DETROIT (WWJ) Detroit Police Chief James Craig is expected to announce his retirement from the police department on Monday, sources told WWJ.
WWJ’s Charlie Langton learned that Craig may be slated to step down June 1st, and he may run for governor as a Republican challenger to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, although this has not been confirmed.
Oakland County GOP Chair Rocky Raczkowski told WWJ he is happy about Craig as a prospective candidate.
"To bring such intellect, such discipline, such compassion into one individual is going to make an extremely formidable candidate," Raczkowski told WWJ.
Craig has been Detroit's chief of police since 2013, when then Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr appointed him.
He has overseen the implementation of many anti-crime programs in Detroit, including Project Greenlight which allows police to watch security footage from hundreds of stores and gas stations around the city.
Craig served as Police Chief in Cincinnati for two years immediately before coming to Detroit; he also held the same position in Portland, Maine.
He worked on the Los Angeles police force for 28 years. However, he started his career here in the Motor City in 1977.
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