Grand Rapids Police Department

The Grand Rapids Police Department was established in 1871.[3]

To date, the GRPD headquarters has been in four different buildings; none of the previous sites remain standing today.[4] The first police headquarters consisted of a two-room office suite located over a grocer at 101 Monroe Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids.[5] In 1882, the department moved to the intersection of Lyon and Campau.[4] In 1892, a new headquarters was built at the intersection of Crescent and Ottawa designed by notable Detroit-based architect Elijah E. Meyers.[4] This location was expanded in 1915 and occupied for over 70 years before being demolished.[4][6] In 1967, the department moved to the newly built Hall of Justice, located on the site of the present-day DeVos Place convention center on Monroe Avenue.[7] In 2001, the department moved into the current headquarters, a renovated Herpolsheimer's department store located at 1 Monroe Center NW.[4][7]

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  Original police headquarters located at 101 Monroe Avenue
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  Police headquarters located at the intersection of Crescent and Ottawa
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  Grand Rapids Hall of Justice on Monroe Avenue
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  Current police headquarters located at 1 Monroe Center

A total of fifteen GRPD officers have been killed since the department's first recorded death in 1895.[8] Fourteen of those officers died on-duty, while one was killed off-duty attempting to rescue an electrocution victim.[8] Of those killed on-duty, eight were killed by gunfire and six were killed in traffic accidents.[8]

The GRPD utilizes the Ford Police Interceptor Utility SUV for marked patrol vehicles.[9]

The department also utilizes a number of other platforms for specialized patrol functions, including bicycles,[10] segways,[11] and horses.[12]

The GRPD issues the 9mm Glock 17 as its primary service weapon. The department chose the Glock in 2014 as a replacement for the previously issued .40 caliber Sig Sauer P229 pistol.[13]

In 2015, the department began deploying Colt M4 semi-automatic rifles in marked patrol vehicles to supplement the shotguns that were already carried.[14]

GRPD officers carry a number of less-lethal options, including pepper spray, collapsible batons, and tasers.[15]

All GRPD uniformed patrol officers wear Axon 2 body cameras.[16]