Arrest Made After Spray-Painted Threats Against Detroit Police, Chief Craig Found
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Authorities say a 49-year-old Detroit man has been arrested in connection with spray-painted threats against police.
Detroit police say the man was arrested Friday night, a day after police found the threatening messages against Chief James Craig and all officers on a city building.
The threats read: "Kill All Police, Kill James Craig."
Police haven't released more information about the arrest.
The owner of the building, located in the area of W. State Fair Avenue and John R. Street, has painted over the graffiti.
[VIDEO: 'Cowards' Write 'Kill All Police, Kill James Craig' On Side Of Detroit Building]
Craig said the message was noticed by patrol officers sometime Thursday night.
"Is it troubling? Absolutely. Do we take it serious? Yes we do," Craig said. "Given the environment that we're in today, we don't take threats lightly. Any time you threaten a Detroit police officer — and now the Detroit Police Chief — that's a threat on all of us."
Craig said that personal threats are not something that "you want to wake up" and learn about. He offered a message of his own to the culprit.
"Just know this — I will not be deterred," Craig said. " Whatever your motives or reasons for that, we will continue to do what we do, we will continue to fight this fight…we will continue to reduce violent crime in the city of Detroit, regardless of what idle threats individuals might make."
Craig said the suspect could be looking at felony terrorist threat charges.
"Cowards, cowards. There's only one thing to say," Craig said. "Not one of them would do the job that our men and women in blue would do. We run toward gunfire, they run away. They're cowards, they hide behind their basements of their parents' home in some instances."
An investigation is ongoing.
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