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George Hunter

Detroit Police Commissioner resigns in wake of prostitution scandal

DETROIT — A day after he was ticketed for allegedly having sex with a prostitute inside his truck on the city's northwest side and trying to use his position to curry favor with the officers who'd busted him, Detroit Police Commissioner Bryan Ferguson Thursday announced his resignation.

Late Wednesday, hours after news broke of the incident in which Ferguson reportedly asked a Wayne County Sheriff's deputy "can you help me out?" the former commissioner sent out a statement denying wrongdoing, and saying he intended to remain on the board, but would not attend the next few meetings.

But on Thursday, the board released a second Ferguson statement announcing his resignation.

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