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CRIME & SAFETY
Man, 19, sentenced in drunken driving deaths of 16-year-old sister, friend
LANSING, MI – A 19-year-old man has been sentenced in the drunken driving deaths of his 16-year-old sister and her friend, WILX reports. Lily Klages and Amanda Blue died in a car crash around 3 a.m. on Aug. 26, 2023, the report said. Elijah Klages, then-18, was driving. His blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit. He was driving 60 to 80 mph in a 25-mph zone when he crashed into parked cars in Holt.
Multi-township police chase through Mid-Michigan ends in two arrests
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State Police (MSP) are investigating a multi-township car chase that ended with two people arrested overnight. At 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, MSP said it began in Meridian Township on Jolly Road, where they were chasing a car but stopped the pursuit due to police policy. The car eventually ended up in Lansing, where troopers again attempted to stop it but were unable to.
Lansing police acted in self defense in fatal shooting of man with gun
LANSING, MI – Two Lansing police officers acted in self-defense when they shot a man who reached for a pistol in his waistband when police ordered him to the ground, the state Department of Attorney General said. Stephen Luis Romero, 33, of Lansing, was killed Dec. 1, 2023, in...
Crash In Isabella County Claims Life of Lansing Woman
A Saturday crash in Isabella County’s Nottawa Township claimed the life of a 76-year-old woman and injured two others. Police say the woman and a 77-year-old man, both from Lansing, were in a GMC Envoy around 5:00 P.M., driving north on Winn Road when their vehicle was struck by a Volkswagen Jetta driven by a 20-year-old Weidman man, which was heading north and crossed into oncoming traffic. The elderly couple had to be extracted from their vehicle and were taken to a local hospital, where the woman died from her injuries. The man suffered serious injuries.
Missing 14-year-old Lansing girl found safe
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - UPDATE: Davies has been found, LPD said on social media Monday evening. The Lansing Police Department is asking the public for help finding a 14-year-old girl. Heaven Davies, 14, was last seen in the 500 block of W Jolly Road. Police did not provide a time...
Over 1 million vehicles stolen in US in 2023, police say steps need to be taken
LANSING, Mich. - In 2023, over 1 million vehicle thefts were reported nationally, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This means that a vehicle was stolen every 32 seconds. “We want vehicle owners to know there are precautions they can take to reduce the risk of auto theft,“...
Michigan Attorney General charges Detroit woman with Medicaid fraud
Deseraye Dejarnette, 29, of Detroit, was arraigned last week in the 54B District Court in Ingham County before Judge Lisa Babcock on one count of Medicaid Fraud – False Claim, a felony punishable by up to four years and/or $50,000 fine, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Dejarnette...
Michigan man pleads guilty in mPerks cyber theft, forfeits $630K in cryptocurrency, cash
LANSING, Mich. — A Grand Haven man will hand over his computer tower and about $630,000 in cryptocurrency and cash after pleading guilty to a mass mPerks cyber theft. Monday, Nicholas Mui, 22, was charged with one count of conducting a criminal enterprise in Kent County for the theft and sale of account information tied to Meijer mPerks accounts, according to Attorney General Dana Nessel.
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