Police
Welfare check in Grand Rapids – Oct 18, 2026
Welfare check reported in the 1000 block of 40th St SE in Grand Rapids.
- Reported
- Last updated
- Status
- Not tracked live. This call comes from a log that's published after the fact.
Updates
- Welfare check reported.
- Listed on the City of Grand Rapids' public dispatched calls list, which runs about 30 minutes behind.
About this call
- Location
- 1000 block of 40th St SE
Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI
Call type, responders and source
- Call type
- Welfare check
What "welfare check" means
Someone asked police to check on a person they were worried about, such as a relative who hasn't answered the phone. Most end with the person found safe. All call types
- Responding
- Grand Rapids Police Department
- Local agencies
- Fire and rescue: Grand Rapids Fire DepartmentPolice: Grand Rapids Police DepartmentWho covers Grand Rapids, not a list of who was sent.
- Source
- The City of Grand Rapids' public list of dispatched police calls (posted about 30 minutes later)
Police calls show the block or intersection, never a house number or anything about the people involved.