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Todd Bettison
Update: 1:10 p.m. Friday -- Mayor Mike Duggan made it official at a press conference Friday, annoucing that his deputy mayor, Todd Bettison, will serve as interim Detroit Police chief.
He. will begin the new job Nov. 11. White's last day is Nov. 10.
Deadline Detroit was the first to report on the appointment before Duggan's announcement.
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Earlier Friday at 8:47 a.m.
Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison, who spent 27 years in the Detroit Police Department, is expected to be named interim police chief, according to a source familiar with the situation. He'll replace Chief James White who is leaving to become the CEO of the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network.
Bettison served as White's second in command before being named deputy mayor in 2022.
Mayoral spokesman John Roach did not immediately respond for comment Friday morning.
Bettison started in the police department in 1994 as a patrol officer, according to his city bio.
Within five years, he was promoted to sergeant and then lieutenant.
He continued to rise through the ranks and was promoted to Inspector, Captain, Commander and eventually Deputy Chief in 2017.
Bettison has a BA in criminal justice from Wayne State University in criminal justice and a graduate business certificate from the Mike Ilitch School of Business.
