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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. An initial investigation has determined the man was headed north on Eastern Avenue SE when his motorc...

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’s Office, with the coronavirus pandemic playing a role. “I think across the board, people have sa...

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 accused participants are slowly working their way through court. Two of the defendants had hearings on T...

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 wall. But animals weren’t the only casualties. In both cases, girlfriends also were attacked.  I...

The incident occurred Sunday at the Byron Township Verizon retailer.