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Resident urges Kentwood commission to order independent review after alleging police and CPS violations
Summary
Brandy Ritzma told the Kentwood City Commission that FOIA records and a judge's findings show constitutional violations by CPS and Kentwood police, and she urged the commission to acknowledge the record and require an independent review; the commission did not take action at the meeting.
Brandy Ritzma told the Kentwood City Commission that she has faced "government harm" linked to custody proceedings and alleged repeated constitutional violations involving CPS and the Kentwood Police Department.
Ritzma said she reported "the loss of my federal income without a lawful court order, without notice, and without due process," and that a judge has found that CPS and the Kentwood police "have violated my constitutional rights repeatedly." She said her FOIA…
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