Overview
- Senate Republicans held a Thursday news conference and sent a letter urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to remove Director Col. James F. Grady II and Deputy Director Lt. Col. Aimee Brimacombe.
- Col. Grady said at a Grand Rapids event that he will continue to lead the department and stated, “I am not resigning.”
- Whitmer’s press secretary said the governor has full confidence in Grady and pointed to statewide declines in violent crime.
- The Michigan State Police Troopers Association reported a no-confidence result of 98.48% in a June survey with more than 75% of roughly 1,500 members responding.
- Republicans highlighted ongoing litigation, including a federal suit by former officer Sarah Krebs alleging retaliation and discrimination and a separate suit by five troopers alleging rigged promotions at the Flint Post.