Grand Rapids Police Department

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Last week, the Grand Rapids Police Department held its 2024 Youth Police Academy. Fifteen high school students had the exciting opportunity to gain firsthand experience of what it's like to be a law enforcement officer. The participants engaged in basic police training, which covered various topics and units within the department.

Congratulations and thank you to Rick Harry, one of our outstanding volunteers who "retired" after serving the City of Grand Rapids for 15 years. We very much appreciate you and will miss working with you!

Congratulations to Crime Scene Technician Daryl Clemens on his recent retirement! CST Clemens began his career with GRPD in 1994. In addition to his work in the Forensic Services Unit, he has served as a field training officer and conducted classes in shooting reconstruction, as well as providing instruction for the Criminal Justice Institute in Arkansas in photography, crime scene investigation, and shooting reconstruction. He is the current president of the International Crime Scene Investigators Association. We thank Daryl for his 30 years of service and wish him well in his future endeavors!

We Will Never Forget Officer Robert Kozminski End of Watch: July 8, 2007 Officer Kozminski was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance at a home on Emerald Ave NE at approximately 1:40 am. Officer Kozminski responded to a call of a man with a gun threatening to shoot others at the location. Shortly after arriving at the location, he was shot when he went to the rear of the residence to establish a perimeter. Unknown to the officer, the suspect was lying in wait in the garage at the rear of the residence. From that location, the suspect ambushed Officer Kozminski, shooting him with a shotgun round through the glass of the closed garage door. Another officer fired one shot but did not hit the suspect. Other officers were able to reach Officer Kozminski and carried him to a police cruiser. He was taken to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital where he died from his wounds. The suspect was taken into custody and charged with murder. He was subsequently convicted of first-degree murder in March 2008 and sentenced to life in prison with no parole. Officer Kozminski had served with the Grand Rapids Police Department for 7 years.

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We had a great time with all the kids who came out for OnBase with GRPD the last three weeks! Many thanks to our sponsors and everyone who contributed to the success of this year's program!

Congratulations to the Grand Rapids Police Explorers who participated in the Michigan Law Enforcement Youth Advisory Committee 2024 Police Explorer Academy! A lot of hard work went into last week. We had seven explorers and four officers that attended the academy. Great job!

Ten recent police academy graduates and three lateral transfers from other law enforcement agencies took their oath of office yesterday. Congratulations and welcome to our newest officers - we are proud to serve with you!