heavy, police sources told The Detroit News. . . .
Craig is expected to lay out his reorganization plan, which includes putting civilians into positions currently held by sworn officers, at an upcoming meeting of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners.
“We’re changing the culture of the police department, bringing in new people with new ideas,” Craig said Thursday.
He spoke after eliminating two deputy chief positions. The force now has nine commanders, 14 inspectors, a deputy chief and an assistant chief, one of the commanders tells Hunter.
