The Grand Rapids Police Department has a new tool, and I got a behind-the-scenes look. It’s a test to help officers see more when they respond to a domestic violence call.
One survivor I spoke with says it could make a huge difference.
“I had a gut feeling, but I didn’t have the vocabulary or the knowledge,” Elissa Swihart, who is a domestic violence survivor, said.
In a video she shared on social media back in 2023, she talked about how at one point she was homeless and sleeping in a Jeep with her son…