Mother and sons work side by side at the Lansing Police Department

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — For many police officers, there is a delicate balance between work and home—but for one family in Lansing, they mix the two every day.

6 News had the chance to sit down with a mother and her two sons today, who all work for the Lansing Police Department. This is the first time in the department’s 135-year history that something like this has happened.

“I’m not going to lie, I didn’t want them to do it,” said Detective Kristi Pratl, whose two sons are following in her footsteps. “And now that they’re here, I see how they are with the community.”

A passion for police runs in the family…

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