City of Lansing Police Department
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The Lansing Police Department (LPD) is a full-service law enforcement agency servicing a population of 119,128 people in 33 square miles (85 km²) of the municipality of Lansing, MI.[1]
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| Lansing Police Department |
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| Established | 1893 |
| Jurisdiction | City (33 sq. mi) |
| Sworn | 340 (authorized) |
| Non-sworn | 92 |
| Chief | Mark Alley |
| Commissioner | Patricia A. Farhat (Chair as of 2007) |
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[edit] History
When the department was formed in 1893, its first chief, John Stanford, only had 12 officers with which to patrol his 8 district area.[citation needed] The department, like most others, was based on the NYPD which is based on the Metropolitan Police in London. The city marshals had the responsibility of their own district, and the chief was responsible for checking on his officers via bike. Since the chief had no way of tracking the officers, his job was quite difficult.[citation needed]
[edit] Officers Lost in the Line of Duty
Through the many years of serving the Lansing area the department has lost 5 officers in the line of duty:
- Alexander Lang-1932
- Gottlieb Sohn-1943
- Mac J. Donnelly Jr.-1977
- Dean A. Whitehead-1985
- Julie A. Englehardt-1988
[edit] Organization
As of 2007, the Chief of Police is Mark Alley, appointed by a board of Police Commissioners. The LPD is divided into two precincts: North and South, along with a central HQ. The precincts are divided into 16 districts, which are manned by 246 sworn officers and 92 civilian support personnel.[2]
[edit] Divisions
LPD has several divisions. The main division is the Uniform Division which is the basic Patrol Officers working the road in Police Cars. Other divisions include:[citation needed]
- The Detective Unit
- Traffic unit (Motorcycles in summer, cars in winter)
- Suppression (Dissolved in 1970s, was a vice unit)
- START (Special Tactics and Rescue Team, LPD SWAT team)
- K-9 Unit
- Tri-County Metro (The three county narcotics squad)
- School Security Division
- Court Security Division
- Corrections Division (For the LPD jail, located in HQ)
- Negotiators
- Command (Sergeants-Chief)
