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Five arrested following threat on Detroit Police Chief James Craig
February 25, 2014 |
Detroit Police Chief James Craig, shown Jan. 29, 2014, said arrests have been made following a death threat made against him. / Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press
By Gina Damron
Detroit Free Press Staff Writer
Detroit Police Chief James Craig said arrests have been made following a death threat made against him.
Craig said five people were arrested Monday on unrelated charges. He said police are investigating anyone who may have a connection to the threat.
Craig previously said people who supported the message were being sought.
■ Related: Detroit police chief warns gang member who issued death threat: 'We will find you'
One person was arrested on a narcotics charge and the other four on outstanding warrants, he said today . Craig previously said the threat, which police became aware of Friday, was made through social media by a gang member, who likely is part of a narcotics network.
A spokesman for the FBI confirmed Monday that the agency is also investigating the case.
Today, Craig said police “are still searching for the specific threat attached to an Instagram message.”
Craig said the Police Department has been conducting about 35 narcotics raids weekly.
“We are having an impact on revenue streams for narcotic dealers,” he said.
The department, along with state and federal law enforcement agencies, has conducted massive sweeps in recent months in neighborhoods and apartment complexes.
“We are changing a criminal culture in Detroit and there’s push-back,” Craig said.
Contact Gina Damron: gdamron@freepress.com |
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Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:30 am |
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untanglingwebs
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Detroit police chief warns gang member who issued death threat: 'We will find you'
8:05 PM, February 23, 2014 |
'No way will we back off,' Detroit Police Chief James Craig said. 'You don't get to threaten a police chief.' / Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press
By Marlon A. Walker
Detroit Free Press Staff Writer
The death threat against Detroit Police Chief James Craig was made through social media by a gang member who is likely part of a criminal narcotic network, Craig said Sunday.
“We need to clap him out,” Craig said the man wrote, which is slang for shooting someone to death.
During a news conference to address the matter, Craig said the threat will not deter the work that has been done to curtail crime in the city, which includes an average of 35 weekly raids on confirmed drug dens.
He said criminals are not happy with him because of the raids that have taken place in Detroit since his arrival last summer. Shutting down drug dealers shuts down revenue streams for some of these groups, he said.
On Sunday, Craig issued a warning to the man who made the threat on his life:
“We will find you,” Craig said, “and we’re going to dismantle your criminal enterprise.”
Craig said his department became aware of the threat Friday. He gave few details on the threat’s origin, only saying it came in through social media and others were commenting on it. The others who supported the message also were being sought, Craig said.
“No way will we back off,” he said. “You don’t get to threaten a police chief. You threaten a police chief, you threaten every member of that police department. You threaten a police chief, and you threaten every member of our community. That’s not acceptable.
“This reiterates that we’re doing the right thing.”
The FBI is investigating the threat. Craig said officials from the Michigan Attorney’s Office, the Michigan State Police and the Detroit Crime Commission also were assisting efforts to uncover the criminal network behind the threat.
“We’re going to dismantle this narcotic network,” he said, adding that the effort “will extend beyond the borders of the city of Detroit.”
Contact Marlon A. Walker: 313-223-4531 or mwalker@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @marlonawalker. |
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Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:43 am |
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