The Bubble Van guy that got arrested in Ottawa earlier just said they charged him with trespassing [$65 fine], drove him out of town, and dropped him off in a parking lot. The police searched him several times, and he subsequently found $20 in his pocket. He is convinced one of them put it there.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI: "A lawsuit has been filed after a Grand Rapids police officer accidentally fired his gun during a pursuit. Daevionne Smith is suing the Grand Rapids Police Department, the city of Grand Rapids and Officer Gregory Bauer for $7.5 million to compensate him for “mental and physical anguish, loss of enjoyment, and the post-traumatic stress.”
In the federal lawsuit, Smith’s attorney claims the defendants violated constitutional due process and the state’s “reckless, wanton use, or negligent discharge of firearm” statute, and gross negligence causing assault, battery, and severe mental anguish and suffering. Smith is also requesting cultural sensitivity training be mandatory for all Grand Rapids police officers, city employees and elected officials.
According to the department, officers saw a car that possibly matched the description of a stolen one linked to other crimes, so they followed it and set up a perimeter while they waited for Smith to leave. When Smith came out, GRPD officers moved in. Police say it’s during these moments that an officer slipped while, “running down a sloped area” and discharged his gun. The bullet hit a nearby building and did not hurt anybody, although Smith says he hurt his arm after the shot startled him. After the weapon was fired, police went on to learn Smith’s car, while “similar,” was not the one in question. Officer Bauer is charged with one count of careless discharge of a firearm causing property damage under $50. If found guilty, Bauer faces a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail and a fine of $100."
https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/man-files-7-5m-lawsuit-against-grpd-city-of-grand-rapids-over-accidental-shooting
Hopefully that group has long been infiltrated; all of them under investigation.