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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.
K-9 Officer Rico retires from the Lansing Police Department
By Ajia Harris
LANSING, Ill. (January 17, 2022) – Officer Rico, the accomplished K-9 police dog that the Lansing Police Department grew to love, has...
Photos of Walmart arson suspects released
Lansing Police and Fire seek public's help in Walmart arson investigation
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 13, 2021) – The Lansing Fire Department on Thursday...
Friday night fire at Walmart determined to be intentional, investigation ongoing
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 8, 2022) – Officials say at least one individual started a fire at the Lansing Walmart Friday night, forcing...
Lansing Citizen’s Police Academy postponed due to COVID concerns
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 6, 2022) – Scheduled to start in two weeks on January 19, the Lansing Citizen's Police Academy has been...
Offender in November Torrence Tap shooting apprehended, charged
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 5, 2022) – The shooter in a November 13 incident that left three wounded near a bar on Torrence...
Lansing Neighborhood Watch meeting schedule consolidated in 2022
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 4, 2022) – The Lansing Police Department has released the schedule for Lansing Neighborhood Watch beat meetings in 2022,...
Slots still available for Lansing Citizen’s Police Academy
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 30, 2021) – The Lansing Police Department is planning to give interested residents a weekly taste of what being...
State police and agencies to increase safety enforcements for holiday travel
information provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (December 21, 2021) – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Police, and more...
‘This bullet was found in our roof’ — Residents and Village respond to violence near Torrence bar
Lan-Oak Liquors — known as "Torrence Tap" and "Buke's Place" — under curfew after multiple disturbances
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 17, 2021) – Residents...
Confirmed: Lansing manhunt not connected to CPD officer shooting; two sought-after individuals not found
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 2, 2021) – The massive manhunt that brought an estimated 150 police vehicles to Lansing Wednesday night ended with...
Massive manhunt in Lansing follows shooting of Chicago cop
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 2, 2021) – Police vehicles and helicopters descended on Lansing last night as officers from as far north as...
Fatal motorcycle collision on Wentworth results in citations
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (November 16, 2021) – A November 8 collision between a sedan and a motorcycle that resulted in the death of...
Lansing Police seize 14 pounds of methamphetamines, 12 pounds of marijuana in arrest of local man
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (November 13, 2021) – The Lansing Police Department arrested a Lansing man on Friday, November 5 for drug possession and...
Lansing Police investigating fatal shooting on Walter Street
Information provided by the Lansing Police Department
LANSING, Ill. (October 31, 2021) – On October 30th, 2021, at approximately 9 p.m., Lansing Officers were dispatched...
Lansing Police hopes to draw experienced officers with new lateral hiring policy
New policy expected to help LPD address staffing shortages
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (October 21, 2021) — Since he became Lansing's police chief in June,...