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Grand Rapids Police Officers Hold FIVE Kids at Gunpoint

April 24, 2017 Ademo Freeman 1375 Views cop block, copblock, copblock.org, excessive force, film the police, Filming police, grand rapids, Michigan, no victim no crime, police, pulled gun, video, young kids

While the police say they were looking for someone who tossed, or was in possession of, a revolver the actions

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(Video) Las Vegas FBI Agent “Suffering Alcohol Fueled Paranoia Attack” Arrested For Shooting at Grand Rapids Police

December 23, 2016December 24, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1127 Views 10 year felony, Accountability, Agent Ruben Manuel Hernandez, alcohol fueled, assault, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to commit great bodily harm, brandishing a firearm, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, FBI agent, federal bureau of investigation, Filming police, four year felony, grand rapids, Grand Rapids Police Department, Harassment, Justice System, kelly patterson, Larry Willey, las vegas, MI, Michigan, Nevada, NV, paranoid ramblings, Planet Fitness, police, police accountability, Sgt. Neil Gomez, video

“He’s got a badge, Federal Bureau of; he’s an FBI agent.” Body camera footage shows Grand Rapids police chasing a

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Inmate That Impregnated Prison Counselor Claims She Turned Him Into Sex Slave

November 4, 2016 Asa J 1173 Views copblock, copblock.org, criminal sexual conduct, DNA test, emotional distress, Gov. Rick Snyder, grand rapids, inadequate hiring, inadequate supervision, inadequate training, inmate sex slave, Jackson County Circuit Court, Justice System, lawsuit, Michigan, Michigan Department of Corrections, michigan state police, misconduct in office, Parnall Correctional Facility, paternity suit, Police State, prison counselor, Prison Rape Elimination Act, sex slave, sexual assault, Steven Moerman, Susan Lee Clingerman, Timothy Hampton

A Grand Rapids, Michigan man is claiming that a prison counselor he impregnated while incarcerated at Parnall Correctional Facility forced him

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Michigan Cop Already Convicted of Sexual Assault Given Free Pass on Child Porn

June 17, 2016June 18, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1234 Views Accountability, assault, audibly sobbing, begging for mercy, Brutality, child porn, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, Double Standard, ex girlfriend, Former Officer Ryan Bruggink, grand rapids, Grand Rapids Police Department, Harassment, Justice System, kelly patterson, kent county, MI, Michigan, police, police abuse, police accountability, policeman's discount, pornographic pictures, possession of child sexually abusive material, rape, sentencing, sexual assault, third degree criminal sexual conduct, underage girl, using a computer to commit a crime, video

Former Officer Ryan Bruggink, who is already serving a 2 to 15 year prison sentence for sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend,

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35 Cops Arrest 9 And Taser 1 Over ‘Obnoxious Party’

October 1, 2015October 1, 2015 Steven Thomas 1324 Views Accountability, assault, block party, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, Double Standard, double-standards, East Grand Rapids Police Department, excessive force, film the police, grand rapids, Harassment, Justice System, Kentwood Police Department, MI, Michigan, michigan state police, no victim no crime, noise complaint, party, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, rights, state police, video

A large neighborhood block party took a turn for the worst when 35 of Grand Rapids’ finest arrived on scene

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Lawsuit Claims Police Choke-Hold Fractured Vocal Cords, Crushed Windpipe

April 9, 2015February 28, 2016 Asa J 2510 Views Accountability, acting under the color of the law, assault, Brutality, Chokehold, Civil rights, compliant with departmental policies and procedures, cop block, crushed windpipe, Diabetic, driving erratically, Eric Garner, excessive force, excessive force lawsuit, failure to intervene, False imprisonment, Featured, fractured vocal cords, grand rapids, I Cant Breathe, MI, Michael Sollitt Kinney, Michigan, Officer Michael Kirsch, Officer Zach Hathaway, Phoenix Road, police, police abuse, Police brutality, police brutality lawsuit, Police Chief Martin, rights, Sgt. Natalie Thompson, South Haven, South Haven Health System, South haven Police Department, Traffic stop, U.S. District Court, unreasonable arrest

A Michigan man has filed a police brutality lawsuit against South Haven police regrading a 2013 traffic stop. The lawsuit says 60-year-old Michael

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Shady Cop Gets Sweetheart Deal in Machine Gun Case

April 10, 2014April 10, 2014 CopBlock 975 Views double-standards, grand rapids, Grand Rapids MI, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department, machine guns, Matthew E. Emmert, Michigan

Austin Peterson shared this article, originally published at TheLibertarianRepublic.com, via CopBlock.org’s submit page. Date of Interaction: December 2012 Police Employee

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William Moe Draws-Down on Peaceful Walker

January 3, 2014January 3, 2014 Pete Eyre 892 Views catherine mish, cop block, copblock.org, grand rapids, Grand Rapids Police Department, johann deffert, john agar, kevin belk, Michigan, steve labrecque, steven dulan, timothy johnston, william moe

Johann Deffert decided to go on a Sunday stroll. It was early March, 2013 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Without notice

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