GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Grand Rapids Police Department is realizing the other end of a hiring spree in the 1990s as the officers hired back then are now reaching retirement age.
GRPD reports that 17 officers retired in 2019, up from eight in 2018 and six in 2017. In January of this year alone, nine officers have informed the department of their decision to retire.