LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Community leaders are calling for investigations into the East Lansing Police Department’s use of force and racial inequity after a review of recent police interaction data revealed that Black people and African Americans are disproportionately involved – a review the police chief does not oppose.
Data provided – and some later recalled – by ELPD reveal s use of force instances involving Black/African American persons in the city were dramatically more prevalent than those involving other racial demographics…