Public Safety and Crime

There were some hard questions at a public forum organized by the ELPD, and both Department members and attendees say there's work to be done to improve community relations.

ELPD officers were dispatched at least three times for gun-related issues in less than 24 hours over the past weekend, including shots fired into a home on Bailey Street.

With the City facing major budgetary problems, residents could ultimately be seeing cuts to emergency services, parks and recreation, the library, and more. ELi's Chris Root reports.

Today, "Ask ELi" looks at the question of what rights property owners have with regard to BWL's tree trimming and tree removal. We talk to Greg McClelland, the lawyer who defended two East Lansing homeowners sued by BWL.

East Lansing City Council voted 4-1 to change the City's law governing small amounts of recreational marijuana - but it's not really "legal" and it is pretty complicated.

BWL will send tree-trimming crews into the Bailey and Chesterfield Hills neighborhoods beginning November 1. BWL has offered to meet with residents this Monday, October 17, at the Hannah Community Center to answer questions. Until then, here's what you need to know.

East Lansing High School went into a “shelter in place lockdown” for about fifteen minutes this morning following a perceived credible threat. What happened, and what does "shelter in place lockdown" mean?

East Lansing’s City Council will hold a public hearing this Tuesday, October 11, 2016, on the possible decriminalization of marijuana in East Lansing. Here's a rundown on the current situation, what Council might do, and the possible fallout.

This morning, East Lansing Police were called to the MacDonald Middle School to deal with a girl with a clown mask and two large kitchen knives. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

Want to know what happened at City Council this week? We have you covered.

Council covered a great deal of territory in its long "discussion-only" meeting last week. Police activity, tree-trimmers' return, a question of how much MSU costs City taxpayers, a fence for Bailey park, police and fire equipment.... ELi's Ian Hoopingarner brings the details.

At last Tuesday's "discussion only" meeting, East Lansing City Council members agreed to draft and vote on an ordinance decriminalizing the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana, a law that would put the City in direct conflict with state law.

Responding in part to a push from East Lansing's Shari and Patrick Rose, Michigan's DEQ is recommending public schools be more aggressive in dealing with lead. The new standard calls for schools' faucets to meet the standard set for bottled drinking water.

The intersection of Haslett Road and Park Lake Roads will function as a four way stop during Monday morning’s commute following an accident yesterday. The East Lansing Police Department advises drivers to seek another route.

ELPD has identified at least seven juvenile suspects in a recent rash of thefts from parked cars. ELi's Ann Nichols reports.