CRIME & SAFETY
Teenager hospitalized after early morning shooting in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that sent a teenager to the hospital early Sunday morning. Officers were called to a residence on Ardmore Street SE near Burton Street SE and Eastern Avenue SE around 4:10 a.m. for a report of a shooting, police said.
State police trooper who struck and killed Samuel Sterling ‘heartbroken’ by death, attorney says
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A state police trooper who drove an unmarked cruiser and fatally struck Samuel Sterling -- a man a fugitive team sought to arrest -- is heartbroken by the death, his attorney said. Norton Shores attorney Marc Curtis indicated he is representing the trooper. If you purchase...
Cops Kill People: Video Footage Released Of Samuel Sterling Being Fatally Hit By Cop Car
The only way that the community at large will even remotely begin to trust the police or law enforcement officials is if there is complete transparency and honesty when it comes to questionable cases where the police have taken a life. Last week, BOSSIP reported on the death of Samuel Sterling who was hit by an unmarked police car while fleeing an arrest.
GRPD: Teenager shot in back on city's southeast side
GRAND RAPIDS (WOOD-AM) - A 16-year-old remains in the hospital after getting shot in the back near Ardmore Street and Eastern Avenue on the southeast side of Grand Rapids. Police responded yesterday around 4 a.m. No word yet on a suspect and it's also not clear if anyone has been...
'Creditable' threat cancels 2024 Blessing of the Bikes
HOLLAND, Mich. — This year’s Blessing of the Bikes has been canceled due to a plausible threat. The event posted to its Facebook page Sunday morning saying the FBI reported “a creditable risk” for violent activity. “This was not a difficult decision but it was a...
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