Lansing
CRIME & SAFETY
Mind-Blowing Mystery: Lansing’s Cold Cases Skyrocketed in 2021
It is something that I had stumbled upon by mistake almost, however, the year of 2021 in the capital city was not for the faint of heart. In fact, it appears we saw the most unsolved cold cases in the Lansing area since 1963 back in 2021. The rise in...
Stolen kitten to be returned, says Capital Area Humane Society
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Capital Area Humane Society said the kitten that was stolen on Monday is being returned. The shelter initially posted on Facebook on Tuesday saying they had video footage showing a young woman allegedly forcibly opening a locked kitten cage, tucked the kitten into her coat and exited the building on July 1 at around 3 p.m.
Lansing police arrest suspect accused of shooting from car, carrying illegal firearm
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Lansing police arrested a suspect Monday night for allegedly shooting from a moving car. The complaint came in Monday night on the north end of Lansing. A 911 caller claimed a person was shooting from a car into the air. A nearby LPD sergeant spotted the...
Judge sentences Lansing man to long prison term for fatal stabbing during domestic incident
Corey O'Rourke, 34, told Ingham County Circuit Judge Joyce Draganchuk he feels "deep remorse" for his actions on June 20, 2023, when he fatally stabbed Jeffrey Medina, 41, at a home on Wildwood Avenue in Lansing. But Draganchuk called the killing "senseless" and noted a pattern of offenses by O'Rourke...
Police: Fenton man arrested after carjacking, running from troopers multiple times
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A Fenton man is behind bars after allegedly carjacking someone and running from police in Stockbridge. On Tuesday just after 12:45 p.m., Ingham County deputies received reports of an old, light-green Ford Crown Victoria speeding, weaving between drivers, and passing on the shoulder along I-96 and US 127. Sherriff Scott Wriggelsworth then responded to a new report of the vehicle traveling north from Covert Rd in the southbound lanes.
Michigan Police Department Offers Best Damn Fireworks Advice, Ever
As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, a local police department is offering some great (and funny) advice about 'everything fireworks' and how to make the holiday a success. The Bath Township Police Department has always been known for its tongue-in-cheek (yet prophetic and helpful) social media posts. Bath Township...
High-speed chase ends with crash outside Genoa Kohls
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A police chase ended with a driver crashing a pick-up truck in front of a Kohl’s in Genoa Township on Tuesday. The crash happened at around 2:45 p.m. Michigan State Police and the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department were on the scene. The Ingham County Sheriff’s Department received several calls of a […]
Suspect in custody after leading police in Ingham, Livingston counties on multiple road pursuits
MASON — A Genesee County man was in custody on Tuesday following a series of police road pursuits in Ingham and Livingston counties and a home invasion and auto theft in Leroy Township, officials said. The suspect, 60, was arrested by Michigan State Police and the Livingston County Sheriff's Office after crashing into another vehicle east of Howell, the Ingham County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. ...
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