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School is just starting for local MSP trooper recruits

Submitted by Christa Graban, Producer
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 9:42am
School is just starting for local MSP trooper recruits

The school year is wrapping up for many people, but it’s just beginning for dozens prospective Michigan State Police troopers.

Sunday, May 12, 80 men and women from across the state began the 125th Trooper Recruit School.  For the next 21 weeks, MSP members and academy staff will train the recruits in firearms, water safety, defensive tactics, patrol techniques, report writing, ethics, first aid, criminal law, crime scene processing and precision driving.  Recruits who successfully complete the training will graduate October 4.

Michigan State Police selected recruits from more than 3,000 potential candidates.

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Help Give Newtown Its Own Children's Museum

Submitted by Candice Fleszar... on Saturday, January 26th, 12:00 pm
Help Give Newtown Its Own Children's Museum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            CONTACT:

Adrienne Brown

Public Relations & Event Manager

616-235-4726 ex. 204

abrown@grcm.org

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Suburban Vandals Arrested

Submitted by My Town Staff, Hyper-Local News, Information, and Events
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012, 8:47am
Suburban Vandals Arrested

East Hills Council of Neighbors wishes everyone a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. In the spirit of justice, we wanted to provide our residents with a quick crime update concerning recent tagging and vandalism that has run rampant on Wealthy Street and beyond, within the last month.

We are happy to announce that these suburban vandals have been apprehended. Three young men were arrested on 5-8-2012 at 3:53am for meddling and tampering with property (graffiti) near 131 and Wealthy Street. Tyler Melinn & Andrew Lohman were arrested and the third was released. They had lots of spray paint cans with them but dropped them and ran when the police showed up. Their graffiti has shown up in Eastown, Heritage Hill, and East Hills and on buildings that other taggers did not usually violate because they were clearly well cared for and not abandoned. These young men were indiscriminate with their spray paint and did harm to our image as safe and friendly neighborhoods.

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City of Grand Rapids implements Better Government Tip Line

Submitted by Christopher Morse, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011, 12:29pm
City of Grand Rapids implements Better Government Tip Line

Tuesday morning, Donijo De Jonge, the City Comptroller, unveiled the Better Government Tip Line. This line is a hotline where employees, residents, contractors, and vendors can anonymously call and report tips of fraud, waste, and abuse as well as suggest efficiencies for departments.

Comptroller Donijo De Jonge says "according to statistics, 46 percent of all fraud, waste, and abuse is detected through hotline tips. Therefore, a tip line is a necessity and in today's environment of accountability and transparency, a tip line is a must!"

DeJonge wants to know if you have witnessed any fraudulent or wasteful activities by employees, contractors, or vendors. If so, she encourages residents and employees to please use the anonymous tip line to report these tips.

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My first TEDx experience

Submitted by Janet Mason, WZZM 13
Thursday, May 12th, 2011, 8:04pm
My first TEDx experience

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -  I just attended my first TEDx session and it was an eye-opening experience.  TEDx Grand Rapids drew a sold out crow of 600 people to the Civic Theatre downtown. 

A diverse group of 16 speakers from different areas of expertise shared their ideas on innovation.

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May Fun Run Benefits Police Charity

Submitted by David Pomper
Friday, April 15th, 2011, 10:25am
May Fun Run Benefits Police Charity

On May 21st, the GRPD will host it's 7th annual "Runnin' With the Law" 5k fun run.  The public is encouraged to join in and experience the excitement of a police foot pursuit!  Participants will witness a crime scene unfold and observe "celebrity suspects" flee the scene.  If you catch a suspect or discover evidence, runners win a prize.  Proceeds from the run benefit The Thin Blue Line of Michigan.  The Thin Blue Line of Michigan benefits families of police officers killed or injured in the line of duty.  The event takes place May 21st.  Visit www.tblofmi.com for more information.

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East Hills neighborhood trying to move on after attack

Submitted by WZZM13, News Staff
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011, 1:01am
East Hills neighborhood trying to move on after attack

GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM)- The neighborhood of East Hills in Grand Rapids is moving forward after an arsonist set fire to some condominiums under construction.

"Everybody's just pitching in, there's a whole energy shift.  From when we were attacked, to being proactive about the situation," says Johannah Jelks, with the East Hills Council of Neighbors.  In February, an arsonist set fire to some condos and sent a threatening letter to the residents.  It demanded that they move out and transition the buildings to low-income housing.  Jelks says it didn't make sense.  "We definitely have a great diversity and incomes as well as ethnicities, so that's what makes us special."

Jelks says she is one of those residents who live in affordable housing.  Her co-worker, Claire Fisher also lives a few blocks away.  "Just to give you an idea of how much I pay for rent - I split with my two roommates and I pay $300 a month."

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