Chief Winstrom News Today

Kevin Abbot was a friend of Anayia Rodriguez, the East Kentwood graduate who was found shot and killed near the Burton Heights neighborhood.

The victims in a Grand Rapids murder investigation have all been identified. Three people were found dead in Burton Heights, a southeast Grand Rapids neighborhood.

The Grand Rapids Police Department is investigating a shooting on Division Avenue S involving a large group of people.

City commissioners are scheduled to vote this week on whether to buy several drones for the Grand Rapids Police Department.

Dozens of business leaders, in the public and private sectors, attended the Grand Rapids Chamber’s Policy Conference that gave an in-depth look at the housing crisis and public safety challenges.

A standoff in Grand Rapids has ended peacefully and a suspect has been taken into custody in connection to a loaded gun that was brought to an elementary school last month.

A standoff in Grand Rapids has ended peacefully and a suspect has been taken into custody in connection to a loaded gun that was brought to an elementary school last month.

Many voiced concerns about privacy, fearing facial recognition, discrimination and harassment, while Chief Eric Winstrom stressed multiple times the drones would be used on a mission-specific basis.

The Grand Rapids Police Department wants to hear feedback from community members as it considers buying Small Unmanned Aerial Systems, also known as drones.

“The backpack ban is not ideal but, at the end of the day, they have to do whatever it takes to get the guns out of the schools,” Tim Russ, a union representative, said.