Arbitrator rules no just cause in city s disciplining of GRPD captain
and last updated 2020-12-30 08:14:35-05
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â An impartial arbitrator ruled last week that the City of Grand Rapids did not have just cause to discipline a GRPD captain who had been placed on leave for his actions involving the handling of a former Marine wrongfully detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Grand Rapids Police Command Officers Association says the city has been ordered to revoke and remove the two-day, 20-hour suspension Curtis Vanderkooi had received.
VanderKooi was the subject of an internal affairs investigation after reporting Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, a former Marine with PTSD, to immigration officials following his arrest at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital.
Grand Rapids will comply with order to revoke suspension of police captain involved in ICE controversy
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Grand Rapids Police Capt. Curt VanderKooi talks with the media at the corner of Burton and Division, at the scene of a shooting in 2007.BPN
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The city of Grand Rapids says it will follow an order to revoke the disciplinary action against Grand Rapids Police Capt. Curt VanderKooi.
VanderKooi received a 20-hour unpaid suspension after his contact with federal immigration officials led to the detainment of a U.S. Marine veteran in November 2018.
The Grand Rapids Police Commander Officers Association (GRPCOA) said it filed a grievance and an impartial arbitrator reviewed the city’s actions against VanderKooi.