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WATCH: A Grand Rapids police officer suffered a broken leg and torn ligaments after a passenger refused commands during a traffic stop. Police say the man was not wearing a seatbelt, declined to show ID, and would not exit the vehicle. Officers used force to remove him after he resisted. The suspect is now facing multiple charges.
Grand Rapids Businessman2,882,885 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
WATCH: Teen takeovers in Grand Rapids continue amidst weak responses from city leadership. Last night, a teen takeover on Division blocked emergency first responders from passing through the intersection. This comes two weeks after a teen takeover blocked traffic on a highway bridge.
Grand Rapids Businessman207,334 görüntüleme • 9 gün önce
WOW: The departing Police Chief just confirmed he was FRUSTRATED by the anti-cop sentiment here in Grand Rapids. He specifically calls out city leadership for refusing to see police in a positive light. “Have I seen that here? One hundred percent,” he said.
Grand Rapids Businessman407,020 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce
BREAKING: Man stabbed in the neck and back by another homeless man at Veteran’s Park in Grand Rapids this afternoon. Homelessness trends have increased dramatically in recent years with public parks becoming a popular overflow for shelters. The city’s homeless nonprofit industry generates roughly $35M in annual revenue and employs 600 people, while advocates claim there are only 200 chronically homeless.
Grand Rapids Businessman27,418 görüntüleme • 21 gün önce
VIDEO: Footage has surfaced of four people shot on the 4th of July in Grand Rapids. Officers carried the victim 100 yards while continuously administering life-saving first aid due to EMS being blocked by the crowd. Hospital staff say the officer’s actions saved this man from bleeding to death.
Grand Rapids Businessman15,303 görüntüleme • 16 gün önce
WATCH: Metro Detroit teens are reportedly making the trip to Grand Rapids for late-night burnout meetups with “Michigan Street Team.” New videos show late-night takeover-style meetups this past weekend, with drivers performing donuts as crowds ring the vehicles. Similar events across the summer have continued to draw attention from local police, who define street takeovers as illegal gatherings involving burnouts, donuts, and blocked intersections.
Grand Rapids Businessman22,901 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
Reporter: “We’ve also heard you’re taking a $25,000 pay cut to leave Grand Rapids?” Chief Winstrom: “that is absolutely true.” Reporter: “should that speak volumes?” Chief Winstrom: “it’s not nothing…I got a lot of vitriol for this uniform that I wear…but four years, I’m exhausted. It’s time that I give my family a break.”
Grand Rapids Businessman87,331 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce
NEWS: Lowell, MI protests Microsoft data centers at township meeting. Microsoft’s representative was frequently interrupted by a clearly agitated crowd - law enforcement was called upon at least once and the meeting ran well into the evening, past 11pm.
Grand Rapids Businessman30,942 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
NEWS: Seven people were killed within a devastating five-hour stretch during three separate crashes on West Michigan roadways overnight. Among the victims were two 17-year-olds killed in a multi-car collision near Six Lakes after their vehicle was rear-ended and pushed into oncoming traffic. The other five fatalities occurred in two separate head-on collisions on I-196 and I-96, both caused by wrong-way drivers.
Grand Rapids Businessman22,589 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
TODAY: Grand Rapids anti-ICE activist group, Movimento Cosecha, protests inside Long Road Distillery owned by Mayor David LaGrand and former commissioner John O’Connor. The group was led by paid activist Jeff Smith and demands Mayor LaGrand adopt sanctuary city status.
Grand Rapids Businessman44,174 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
WATCH: The Revolutionary Black Panther Party orchestrated another armed protest in downtown Grand Rapids, calling for the arrest of the officers involved and suspension of the department’s K-9 unit. The group is demanding the recusal of Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker from the Da’Quain Johnson case, which was already closed. They have threatened to protest the AG’s office in Lansing next.
Grand Rapids Businessman15,261 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
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WATCH: Footage of gunshots surface from a weekend of street takeovers in Grand Rapids including one that shut down a major highway. Police have made only one arrest after a weekend of complete chaos where multiple cars shot fireworks, crashed, hit onlookers, and blocked emergency vehicles from transporting an individual to the hospital. City officials have been silent on the matter.
Grand Rapids Businessman12,879 görüntüleme • 29 gün önce
NEW: The video of Grand Rapids Mayor David LaGrand blasting gun owners has surfaced. When asked if law enforcement should be disarmed following an officer-involved shooting, he stated: “I think if you’ve got a gun you should be ashamed of yourself. I really do.” Estimates show 35% households in Michigan own guns — 180,000 in the GR Metro alone. LaGrand won his mayoral race by 21,297 votes or 63% of the vote. Prior to running for Mayor as a non-partisan, he served as a Democrat in the state legislature.
Grand Rapids Businessman40,537 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce
WATCH: A truck was spotted on US-131 near Grand Rapids this weekend “leaking” what appeared to be animal parts. Online accounts stated seeing pig heads and intestines drop off the truck. The Highway Patrol was reportedly searching for the driver.
Grand Rapids Businessman21,013 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
TRENDING: Rise Bakery in Grand Rapids, MI threatens to kick out any customer that doesn’t use “they/them pronouns” for harassment. The vegan bakery also posted a “land-acknowledgement” in their window, recognizing their business is located on stolen land.
Grand Rapids Businessman29,075 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce