Duty pistol
Official sourceGlock G17
Issued configuration
- Pistol
- Glock G17
- Caliber
- 9mm Luger
- Optic
- Not yet sourced
- Light
- Not yet sourced
- Replaces
- SIG SAUER P229 DAK
Grand Rapids Police Department
Issued duty weapons, ammunition and attachments, from public sources. Every entry is dated and confidence-rated.
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Current issue
Full loadout and sources ↓Duty pistol
Glock G179mm Luger
Photo: U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
Patrol rifle
Colt M4 Carbine5.56x45mm / .223
M4 shown with M68 (Aimpoint) optic. Photo: Photo Courtesy of PEO Soldier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
What gun does the Grand Rapids Police Department carry?
The Grand Rapids Police Department's current duty pistol is the Glock G17 (9mm Luger), per official agency or government records; based on a 2024 source and not re-verified since. Its current patrol rifle is reportedly the Colt M4 Carbine (5.56x45mm / .223), per news or manufacturer reports; based on a 2015 source and not re-verified since.
- Type
- Local police
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
- Entries
- 4 current · 1 previous
- Last verified
- Oct 9, 2026
At a glance
| Category | Current primary issue | Confidence | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pistols | Glock G17Who else issues it → | Official source | 3 |
| Rifles / Carbines | Colt M4 CarbineWho else issues it → | Reliable secondary | 1 |
| Shotguns | Not yet sourced | — | |
| Precision / Sniper Rifles | Not yet sourced | — | |
| SMGs / Pistol-Caliber Carbines | Not yet sourced | — | |
| Duty Ammunition | Not yet sourced | — |
Loadout
How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.
Patrol rifle
Reliable secondaryColt M4 Carbine
Issued configuration
- Rifle
- Colt M4 Carbine
- Caliber
- 5.56x45mm / .223
- Optic
- Not yet sourced
- Light
- Not yet sourced
Pistols3 current
Photo: U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
Glock G17
Official source9mm LugerPrimary duty
| Dates | 2015 – present |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 9, 2026 |
Policy dated August 20, 2024. The 9mm Glock replaced the .40 SIG P229 DAK starting in 2015 (year approximate, per a December 2014 report).
Grand Rapids PD policy 9-2.1 names the Glock Model 17 9mm as the department's primary issued firearm.
Photo: Askild Antonsen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
Glock G26
Official source9mm LugerPlainclothes / investigative
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 9, 2026 |
Policy dated August 20, 2024.
Plainclothes/detective assignment. Policy 9-2.1 says the Glock 26 9mm may be issued to plainclothes officers as authorized by the Chief of Police; plainclothes officers may also carry an approved Glock 26 (Gen 5) MOS with a pistol-mounted optic after approval and optic training.
GLOCK G45 MOS shown with a Trijicon RMR red dot and Streamlight TLR-8 A light mounted. Photo: Davidh1988, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (background removed). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
Glock G45 Gen5 MOS
Official source9mm LugerOther
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 9, 2026 |
Policy dated August 20, 2024.
Optional primary: policy 9-2.1 lets officers carry an approved Glock 45 (Gen 5) MOS with an approved pistol-mounted optic after Training Unit approval and optic training/qualification. The optic model is not named.
Rifles / Carbines1 current
M4 shown with M68 (Aimpoint) optic. Photo: Photo Courtesy of PEO Soldier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
Colt M4 Carbine
Reliable secondary5.56x45mm / .223Patrol long gun
| Dates | Dec 15, 2015 – present |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 9, 2026 |
Purchase approved December 2015 for placement in patrol cars. Current status not re-verified.
FOX 17 reported in December 2015 that the Grand Rapids City Commission approved Colt M4 semi-automatic rifles to be placed in patrol cars, with 32 hours of training for each officer equipped with one.
Not yet sourced for this agency
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Previously issued
- SIG SAUER P229 DAKPistols · Primary dutyReliable secondaryuntil 2015 · In use as of December 2014; replaced by 9mm Glocks from 2015 (end date approximate). · A December 2014 MLive report said Grand Rapids officers then carried the .40 SIG Sauer P229 DAK and the department planned to move to a 9mm Glock in 2015.
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Corrections & change log
- Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Grand Rapids Police Department
- Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): FOX 17 West Michigan
- Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): MLive / Grand Rapids Press
- Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Grand Rapids Police Department
- Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Grand Rapids Police Department; MLive / Grand Rapids Press
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