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Grand Rapids police report year-end declines in auto thefts and homicides; 420 illegal guns seized
Summary
Chief Windstrom told the Public Safety Committee that auto thefts are at a multi-year low and homicides declined; detectives have cleared 9 of 13 murders this year, the city recorded 32 fentanyl overdose deaths, and officers removed about 420 illegally possessed firearms through proactive policing (figures through November).
Chief Windstrom delivered the Public Safety Committee’s year-end crime update, saying several major metrics trended in the right direction.
"Auto theft holder totals year to date [are] lowest in, at least my time here," Windstrom said, and described the decline as the result of a citywide effort bringing together police and community partners. He said robbery figures showed a small bump from last year but declined overall, aggravated assaults were largely consistent year over…
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