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Civilian Appeals Board affirms Internal Affairs finding in wrong-address forced-entry case
Summary
The Grand Rapids Civilian Appeals Board voted to affirm Internal Affairs’ finding that GRPD officers lawfully entered an apartment after a Kent County dispatch error led officers to the wrong unit; the board discussed policy changes to reduce future wrong-address entries.
The Grand Rapids Civilian Appeals Board on an appeal filed as CR24-033 voted to affirm Internal Affairs’ finding that Grand Rapids Police Department officers lawfully entered an apartment after a wrong-address dispatch. The board’s vote upheld the internal review that found the officers’ entry justified under an emergency/exigent-circumstances exception.
Derick, who presented the department’s overview, said the incident began on June 10, 2024, when officers were dispatched to 936 Front Avenue for a reported stabbing. ‘‘Officer Douglas Grandy was first to arrive at that location,’’ Derick said, and investigators later determined the original 911 intake came into Kent County and the address information was relayed incorrectly (call for Apartment 205 was entered and transmitted as 206). Derick told the board Internal…
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