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GR museum preserves riot items; police chief reflects on progress and last updated 2021-03-08 06:31:46-05 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — We all remember the protests that broke out around the United States in response to the death of George Floyd. That includes here in Grand Rapids where dozens of buildings were damaged. The Grand Rapids Police Department says it has spent the last year working to gain the trust of the public. At the same time, the Grand Rapids Public Museum is collecting the boards that were used to cover broken windows, as a piece of history. “What we had the night of May ...

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The move will free up officers to tackle more serious issues and neighborhood policing.

Grand Rapids to turn parking enforcement over to civilians Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Parking enforcement in Grand Rapids is being turned over from officers to civilian employees. The move will start July 1 and is designed to free up officers for calls for service and duties requiring their police powers, city officials said Thursday. Parking calls to the Grand Rapids police communications center also will transition to civilian employees. The initiative aligns with recommendations from a 2019 staffing and deployment report commissioned by the city and meets priorities high...

Organizers in Grand Rapids are planning an online community conversation around defunding police, even as the city’s leaders seem to be moving on from the