ELi Reports on the East Lansing Police Department (ELPD)
This page is designed to help readers find ELi reporting on various issues related to policing in East Lansing, including philosophy and policies of ELPD administrators, complaints made against officers since 2016, discussions of creating a civilian police oversight commission, and more, prior to March 2021. For more recent material, click here.
Annual Reports of Complaints against ELPD Officers
- Police Chiefs and Human Relations Commission Discuss Complaints Against ELPD Officers, Talk about Racism and Trust February 14, 2020
- Complaints Against East Lansing Police Reviewed by Commission January 22, 2019
- ELPD Chief Reports on Complaints Made Against Officers January 9, 2018
- ELPD Makes Public Report of 2016 Internal Complaint Investigations January 10, 2017
- ELPD Promises More Transparency But Accountability Concerns Remain October 31, 2016
Planning for a Civilian Police Oversight Commission and Police reform
- East Lansing Drops Charges Against Injured Black Man Following Newly Discovered Video March 12, 2020
- Views Differ Widely on the Right Approach to Police Oversight in East Lansing January 6, 2020
- Movement Toward Citizen Review Board for ELPD and ELFD, as Area Grapples with Confrontation Fallout July 9, 2019
- Concerns about Racial Profiling Underlie Citizen Interest in New East Lansing Board June 10, 2019
- Citizen Review Proposed for Complaints Against EL Police and Fire Officers May 21, 2019
Excessive force complaints (focused on Officer Stephenson):
- East Lansing Police Chief Retires Amid Turmoil March 17, 2020
- ELPD Officer Recently Accused of Assault Has a History of Complaints March 15, 2020
- East Lansing Drops Charges Against Injured Black Man Following Newly Discovered Video March 12, 2020
- East Lansing Police Releases More Video and Documents in Alleged Case of Excessive Force March 6, 2020
- East Lansing Commission Calls on City Attorney to Drop All Charges Against Man Bloodied During Arrest March 5, 2020
- In Tense Public Meeting, ELPD Claims ‘Insufficient Evidence’ of Excessive Force in Gasito Case February 28, 2020
- ELPD Will Release Video and Investigation Results in Gasito Case Tomorrow February 26, 2020
- Commission: Immediately Release All Video of ELPD Incident Under Investigation February 19, 2020
- Facing Report of Police Brutality, ELPD Saying Little So Far February 14, 2020
Reporting on ELPD policing techniques:
- Police Chiefs and Human Relations Commission Discuss Complaints Against ELPD Officers, Talk about Racism and Trust February 14, 2020
- What Made This Year’s Post-Game Crowd Experience Different? April 25, 2019
- In Calming the March Madness, ELPD Has Changed Tactics April 3, 2019
- ELPD Enacts New Policy on Immigrants and Impartial Policing October 23, 2017
- New Police Chief Named, Discusses His Philosophy with ELi August 16, 2017
- ELPD Chief Answers Questions about Bias, De-escalation Techniques July 11, 2016
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