Updated
Updated · WWMT-TV · Aug 23
Grand Rapids Robbery Suspect Crashes on I-96, Taken Into Custody After 30-Minute Chase
Updated
Updated · WWMT-TV · Aug 23

Grand Rapids Robbery Suspect Crashes on I-96, Taken Into Custody After 30-Minute Chase

3 articles · Updated · WWMT-TV · Aug 23

Summary

  • Grand Rapids police arrested an armed robbery suspect Sunday after a chase from northwest Alpine Avenue and Crosby Street onto west I-96 ended in a guardrail crash at M-21 just before 3 p.m.
  • Police said the robbery was reported shortly after 2:30 p.m., and the suspect fled by car before losing control and crashing.
  • No injuries were reported in either the robbery or the crash, and officers took one person into custody at the scene.
  • The arrest capped one of several public-safety incidents highlighted in West Michigan's weekly roundup of local top stories.

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