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Kentwood resident accuses officer of colluding with CPS, asks commission for internal investigation
Summary
At the Nov. 12 City Commission meeting, resident Brandy Ritzma alleged Kentwood Police Officer Cradlebaugh coordinated with Child Protective Services in her family court matter and requested an immediate internal investigation and written response from the mayor's office.
Brandy Ritzma, a Kentwood resident, used the city’s public-comment period to accuse a Kentwood police officer of coordinating with Child Protective Services in her ongoing family court case and asked the commission for action.
"He gave false, slanderous, and speculative testimony," Ritzma said, alleging Officer Cradlebaugh testified while on duty and in uniform without having reviewed his body camera and that his…
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