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Outgoing Police Chief Winstrom reviews year-to-date crime data; Michigan State Police investigating recent officer-involved shooting
Summary
Chief Winstrom presented January year-to-date crime figures, warned low counts limit trend conclusions, described three domestic-related fatal shootings as an outlier, and said a recent officer-involved shooting is under Michigan State Police investigation; GRPD will defer further releases to MSP and prosecutors.
Chief Winstrom presented year-to-date crime statistics to the Grand Rapids Public Safety Committee on Feb. 24, noting small monthly counts make trend conclusions unreliable but saying overall trends remain headed ‘‘in the right direction.’’ He said auto thefts rose slightly in January but are not, by themselves, evidence of a sustained trend, and described robbery totals as essentially at the multi-year average.
Winstrom addressed recent homicides and violent incidents in the city. He said three fatal shootings that were domestic related account for the department's reported fatal shootings and characterized those incidents as outliers while acknowledging their severity for victims…
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