CRIME & SAFETY
Cops Kill People: Community Demands Answers After Black Michigan Man Fatally Hit By Police Car
There’s a disturbing trend happening across the country right now and we don’t like it one bit. Over the past two years, BOSSIP has routinely reported on Black people who were either killed or seriously injured after being run over by police cars. It’s like beating us, shooting us, and choking us to death wasn’t brutal enough. Here’s another one.
‘He just walked up on me’: 911 call by Grand Rapids murder suspect released
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The city of Grand Rapids released the 911 call made by a murder suspect earlier this month. Brandon Clark, 39, was shot dead near Highland Street and Lafayette Avenue on the morning of Saturday, April 13. Police later identified the suspect as 24-year-old Dayshaun Catledge....
Teen gets long prison sentence for carjacking SUV, smashing it into police cruiser
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A teen described as the ringleader of a 2023 carjacking that ended with a violent broadside crash with a Grand Rapids police cruiser has been sentenced to prison. Micah Atkins, 18, was sentenced Wednesday, April 24 to 15 to 30 years in prison on a charge...
Retired police K9 dies
KENT COUNTY, MI – A former police K9 for Wyoming Department of Public Safety has died, police said Tuesday, April 23. The police dog, Jett, had lived with his handler, Officer Adam Sherman, for three years after serving the department for six years. The dog was retired in 2021.
Vigil mourns victims lost to violent crimes in West Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — For families of violent crime victims, remembering a lost family member can bring up the same hurt and pain as the day they were told the tragic news. At the same time, for some like Kristine Young and Dana Nelson, gatherings like the Violent Crime Victim's Vigil at the 63rd Kent County District Courthouse can help bring a sense of peace.
‘A very violent homicide,’ judge says in ordering trial for man accused in 1985 fatal stabbing
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A fatal 1985 killing involving 34 stab wounds to a victim was a “very violent homicide,” a judge said in ordering a 68-year-old man to trial. Ronald Davis was ordered to trial Monday, April 22 for felony murder in the death of 48-year-old Burnett Frierson some 39 years ago.
Family searching for stolen ashes
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Rodney McFall lost his son, Jaysen Rodney McFall, to depression. “My son passed away February 26," Rodney McFall said. Jaysen was a young father. “He passed away from depression. When he passed away, we took the remains of the body and had them cremated,” Rodney McFall said.
Fatal crash involves 2 vehicles north of Grand Rapids
KENT COUNTY, MI - A fatal crash on Wednesday involved two vehicles north of Grand Rapids, police said. Troopers responded to the scene of a traffic crash on 14 Mile Road and Myers Lake Avenue in Courtland Township about 20 miles north of Grand Rapids, according to Michigan State Police in a 5:20 p.m., April 24 alert.
Grand Rapids family says some of stolen necklaces containing loved one's ashes were returned
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — A Grand Rapids mother is pleading with the community to be on the lookout for necklaces containing her son's ashes that were stolen from a family vehicle earlier this month. The family shared with 13 ON YOUR SIDE that four of those necklaces were returned,...
Two Sides to the Story: GR car thefts declining; victims still voicing concerns
“Software patch or not, I'll never buy a Hyundai or Kia," said Jason Noling, who had his Hyundai stolen in 2022. "I'll never rent one. I don't even want to look at one.”
Holland Pursuit Ends With Man Charged for Domestic Assault, Crashing Car into Residence
A harrowing domestic dispute in Holland, Michigan escalated into a dangerous pursuit and a deliberate crash into a residence, according to local authorities. Dean Isom, 31, allegedly assaulted his 40-year-old girlfriend at a townhouse complex on April 20 before fleeing the scene and igniting a chase that involved several police departments and ended with his vehicle ramming into a Holland home. FOX 17 reports that Isom is now facing charges, including domestic assault and fleeing police.
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