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Detroit police chief plans to fire officers who called Border Patrol at traffic stops
Detroit — Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said he plans to fire two officers who in recent months called Customs and Border Patrol at traffic stops, leading to detentions.
At a Board of Police Commissioners' meeting on Thursday, Bettison said he had suspended with pay an officer and a sergeant who called CBP at the two traffic stops. He requested the commission allow him to suspend the two officers without pay. They had not been identified as of Monday.
After describing the two stops to the commission, Bettison said he intends "to terminate" the officers.
“98, 99 percent (of our officers) do it the right way each and every day. They’re out there working hard. But I do have one, two percent that decide to violate our rules, our policies and our procedures. And to those officers, I will hold them accountable," Bettison said.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2026/02/16/detroit-police-chief-to-fire-officers-who-called-immigration-agents-traffic-stop/88707058007/
At a Board of Police Commissioners' meeting on Thursday, Bettison said he had suspended with pay an officer and a sergeant who called CBP at the two traffic stops. He requested the commission allow him to suspend the two officers without pay. They had not been identified as of Monday.
After describing the two stops to the commission, Bettison said he intends "to terminate" the officers.
“98, 99 percent (of our officers) do it the right way each and every day. They’re out there working hard. But I do have one, two percent that decide to violate our rules, our policies and our procedures. And to those officers, I will hold them accountable," Bettison said.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2026/02/16/detroit-police-chief-to-fire-officers-who-called-immigration-agents-traffic-stop/88707058007/
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