GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A rash of crime within Grand Rapids and Kent County has law enforcement leaders partnering with community members.
Tuesday morning, the Urban League of West Michigan hosted a press conference to address recent car thefts, breaking and entering cases and gun violence.
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Grand Rapids city leaders have already pleaded with the community to partner with police to address shootings this summer. Over the weekend, a Stop the Violence march was held at the site of a fatal shooting.
Law enforcement leaders, Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker, Kent County Sheriff Michelle Lajoye-Yong and community leaders like Rev. Jerry Bishop of LifeQuest Ministries, Annie VandenBerg of Moms Demand Action and #DoSomething and Joe Jones of the Urban League were in attendance.
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