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Capt. Mike Nevin (Photo: Facebook)
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is passing on charges against Capt. Michael Nevin, president of the Detroit firefighters' union, who blew the whistle on slow police response times.
Some alleged that the pending charges were simply a form of retaliation.
Worthy states that the Detroit Police contended that Nevin violated the law when he posted 21 Fire Department Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) reports on Facebook at the Detroit Fire Union account and his personal page. The reports contained "identifying information for two potential witnesses to a fatal shooting that occurred on November 23, 2018. It is alleged that Capt. Nevin released the CAD reports to show the slow response time by DPD to 911 calls."
But in a press release Tuesday, Worthy said:
After a thorough review of the facts and evidence in the case it has been determined that no crime has been committed. The information disclosed is not covered by the Law Enforcement Network statutes and is not confidential pursuant to any other Michigan statutes. Further DFD has not officially adopted any internal policy or requirement regarding the confidentiality of CAD reports. Accordingly, the warrant request against Capt. Nevin has been denied.
