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Lansing police officers consider themselves partners in building community, and they work hard to build relationships through communication and information. They release news to The Lansing Journal as a way of keeping Lansing residents aware and prepared, and also reassuring the community when criminals are apprehended. News releases from the Illinois State Police are also posted in this category.
Gov. Pritzker activates National Guard to Chicago ahead of Derek Chauvin verdict
South Holland emails residents about potential road closures
Information provided by the Governor's Office and the Village of South Holland
LANSING, Ill. (April 19, 2021) –...
Lansing Historical Society honors fallen heroes with display
Display debuted on Lansing Fallen Heroes Memorial Day, honors Officer Kenneth Novak and LCPL Philip Martini
By Quinton Arthur
LANSING, Ill. (April 10, 2021) – The...
Lansing criminologist Elvis Slaughter publishes ‘Mentally Ill Inmates & Corrections’
information provided
LANSING, Ill. (March 26, 2021) - Mentally ill inmates provide a unique challenge to corrections facilities and professionals, says criminologist Elvis Slaughter, a...
Chicago Heights Police Officer Gary Hibbs honored and remembered
"He loved being a policeman," says Chief Tommy Rogers
by Mary Compton
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (March 22, 2021) - Look up the definition of hero and...
License Plate Readers help Lansing police apprehend suspect in fatal car accident
Hammond Police Department assists
information provided by the Lansing Police Department
LANSING, Ill. (March 19, 2021) - On March 17, 2021, at approximately 10:10 p.m., the...
Lansing Police Department seeking applicants for Dispatcher/Telecommunicator
Village of Lansing Telecommunicators have no residency requirement
information posted by the Lansing Police Department March 4, 2021
LANSING, Ill. (March 18, 2021) - Applicants wishing...
IL urges residents to be wary of investor scams
Information provided by the Illinois Secretary of State
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (March 4, 2021) – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is urging investors to be...
Gov. Pritzker signs sweeping criminal justice reform bill
Elimination of cash bail for non-violent offenders one of many reforms
Information provided by the Governor's Office
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 22, 2021) – Building on efforts...
State Police publish report from Move Over Task Force
Information provided by the Illinois State Police
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (February 11, 2021) – The Move Over Task Force, formed by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker in...
500 IL National Guard members activated to Washington D.C.
Information provided by the Illinois National Guard
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (January 28, 2021) – At the request of the U.S. Department of Defense, Illinois Governor JB...
Rick Slough named Lansing Interim Chief of Police
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 28, 2021) – During the Village Board meeting on January 19, Deputy Chief Rick Slough was recognized as the...
Riverdale man charged in January 23 carjacking incident
Gunshots and rolled over vehicle in Lansing began with Hammond, Indiana, carjacking
information provided by the Lansing Police Department
LANSING, Ill. (January 25, 2021) - On...
Drug investigation leads to arrest
information provided by the Lansing Police Department
LANSING, Ill. (January 20, 2021) - On January 20, 2021, at approximately 5:00 a.m., the Lansing Police Department’s...
Lansing Police identify vehicle involved in multiple burglaries
License plate of stolen Toyota determined, involved in several burglaries
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 15, 2021) – On Friday the Lansing Police Department released...
Police investigate break-ins at three businesses in south Lansing
La Michoacana Compi, La Soga, and Sharks suffer damage, no injuries
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 14, 2021) – Three break-ins occurred at Lansing businesses...