policing

East Lansing to Offer New Police Chief Next Week

East Lansing to Offer New Police Chief Next Week

East Lansing is scheduled to extend an offer to a new police chief next week, according to a city webpage dedicated to the police chief search. On the page, it says there were 15 applicants who responded to the job posting. A calendar of events states the city selected four or five finalists on April…

Study Committee on Police Oversight Present Report and Recommendations to City Council

Study Committee on Police Oversight Present Report and Recommendations to City Council

Representatives from the committee, including the chair and vice chair, presented the nearly 250-page document that includes a report and recommendations for an ordinance to establish a permanent oversight commission. The presentation also included information on the overrepresentation of Black people in interactions with the police, issues of trust, and more.

Lots of News Out of City Council This Week

Lots of News Out of City Council This Week

The police budget, marijuana revenue, Parks & Rec’s money problems, a key employee’s retirement, the Graduate Hotel’s liquor licenses, dog poop, a sod farm, and more. We bring you up to speed on what you missed at City Council this week.

ELPD Provides Info on 15 External and Internal Complaints Against Police Department Employees

ELPD Provides Info on 15 External and Internal Complaints Against Police Department Employees

The 15 complaints include instances of employees cheating on time cards, an off-duty officer driving drunk, an officer with uncontrolled rage, an officer joking around with pepper spray, and a case of excessive use of force that involved an officer tasing a suspect, leaving the suspect with a broken collarbone and broken rib. Police investigators found some other complaints unfounded.

Moving Toward Recommendation, Study Committee Learns Limitations of Prosecutorial Power in Ingham County

Moving Toward Recommendation, Study Committee Learns Limitations of Prosecutorial Power in Ingham County

Ingham County’s top two prosecutors spoke with East Lansing’s Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Commission about what they’re trying to achieve when they review complaints made against police officers. The discussion involved how an oversight commission could advance transparency and policy-making.

ELi Reports on the East Lansing Police Department (ELPD)

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.