Immediate Assistance
The Numbers to Call
Emergency: 911
For immediate assistance with any medical, crime, or other safety issue
Police Non-Emergency: 616-456-3400
Request copies of accident or incident reports, background checks, residential alarm permits. Report identity theft or any issue that is Non-Emergency and may require an officer to be dispatched.
Non-Emergency, Non-Dispatch: 616-456-3403
Report crime or damage done to property which you do not expect a officer response but a report needs to be made for insurance purposes and to assist the department to track crime in your neighborhood and see crime patterns develop sooner.
Grand Rapids Police Department - Report a Crime: GRPD Report A Crime
Graffiti Hotline: (616) 456-3666
Silent Observer: (616) 774-2345
Anonymously report a crime that effects the safety and well-being of your neighborhood
Want to know more about Auto Theft Prevention? Go to: WGNO Michigan Automobile Theft Prevention Page
Please don’t just post about it, Report it!
Reporting to the GRPD helps them to know where patrols should be directed. Our system is complaint based, so please make a report!
Community Contacts
Contact the Crime Prevention Organizer at WGNO for tips and additional information: chi@westgrand.org
West Side Service Area Captain Patrick Baker
West Service Area Commander
pbaker@grand-rapids.mi.us
Phone: (616) 456-3876
Code Enforcement Officer Shelly Weiss
Phone: (616) 456-3875
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