The Lansing Police Department is taking crime reports from the public online. If you want to report a non-emergency crime, the Lansing police say you can now do so on their website at http://www.lansingpolice.com.
Certain criteria must be met for the use of the online crime reporting system:
- The incident must be non-emergency (does not require immediate police response)
- The reporting party must be at least 17 years of age.
- No known suspect(s) or evidence.
- Not involve firearms/weapons.
- Not traffic crash-related.
Crimes that are eligible for reporting online include:
- Larceny, malicious destruction of property (MDOP), and retail fraud with no suspect or evidence, where the value is under $1,000 and no Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) entry is required.
- Attempted Breaking and Entering (B&E) of unoccupied buildings, including garages and unoccupied residence or foreclosed houses.
- Identification thefts when the victim was not financially harmed or the financial institution has reimbursed the victim for monetary loss.
- Frauds or unauthorized credit card use when the venue of the crime is outside the City of Lansing.
- Harassing communication
- Lost property
In a press release sent to News 10, Police Chief Teresa Szymanski says "Online crime reporting is designed to fit the busy lifestyles of our citizens by making it more convenient to file a police report in cases where there is not an immediate need for a police officer to respond to the scene. Online reporting is not designed to be a substitute for calling 9-1-1 when an urgent situation requires an immediate response."
Crime reports filed through the online system will be reviewed by an Investigations Division command officer and assigned to investigative or patrol personnel for appropriate follow-up.

SOURCE: Lansing Police Department