Auto theft

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Vehicle theft in Michigan has surged in recent years

The murder rate in Grand Rapids is also lower than last year

The men were charged with conducting a criminal enterprise, using a computer to commit a crime and receiving and concealing stolen vehicles. The attorney general’s office says the ring has operated in more than 40 communities throughout the state

Under the bills, possessing a tool with the intent to steal a car would be punishable by up to five years in prison. The legislation received bipartisan support as well as bipartisan opposition

Reports the 2023 Grand Rapids crime numbers are now public

The Kent County Sheriff’s Office says it’s looking for a purse-snatching-thief who robbed a 70-year-old woman Sunday night. Meanwhile, authorities say, it’s another crime involving a stolen Kia

Video supports department's account that man shot several times by police pointed gun at officers first

Police say a man left a baby at a business in western Michigan before stealing a small self-propelled crane from another business nearby. Muskegon police…