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The Lansing Police and Fire Departments 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 and the Illinois State Fire Marshal are also posted in this category.
Lansing Police Department promotes three officers, hires four
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 11, 2022) – The Lansing Police Department promoted three of its own on Tuesday, a week after four new...
Walmart and Lansing Police bring 27 local children Christmas shopping
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 23, 2022) – Led by a firetruck, a small caravan of police cars made its way north on Torrence...
160 home fires start with Christmas trees in the U.S. each year – State Fire Marshal urges safety
Every year, top three days for candle fires are Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and New Year’s Eve
Information provided by the Illinois State Fire...
LPD’s Travelle Smith earns award for saving life of non-responsive infant
"I never will forget him" grandmother says of Officer Smith
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 19, 2022) – As John and Chiller Bailey were babysitting...
Firefighters and Lansing Lions provide gifts for Lansing families
By Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 13, 2022) – A gift-giving project started last year by Lansing Firefighters Union IAFF Local 3709 is making a...
Deputy Chief Rick Slough retires after holding every rank at LPD
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 9, 2022) – Retiring Deputy Chief Rick Slough was honored at the Lansing Village Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday...
Three charged in Chase Bank armed robbery on Halloween
Two suspects in custody, arrest warrant out for third after $1 million in cash was recovered
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 7, 2022) – The...
Power outages and brush fires – an eventful Election Day at Bethel Church
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (November 8, 2022) – Though the long line of pre-dawn voters that braved the sub-40-degree weather outside of Bethel Church...
Severed power line starts car fire; no one hurt
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (November 5, 2022) – The winds that ripped through Lansing Saturday afternoon downed a live electrical wire that slowly and...
Photos, food, and fire demonstrations at Lansing Fire Department’s 100-year open house
Text, photos, and videos by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (October 17, 2022) – The Lansing Fire Department is 100 years old this year, and celebrated...
Deadly Planet Fitness shooting not ‘random act of violence,’ says LPD
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (October 12, 2022) – The October 7 shooting at Planet Fitness was a targeted attack, the Lansing Police Department said...
Lansing history: The Lansing Fire Department
Serving Lansing for 100 years
LANSING, Ill. (October 9, 2022) - This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Lansing Fire Department, which was organized...
Man dead after shooting at Planet Fitness in Lansing
Information provided by the Lansing Police Department
LANSING, Ill. (October 8, 2022) – On October 7, 2022, at approximately 6:45 p.m., Lansing Officers were dispatched...
LPD asks for public help in search for missing 26-year old man
Information provided by the Lansing Police DepartmentLANSING, Ill. (September 15, 2022) – The Lansing Police Department is helping the Rogers family look for 26-year-old...
Lansing’s 911 dispatchers now trained to advise during medical emergencies
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (September 14, 2022) – Lansing's 911 dispatchers are now certified Emergency Medical Dispatchers, trained to better help callers respond to...