(WWJ) Interim Detroit police chief James White has named the permanent new police chief by Mayor Mike Duggan.
White is not new to the Detroit Police Department. Before he was named interim chief he spent 24 years with the DPD, before leaving in August of 2020 to head up Michigan's Department of Civil Rights.
Speaking at a news conference on Monday, White said he's "humbled and honored."
The mayor spoke about the process.
"'We conducted a national search; we went through a number of outstanding candidates," Duggan told reporters. "And they last week sent me three excellent candidates...any one of whom would have been highly qualified."
The three were Interim Chief White, former Detroit Police Assistant Chief Robert Dunlap, and current Ann Arbor Police Chief Michael Cox.
"I interviewed all three, I felt good about all three," said Duggan. "But I think anybody in this city who has watched the way James White has handled himself in the last two months feels very good about where the Detroit Police Department is heading."
White's promotion is not 100% official just yet.
The new chief will have to be approved by the City Council once members return from recess. The council has 30 days to approve White. If they do nothing, the post goes to White automatically.
This comes after now-former Detroit Police Chief James Craig resigned, in effect on June 1, with his eye on the Michigan governor's office.