CRIME & SAFETY
Police: Crash that injured woman, caused power outage resulted from street racing
LANSING — A crash that closed a downtown Lansing intersection, knocked out power to about 100 Lansing Board of Water & Light customers and seriously injured a woman on Wednesday night was connected to street racing, Lansing police said. "Speed was definitely a factor," police department spokewoman Jordan Gulkis said early Thursday afternoon. ...
Two people charged in crash that caused Trooper Joel Popp's death
SAGINAW COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - Two people face up to 15 years in prison for the deadly crash that claimed the life of Michigan State Police Trooper Joel Popp in January. Duncan Erving of Atlanta in Northern Michigan was arraigned Wednesday in Saginaw County District Court on one count of failure to use due care passing an emergency vehicle causing death.
Lansing man sentenced in federal weapons case after 2 toddlers shot themselves in his home
GRAND RAPIDS — A Lansing man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on a pair of weapons convictions. Tyrone Lekese Hooper, 25, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and a felon in possession of ammunition in January in connection with firearms found in his car and home in 2022, court records indicate.
Suspect in Lansing double murder in court
The man accused of shooting and killing two people in Lansing faced a judge Thursday morning. Dennis Whaley, 51, faces two counts of open murder and four firearms charges and is being held without bond for the shooting deaths of Jason McKenzie, 50 and Christine Cambric, 53.
Lansing's Election Drama, Ex-Clerk and Lawyer Charged in Data Breach Scandal
In Lansing, allegations of an election data breach have surfaced, leading to the charging of Stephanie Scott, the former Adams Township clerk, and her attorney Stefanie Lambert, who align themselves with Trump and his baseless claims of a rigged 2020 election, FOX 2 reports. Scott, 52, and Lambert, known legally as Stefanie Lynn Junttila, 42, are facing severe legal repercussions, including multiple felonies connected to the unauthorized access and transmission of sensitive voter information.
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