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Eric Clifford is sworn in as Schenectady s new police chief on Sept. 13, 2016 at Proctors.
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Police recruits are already required to undergo psychological exams and polygraph tests.
Now questioning by a panel of community residents has been added to the vetting process.
The first applicant, an officer seeking a lateral transfer from a different police department, appeared last week before the six-member panel, which is tasked with civilian police oversight.
The interview is designed to determine if candidates will be a good fit for policing diverse neighborhoods, gauging their mindset and expectations.
Grand Rapids police chief reflects on record number of homicides in 2020
Grand Rapids hits record high number of homicides
and last updated 2020-12-16 22:38:03-05
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. â 2020 has been a violent year in Grand Rapids, setting a new record for the number of homicides.
It s been a tough year for everyone, including Police Chief Eric Payne.
2020 is his first full year as Chief. He s dealt with a pandemic, trying to repair a fractured relationship with the community, and seen an increase in violent crime like nothing Grand Rapids has seen in two decades.
To Payne, the only good thing about this, is now no one has an excuse to look away from these problems, and the only way he says we can find solutions, is if all aspects of the community work together.
Grand Rapids police is asking for the public’s help identifying suspects in a ‘violent assault’
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
The Grand Rapids Police Department ask for the public s help identifying four armed suspects of a violent assault which occurred on Nov. 24 near the intersection of South Division Avenue and Cutler Street. Images courtesy of the Grand Rapids Police Department.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI The Grand Rapids Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying four subjects ‘‘involved in a violent assault,’ officials said Tuesday, Dec. 15.
The assault occurred around 3:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24 near the intersection of South Division Avenue and Cutler Street.
Grand Rapids seeks organization to lead violence reduction, intervention program
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
Posted Dec 14, 2020
A police officer works a fatal shooting scene at Kalamazoo Avenue SE and Adams Street in Grand Rapids on Sept. 11. (John Tunison | MLive)
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI Grand Rapids is looking for an organization to lead a program similar to Cure Violence in the city amid a historic high in homicides.
City officials announced Monday, Dec. 14, they are seeking proposals from organizations to implement and lead a “community-led evidence-based violence reduction and intervention program.”
The programs would either be based on existing violence reduction and intervention models, such as Cure Violence, Operation Ceasefire, Advance Peace, NOLA For Life, or be similar to them in methods and outcomes.
Grand Rapids Police looking for suspects after assault, surveillance video release This is the kind of violence that we are seeing in the community, and the kind of behavior that Grand Rapids will not stand for,” said Police Chief Eric Payne. Author: 13 ON YOUR SIDE Staff Published: 12:37 PM EST December 15, 2020 Updated: 11:26 PM EST December 15, 2020
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Police in Grand Rapids are asking for the public s help following an assault. The department said on Facebook, the incident occurred in the area of South Division Avenue and Cutler Street on Tuesday, Nov. 24 around 3:50 a.m.
Police said the victim described four suspects who were involved. Two of them were carrying firearms and another conducting what police called the majority of the battery. After the initial incident the suspects shoot into an unoccupied vehicle before leaving the scene.