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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Michigan.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 571 law enforcement agencies employing 19,009 sworn police officers, about 190 for each 100,000 residents.
The Grand Rapids Police Department was established in 1871 with eight patrolmen operating under one chief. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The police department originally operated under the direction of the mayor and city council, though a separate board of commissioners was created for police and fire department in 1881, initially creating conflict between city ...
Michigan National Guard deployed in Grand Rapids on June 1. Thousands of demonstrators marched in downtown Grand Rapids on Saturday, May 30. [24] [25] The protesters initially gathered at Rosa Parks Circle for a silent protest while other demonstrators moved to the headquarters of the Grand Rapids Police Department where interactions ...
Sheriffs in Grand Rapids, Michigan, executed a search warrant on Feb. 13 at the suspect's home and confiscated gauze and over-the-counter cream to treat burns, as well as a lock-picking kit, the ...
Schurr was fired from the Grand Rapids Police Department, effective on June 10, after he waived his right to a discharge hearing, according to City Manager Mark Washington. [46] Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel praised Becker's decision and the investigations performed by the Michigan State Police. [ 44 ]
A Michigan Sheriff’s deputy didn't need one as she leapt into the window of a moving car on a busy highway to rescue a 63-year-old driver suffering from a medical emergency.
The Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids As of the 2010 United States census , [ 22 ] there were 602,622 people living in the county. 76.1% were non-Hispanic White , 10.2% Black or African American , 2.4% Asian , 0.7% Native American , 4.5% of some other race and 2.6% of two or more races . 9.7% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Grand Rapids is the central city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, which has a population of 1.16 million and a combined statistical area population of 1.5 million. [2] Grand Rapids is situated along the Grand River approximately 25 miles (40 km) east of Lake Michigan and is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan. A historic ...