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8/3/21 - Grand Rapids Police Chief to retire MLive.com, file photo - Cory Morse Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Payne says he plans to retire early next year. He was sworn in as chief in July 2019. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids Police Department Chief Eric Payne says he will retire early next year. Sworn in as chief in July 2019, he was the first African American to hold the office. He has been a police officer for nearly 35 years. A Tuesday release from the city did not include a specific retirement date, saying only that it woul...
National Night Out returns to West Michigan after a year hiatus National Night Out is a community conversation with local law enforcement. and last updated 2021-08-03 22:23:35-04 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Communities across West Michigan gathered on Tuesday with local law enforcement for National Night Out. Started in 1984, National Night Out aims to promote police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie in an effort to make areas a safe, more caring place to live. In Grand Rapids, Roosevelt Park neighbors met not only with one another and first responders but local organization...
Credit City of Grand Rapids Grand Rapids police chief Eric Payne plans to retire next year, after two years of leading the department. Payne first joined GRPD in 1987. He took over as the department’s first Black police chief in the summer of 2019, promising there would be changes. By 2020, the calls for change amplified nationwide after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the killing of Breonna Taylor. On May 30 last year, a daytime peaceful protest against police in Grand Rapids gave way to a night of mayhem and looting downtown. The city, and Payne, promised reforms at the dep...
Multiple people arrested after being seen carrying guns on GR's southeast side Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. FOX 17 By: Kellen Voss and last updated 2021-07-19 19:39:16-04 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â The Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) resolved a critical incident on the city's southeast side today, as people were seen carrying guns in the area of Alexander Street SE and Fuller Avenue SE. GRPD engaged in critical incident operations at the 1200 block of Hall Street SE, wh...