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Kentwood police report uptick in aggravated assaults, large drug seizure; new fire captain sworn in
Summary
Police reported increased aggravated assaults largely tied to domestic incidents and described a multi-drug seizure and currency confiscation. The commission also swore in firefighter Nick Harkas as a captain and learned of an upcoming deputy chief hire and accreditation progress.
Kentwood's police chief reported a year-end uptick in aggravated assaults and outlined details of a recent search-warrant seizure during the commission's second meeting of 2026.
"It's that aggravated assault, and the vast majority of those are domestic type relationship that are really driving that number," Chief Littwin said, summarizing the department's December and year-to-date breakdowns. The chief reported just under 1,600 calls for service in December and nearly 18,000…
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