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Crime Stoppers: Two wanted on warrants, one request for information
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — This week on Crime Stoppers, law enforcement needs your help locating two people with warrants and identifying an individual who broke into a school and caused thousands of dollars in damages. If you have information regarding the cases below, call Crime Stoppers of Mid-Michigan at (517) 483-STOP. You can remain anonymous. […]
Portion of US-127 dedicated to fallen state trooper
MASON, Mich. (WILX) - It’s been four years since dedicated father, husband, son and State Trooper Caleb Starr was killed by a drunk driver. Loved ones and fellow officers honored Starr’s memory with a special highway dedication on Friday. It was an emotional afternoon at Hayes Park in...
Police identify Clare hit-and-run driver accused of injuring motorcyclist and passenger
CLARE — On July 18 around 11:23 p.m., a serious accident occurred at the intersection of 5th and McEwan in the city of Clare. A white Chevrolet SUV, driven by Thomas Vernon Claringbold III of Clare, was speeding south on McEwan and struck an orange Harley Davidson motorcycle at the intersection, police said. The motorcycle was carrying a male driver and a female passenger, both from Mason, MI, who suffered serious injuries, police said. One person was taken by ambulance, while the other was flown out of the Clare Municipal Airport by a FlightCare helicopter. Claringbold, who fled the scene, was quickly located and identified. Police said he was uninjured. He was arrested and charged with the following crimes:
Man who kidnapped and killed Lansing 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith expected to be sentenced in August
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A man who kidnapped and killed a 2-year-old girl from Lansing will be in federal court to be sentenced for his crimes in August. Rashad Trice pled guilty to the kidnapping and murder of Wynter Cole Smith. In July 2023, Trice Broke into Wynter’s home assaulted her mother and then kidnapped the little girl.
Jackson home hit by single bullet in late night shots fired incident
JACKSON, Mich. (WILX) - Jackson police said a single bullet hit a home during a shots fired incident late Tuesday. Police said they were called out to the 500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. near Franklin Street in Jackson at 11:11 p.m. Jackson officials said they had identified someone involved in the shooting, but after they were interviewed, they were released by police.
Schor: Former state rep's column about policing and crime misleading, disingenuous
I read with significant dismay the opinion from Tom Barrett last week. Either he is extremely out of touch or he is purposely deceiving the people of the Lansing area. Either way, I am very disappointed. First and foremost, as Mr. Barrett should know, Lansing did not defund the police — and I was protested at my house by mostly non-Lansing residents for not doing so. In fact, Lansing has done the opposite and added police officers....
Advance Peace Will Work to Reduce Gun Violence in East Lansing
In the midst of the sometimes tumultuous 2022-23 school year at East Lansing High School, when a couple of small groups of students repeatedly engaged in acts of violence against each other, a gun allegedly fell from a backpack during an altercation after a basketball game. The East Lansing Public...
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