STARTS NOW. >> COULD DETROIT'S TOP COP BE ON THE MOVE? CHIEF JAMES WHITE THROWING HIS HAT INTO THE RING FOR A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PUBLIC SERVICE. POLICE CHIEF JAMES WHITE CONFIRMING WITH LOCAL 4 THAT HE HAS APPLIED TO BE THE HEAD OF THE DETROIT WAYNE INTEGRATED HEALTH NETWORK. GLAD YOU'RE WITH US. TONIGHT AT 11, I'M VIN SCILLIAN. >> I'M KIMBERLY GILL. IT WAS STILL BUSINESS AS USUAL TONIGHT FOR THE CHIEF COMING TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR DPD'S. WALK A MILE WEDNESDAYS. JACQUELINE FRANCIS WAS WITH THE CHIEF AT TODAY'S EVENT. JACQUELINE. SOUNDS LIKE HE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HIM LEAVING. >> USUALLY WE CAN ASK THE CHIEF ANYTHING AT ALL DURING THESE WALK A MILE WEDNESDAY EVENTS, BUT TODAY IT WAS MADE VERY CLEAR TO US NOT TO ASK ABOUT HIM SEEKING THIS NEW ROLE OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT. INSTEAD, THEY'RE STICKING WITH A STATEMENT. >> I LOVE HIM. IT REALLY GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT AND ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY. >> CHIEF JAMES WHITE HAS BEEN DETROIT'S TOP COP FOR THREE YEARS, AND THESE WALK A MILE WEDNESDAY EVENTS HAVE BECOME A HALLMARK OF HIS TIME IN CHARGE. >> ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE SINCE MAKING CHIEF IN 21 IS THESE WALKING MILE WEDNESDAY, AND I DID NOT THINK THAT THEY WOULD BE THIS POPULAR, BUT IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC. >> BUT THIS WALK IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT HIT DIFFERENT AFTER NEWS BROKE THAT THE CHIEF IS SEEKING A JOB ELSEWHERE. >> WE'LL MISS THESE WALKS IF HE LEAVES. IN A STATEMENT, HE CONFIRMED HE'S APPLIED TO BE THE CEO AT THE DETROIT WAYNE INTEGRATED HEALTH NETWORK, A NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SOMETHING CHIEF WHITE IS BIG ON. >> I MEAN, MENTAL HEALTH IS STILL A CRISIS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S A CRISIS IN OUR COUNTRY. >> WHITE HAS A BACKGROUND IN MENTAL HEALTH, INCLUDING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY AND A MASTER'S IN COUNSELING AND WHILE HE WOULDN'T DIRECTLY ADDRESS HIS POSSIBLE LEAVING DURING THE EVENT WEDNESDAY. >> I DON'T WANT CHIEF WHITE TO LEAVE. >> COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE QUICK TO RESPOND. >> I FEEL LIKE HE IS THE BEST POLICE CHIEF THAT THE CITY HAS HAD. >> SADDENED A LITTLE, BUT I NEVER BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE AGAINST A PERSON MAKING A CHANGE, A POSITIVE CHANGE. EVIDENTLY HE SEES SOMETHING INSIDE OF THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT'S BENEFICIAL TO HIM. >> THIS IS NOT A DONE DEAL. THE CHIEF HAS SAID HE IS SIMPLY IN THE RUNNING FOR THIS NEW POSITION AND THAT AS THIS PROCESS PLAYS OUT, HE IS FULLY COMMITTED TO BEING DETROIT'S POLICE CHIEF. REPORTING LIVE FROM DETROIT POLICE HEADQUARTERS, JACQUELINE FRANCIS