GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Police Department arrested four people and recovered multiple illegally-possessed firearms after a call about a suspicious vehicle on Thursday night.
GRPD said around 8 p.m. officers were called to the 300 block of Beulah Street SE for a report of a suspicious vehicle.
Police said based on the information from the caller, multiple units responded.
When cruisers approached the vehicle, two of the five people in the car got out and ran. The other three people got out of the car without issue.
Police officers and a K9 team pursued the people who ran. A Michigan State Police helicopter helped track them.
Police said four people, one woman and three men, were taken into custody.
GRPD said two rifles, three handguns, several loaded magazines, a large amount of ammunition and a machete were recovered in the incident.
“We are very thankful that an alert person called the police,” said Chief Eric Winstrom. “While we can’t know the intentions of these individuals, we do know the firearms were not legally possessed. We all share the responsibility of keeping our community safe and because this caller spoke up, multiple illegally-possessed firearms are off our streets.”
The investigation into the incident is still ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact GRPD or Silent Observer. Detectives can be reached at (616) 456-3380 or tips can be sent anonymously through Silent Observer at (616) 774-2345 or www.silentobserver.org.
