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      <title>Spot a Stranger in Your Yard? GRPD Warns of Suspicious Activity</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 13:52:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Grand Rapids Police say they have received multiple calls about recent door-to-door solicitations that made residents feel unsafe.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-michigan-suspicious-solicitors/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Woman’s Car Stolen During Facebook Marketplace Sale</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:16:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A Grand Rapids woman's trust in a potential buyer on Facebook Marketplace was shattered when her car was stolen during a test drive. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/grand-rapids-womans-car-stolen-during-facebook-marketplace-sale/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A Grand Rapids woman&apos;s trust in a potential buyer on Facebook Marketplace was shattered when her car was stolen during a test drive. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/grand-rapids-womans-car-stolen-during-facebook-marketplace-sale/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Man Arrested After Using Client Funds To Make Luxury Purchases</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:51:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[23-year-old man arrested for fraud after using contracting funds for personal expenses in Grand Rapids. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-man-arrested-fraud/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[23-year-old man arrested for fraud after using contracting funds for personal expenses in Grand Rapids. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-man-arrested-fraud/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tommy McNeill]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>UPDATE: Grand Rapids Police Identify Victim in Fatal Hit and Run, Release Suspect Vehicle Information</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:46:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Days after a hit and run claimed the life of a 53-year-old man in Grand Rapids, police are investigating another fatal incident. <a href="https://wgrd.com/hit-and-run-grand-rapids-mich-eastern-ave-28th-st/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Days after a hit and run claimed the life of a 53-year-old man in Grand Rapids, police are investigating another fatal incident. <a href="https://wgrd.com/hit-and-run-grand-rapids-mich-eastern-ave-28th-st/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Police Hunt For Driver In Fatal Crosswalk Hit-and-Run</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:01:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On Sunday morning, a tragic hit-and-run incident claimed the life of a man in Grand Rapids who was trying to cross the street using the cross street. Police are asking for help finding the driver.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/grand-rapids-police-hunt-for-driver-in-fatal-crosswalk-hit-and-run/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On Sunday morning, a tragic hit-and-run incident claimed the life of a man in Grand Rapids who was trying to cross the street using the cross street. Police are asking for help finding the driver.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/grand-rapids-police-hunt-for-driver-in-fatal-crosswalk-hit-and-run/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>GRPD Need Your Help To Find Man Tied To At Least 30 Burglaries</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:26:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Grand Rapids Police are asking for your help to find an 18-year-old accused of participating in a string of burglaries. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/grpd-looking-for-burglary-suspect/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grand Rapids Police are asking for your help to find an 18-year-old accused of participating in a string of burglaries. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/grpd-looking-for-burglary-suspect/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Trial for Former GRPD Officer Charged in Lyoya Killing Pushed to Fall</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:50:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A judge has determined that the trial of former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr for the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya will not take place until the fall of 2023. 

 <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/christopher-schurr-trial-pushed/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A judge has determined that the trial of former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr for the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya will not take place until the fall of 2023. 

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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 15:18:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A police dog from the Grand Rapids Police Department was seriously injured while trying to apprehend a suspect on the city's northwest side on Sunday night. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/46/p/grand-rapids-police-k9-seriously-injured-at-standoff-on-nw-side/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A police dog from the Grand Rapids Police Department was seriously injured while trying to apprehend a suspect on the city&apos;s northwest side on Sunday night. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/46/p/grand-rapids-police-k9-seriously-injured-at-standoff-on-nw-side/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Did A Grand Rapids Dispensary Troll The Chief Of Police?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Did a Grand Rapids dispensary troll Grand Rapids Chief of Police Eric Winstrom? <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-police-chief-trolled/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Did a Grand Rapids dispensary troll Grand Rapids Chief of Police Eric Winstrom? <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-police-chief-trolled/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Big Joe Pesh]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>What Are These Grand Rapids Police Cameras Being Used For?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:00:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[I spotted these cameras and wondered "what are they being used for?" <a href="https://wgrd.com/what-are-these-grand-rapids-police-cameras-being-used-for/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I spotted these cameras and wondered &quot;what are they being used for?&quot; <a href="https://wgrd.com/what-are-these-grand-rapids-police-cameras-being-used-for/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>16-Year-Old Girl Missing from Grand Rapids Since March 1, 2022</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 17:38:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Police in Grand Rapids are searching for a missing teen. <a href="https://wgrd.com/joenna-ross-missing-grand-rapids-march-1-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Police in Grand Rapids are searching for a missing teen. <a href="https://wgrd.com/joenna-ross-missing-grand-rapids-march-1-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Car Theft In Grand Rapids Has Risen By 180% Over The Past 3 Years</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:40:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA["Stolen vehicles and car break-ins and thefts have been a “consistent problem”. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-car-theft/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;Stolen vehicles and car break-ins and thefts have been a &#x201C;consistent problem&#x201D;. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-car-theft/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Appoints A New Chief Of Police</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 19:17:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Eric Winstrom, a commander of the Chicago Police Department, has been tapped to serve as Grand Rapids’ next police chief. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-chief-police/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Eric Winstrom, a commander of the Chicago Police Department, has been tapped to serve as Grand Rapids&#x2019; next police chief. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-chief-police/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:00:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Downtown Grand Rapids has been evolving for more than the past 50 years. But most currently, let's say the past 26-years since the VanAndel Arena was built, that's when Downtown Grand Rapids really amped it up! <a href="https://wgrd.com/a-look-back-at-yesterdays-grand-rapids-and-how-its-changed/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Downtown Grand Rapids has been evolving for more than the past 50 years. But most currently, let&apos;s say the past 26-years since the VanAndel Arena was built, that&apos;s when Downtown Grand Rapids really amped it up! <a href="https://wgrd.com/a-look-back-at-yesterdays-grand-rapids-and-how-its-changed/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Overheard on Kent County Scanner: “There’s A Monkey In An Abandoned House”</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:10:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA["There's a monkey in an abandoned house." That was the call that came across a Kent County police scanner. If you're interested in listening to nefarious activity on a police scanner, this one would have gotten your attention. <a href="https://wgrd.com/theres-a-monkey-in-an-abandoned-house/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;There&apos;s a monkey in an abandoned house.&quot; That was the call that came across a Kent County police scanner. If you&apos;re interested in listening to nefarious activity on a police scanner, this one would have gotten your attention. <a href="https://wgrd.com/theres-a-monkey-in-an-abandoned-house/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Payne Set to Retire in 2022</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2021 15:18:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The City of Grand Rapids announced Tuesday that current Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Payne is planning to retire in early 2022. Payne publicly announced his plans after informing City Manager Mark Washington. 

 <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-police-chief-eric-payne-set-to-retire-in-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The City of Grand Rapids announced Tuesday that current Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Payne is planning to retire in early 2022. Payne publicly announced his plans after informing City Manager Mark Washington. 

 <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-police-chief-eric-payne-set-to-retire-in-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wendy Reed]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Are You Fit Enough To Be A Police Officer? Find Out At GRPD Hiring Event.</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:09:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Grand Rapids Police Department will be holding a hiring workshop and physical fitness assessment as part of an event for the department on July 15th. <a href="https://wgrd.com/are-you-fit-enough-to-be-a-police-officer-find-out-at-grpd-hiring-event/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Grand Rapids Police Department will be holding a hiring workshop and physical fitness assessment as part of an event for the department on July 15th. <a href="https://wgrd.com/are-you-fit-enough-to-be-a-police-officer-find-out-at-grpd-hiring-event/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Evans]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 21:31:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A fight between a Grand Rapids Police Officer and a larceny suspect was caught on a security camera and video shows a store manager tackling the suspect as he tried to flee the store. <a href="https://wgrd.com/fight-that-injured-grand-rapids-police-officer-caught-on-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A fight between a Grand Rapids Police Officer and a larceny suspect was caught on a security camera and video shows a store manager tackling the suspect as he tried to flee the store. <a href="https://wgrd.com/fight-that-injured-grand-rapids-police-officer-caught-on-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Evans]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>“Grandparent Scams” Making its Way Across West Michigan</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/grandparent-scams-making-its-way-across-west-michigan/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 04:11:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Scammers will pose as someone's child or grandchild. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grandparent-scams-making-its-way-across-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Scammers will pose as someone&apos;s child or grandchild. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grandparent-scams-making-its-way-across-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Officers Saved a Newborn’s Life Who Stopped Breathing</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 01:24:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The scary incident happened last month. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-officers-saved-a-newborns-life-who-stopped-breathing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The scary incident happened last month. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-officers-saved-a-newborns-life-who-stopped-breathing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Update: FOUND! Located &amp; Safe</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/missing-grand-rapids-women-has-dementia/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:56:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Update: Found! Grand Rapids Police say she has been located and is safe. <a href="https://wgrd.com/missing-grand-rapids-women-has-dementia/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Update: Found! Grand Rapids Police say she has been located and is safe. <a href="https://wgrd.com/missing-grand-rapids-women-has-dementia/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lacy James]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>11 People Sent to the Hospital in 4 Different Shootings this Weekend in G.R.</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 11:43:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[All suspects currently remain at large. <a href="https://wgrd.com/11-people-sent-to-the-hospital-in-4-different-shootings-this-weekend-in-g-r/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[All suspects currently remain at large. <a href="https://wgrd.com/11-people-sent-to-the-hospital-in-4-different-shootings-this-weekend-in-g-r/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Former Grand Rapids Police Chief Dies</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2020 18:18:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Former Grand Rapids Police Chief William Hegarty Dies <a href="https://wgrd.com/former-grand-rapids-police-chief-dies/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Former Grand Rapids Police Chief William Hegarty Dies <a href="https://wgrd.com/former-grand-rapids-police-chief-dies/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Rent]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Theft from Vehicles Up Over 50% Compared to Last Year in Grand Rapids</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 23:57:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Even if you're parked in your driveway, always lock your car and roll up your windows. <a href="https://wgrd.com/theft-from-vehicles-up-over-50-compared-to-last-year-in-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Even if you&apos;re parked in your driveway, always lock your car and roll up your windows. <a href="https://wgrd.com/theft-from-vehicles-up-over-50-compared-to-last-year-in-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Woman With Medical Condition Missing</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-woman-with-medical-condition-missing/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:10:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Grand Rapids police are searching for a missing 31-year-old woman with a medical condition who was last seen Saturday <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-woman-with-medical-condition-missing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grand Rapids police are searching for a missing 31-year-old woman with a medical condition who was last seen Saturday <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-woman-with-medical-condition-missing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lacy James]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>24-Year-Old Missing From Grand Rapids, Kent County</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/24-year-old-missing-from-grand-rapids-kent-county/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:25:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Grand Rapids police are searching for a 24-year-old man missing from the Grand Rapids/Kent County area. <a href="https://wgrd.com/24-year-old-missing-from-grand-rapids-kent-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grand Rapids police are searching for a 24-year-old man missing from the Grand Rapids/Kent County area. <a href="https://wgrd.com/24-year-old-missing-from-grand-rapids-kent-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lacy James]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>GRPD Looking For Endangered Missing Woman</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 21:36:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Police say Tekeyta hasn't been seen or heard from since early Wednesday morning.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/grpd-looking-for-endangered-missing-woman/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Police say Tekeyta hasn&apos;t been seen or heard from since early Wednesday morning.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/grpd-looking-for-endangered-missing-woman/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Sparks]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>GRPD is Stepping Up Presence After Shootings &amp; Stabbing</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/grpd-is-stepping-up-presence-after-shootings-stabbing/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:51:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A violent weekend in Grand Rapids left two people dead, making it the 13th homicide for the year. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grpd-is-stepping-up-presence-after-shootings-stabbing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 22:01:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's supposed to be happening - and no they aren't looking for your grow operation.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/dont-be-alarmed-with-low-flying-helicopters-in-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s supposed to be happening - and no they aren&apos;t looking for your grow operation.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/dont-be-alarmed-with-low-flying-helicopters-in-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you can donate stuffed animals too. <a href="https://wgrd.com/8-year-old-donates-his-stuffed-animals-to-grpd-you-can-too/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[See how you can donate stuffed animals too. <a href="https://wgrd.com/8-year-old-donates-his-stuffed-animals-to-grpd-you-can-too/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2019 18:34:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This is the third incident near Leonard St. in less than two weeks. <a href="https://wgrd.com/pizza-place-in-grand-rapids-robbed-at-gunpoint-this-morning/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the third incident near Leonard St. in less than two weeks. <a href="https://wgrd.com/pizza-place-in-grand-rapids-robbed-at-gunpoint-this-morning/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Receive Updates &amp; Alerts from the Grand Rapids Police to Your Phone</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 21:10:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It'll take a whole 30 seconds of out of your day to sign up. <a href="https://wgrd.com/receive-updates-alerts-from-the-grand-rapids-police-to-your-phone/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;ll take a whole 30 seconds of out of your day to sign up. <a href="https://wgrd.com/receive-updates-alerts-from-the-grand-rapids-police-to-your-phone/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:35:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Grand Rapids police are asking for the public's assistance in locating missing 17 year old Jessica Conger.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/17-year-old-missing-from-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grand Rapids police are asking for the public&apos;s assistance in locating missing 17 year old Jessica Conger.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/17-year-old-missing-from-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Missing teen Jessica Conger</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lacy James]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 03:13:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Female police officers with G.R. currently make up 14% of the department. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grpd-hosting-recruitment-event-for-women/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Female police officers with G.R. currently make up 14% of the department. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grpd-hosting-recruitment-event-for-women/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">ROB SPARKS/TSM</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[It comes in the form of a letter so it actually looks legit. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grpd-warns-of-nationwide-irs-scam-that-made-its-way-to-west-mi/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It comes in the form of a letter so it actually looks legit. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grpd-warns-of-nationwide-irs-scam-that-made-its-way-to-west-mi/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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