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Drive For Success allows eligible students to enroll in free drivers ed course Storyblocks By: FOX 17 and last updated 2021-05-18 19:08:26-04 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — All five students in the first Drive for Success program have finished the classroom instruction portion and are now studying ahead of the written exam, according to Sgt. John Wittkowski with the Grand Rapids Police Department. We’re told the program is an opportunity for members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of...

Grand Rapids police officer who punched motorist in the head claims man was trying to grab gun, police report says Updated Apr 26, 2021; Posted Apr 26, 2021 A bodycam video shows a Grand Rapids police officer using punches to try to stop a man from resisting arrest following a March 26 traffic stop for littering (Grand Rapids Police bodycam) Facebook Share This article was updated at 8:13 p.m. with comment from attorney Tyrone Bynum. GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Grand Rapids police officer who pu...

By WMMN Apr 12, 2021 Sgt. John Wittkowski, Public Information Officer, Grand Rapids Police Department, joined West Michigans Morning News to talk about the recent increase in car thefts, and how to keep yourself safe.  

GRPD Sgt. John Wittkowski said theyre still looking for the suspect. Author: 13 ON YOUR SIDE Staff Published: 12:59 PM EDT April 9, 2021 Updated: 5:23 PM EDT April 9, 2021 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — On Friday around 11:50 a.m., a man was shot dead inside Stuyvesant Apartments located on 140 Madison Ave. SE.  GRPD Sgt. John Wittkowski said that shooting took place inside an apartment and police are still looking for the suspect. A 28-year-old man was...

Apr 9, 2021 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Grand Rapids Police Department are searching for a suspect involved in a shooting at Stuyvesant Apartments in Heritage Hills on Friday. GRPD Sgt. John Wittkowski says there is not an immediate threat to the public, and asks anyone with information is asked to call the Grand Rapids Police Department at 616.456.3400 or Silent Observer at 616.774.235.  

Motorcyclist dies after hitting vehicle pulling out of driveway in Grand Rapids Updated 8:23 PM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A motorcyclist died Sunday evening in a crash in Grand Rapids, police said. Officers responded to a two-vehicle personal injury crash around 5:50 p.m. Sunday, April 4 in the 4100 block of Eastern Avenue SE. Police discovered the motorcyclist, a 55-year-old man, dead at the scene, said Sgt. John Wittkowski of the Grand Rapids Police Department in a statement issued Sunday night. A...

Coronavirus & Crime: Kent County sees 37% spike in criminal charges for 2020 The Kent County Prosecutor’s Office in 2020 filed more than 10,500 criminal charges, a spike that local officials say was influenced by the coronavirus pandemic. Author: John Hogan Updated: 6:39 PM EST March 10, 2021 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A year that saw a record number of homicides in Grand Rapids also saw a dramatic increase in criminal charges filed by the Kent County Prosecutor�...

Accused rioters have their day in court; only two of 22 cases have been resolved Twenty-two people have been charged with riot and related offenses for damage in downtown Grand Rapids May 30-31; only two of the defendants have been sentenced. Author: John Hogan Updated: 7:04 PM EST March 9, 2021 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In the more than nine months since rioting heavily damaged businesses and public buildings in downtown Grand Rapids, felony cases against the accu...

Killing, torturing pets is grim hallmark of domestic abuse amid pandemic In two local cases, men were accused of beating their girlfriends and killing pets, which domestic abuse experts say is another form of control. Author: John Hogan Updated: 6:26 PM EST February 16, 2021 A Grand Rapids man has been sentenced to prison for killing a kitten during a violent June outburst, while a Kentwood man is in jail, accused in the December death of a puppy thrown against a...

The incident occurred Sunday at the Byron Township Verizon retailer.