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  1. Passenger dies while driver flees on foot after Grand Rapids crash

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    Police are investigating a fatal crash in which a male passenger was killed and the driver fled Wednesday evening at the border of Grand Rapids and Wyoming. The incident occurred around 11:05 p.m. at the intersection of Division Avenue and Alger Street, near the Log Cabin bar. Police determined an SUV was traveling north on Division approaching the Alger intersection when it struck the median. The…Read More

  2. Man attempts to rob Taco Bell, gets away with nothing

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      Police are investigating the attempted robbery of a Grand Rapids Taco Bell restaurant in which the suspect escaped with no money. Officers from the Grand Rapids Police Department were dispatched around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 3 to the eatery at 605 Leonard Street NW. Preliminary investigation determined a white man in his 40s entered the store, implied he had a gun and demanded money before fl…Read More

  3. Man impersonating an officer attempted to detain two people

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    Authorities are seeking public help identifying a man who is suspected of impersonating a police officer in Sparta Township. The man claimed to be an off-duty officer Sunday, April 30 while attempting to detain two people, police said. There was no report of him carrying a weapon, according to police. Sparta police aren't releasing any other information regarding the incident or its open investiga…Read More

  4. Verify: False information circulating in Steve Stephens manhunt

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    Your Facebook news feed has been flooded with posts on the manhunt for Steve Stephens. He's the wanted man accused of killing a random stranger on Easter and uploading video of the murder on Facebook. Some posts you may have encountered declare Stephens was on his way to Akron. Others say he was spotted in Painesville or Lorain, among other places throughout the region. We’ve talked to police, …Read More

  5. Giant Oberon inflatable snatched. Police need help with ID

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    Just a day after Oberon Release Day in Kalamazoo a thief made off with a huge inflatable  object for the popular beer, and polices are asking for help identifying the one responsible. At about 4:30 a.m. March 28 an unidentified man was observed on surveillance cameras near 100 W. Michigan Ave. stealing an inflatable Oberon bottle that stands more than 12 feet tall. The advertisement is worth more…Read More

  6. Attention left-lane drivers: Michigan State Police on watch

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    Michigan State Police troopers will be on watch for motorists hanging out in the left lane -- those "south paw drivers" -- across West Michigan following a spike of complaints on the region's highways, according to a news release. Michigan law: Driving in the left lane The lookout is billed as an education initiative, with police especially monitoring the roadways now through the end of April. "Ma…Read More

  7. Kalamazoo Shooter Still at Large

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    KALAMAZOO, Mich. A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times. The victim suffered several gunshot wounds around 2 p.m. Friday in the 2700 block of Westbrook Avenue, according to a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety news release. Police say he called police to report his injuries. The man, whose name has not been released, was shot by an unknown suspect inside his …Read More