Racial profiling lawsuit filed against GRPD, Kentwood PD

KENTWOOD, Mich. — The Kentwood and Grand Rapids Police Departments are accused of racial profiling in a new lawsuit that's been filed this month. R...

May 31, 2023
12:30 PM

KENTWOOD, Mich. — The Kentwood and Grand Rapids Police Departments are accused of racial profiling in a new lawsuit that's been filed this month. Racial profiling lawsuit filed against GRPD, Kentwood PD This case allegedly happened around this time last year. Johnathan Gafford's attorney believes that police pulled over his client because he is Black. Richard Mack Jr. says Gafford, who was in West Michigan on a business trip, had gotten dinner in Kentwood and was heading back to his hotel in Grand Rapids when he was stopped.

Matt Witkos