GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The union that represents the rank and file officers of the Grand Rapids Police Department posted a strong rebuke to the police chief’s statements surrounding the handcuffing of an 11-year-old girl.
The Facebook post came after the police chief made comments about the handling of an incident where a child was handcuffed as officers searched for an attempted homicide suspect.
Chief David Rahinsky said the screams of the little girl being cuffed made him nauseous. He called the officers’ actions inappropriate that night.
“The men and women of the GRPOA are nauseated as well on how the chief handled this,” read a posting on the union’s Facebook page. A page administrator changed the account’s profile picture to an individual being thrown under a bus earlier this week. “His statements in the news conference have caused unrepairable damage. He can no longer be considered a leader we can trust.”
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