by Wes Thorp on October 22, 2011
The Family Dollar Store on South Waverly and Jolly Roads was just held up by an armed robber, according to an observer at the scene on the city’s southwest side who said that more than ten police vehicles from various jurisdictions were at the scene.
Police took employees out a back door and were searching the store to verify that the robber had left the premises.
by Wes Thorp on October 19, 2011
If you shop at a strip mall in the city of Lansing, do you have to be watchful for shootings in broad daylight?
Check the facts as reported by local news media from today’s murder of a twenty-something young man in the parking lot of Von’s Market at the intersection of Pleasant Grove and Holmes Road. This happened in broad daylight.
Is this a random exception or has it become more common? Where are the guns coming from that are being used in the commission of these violent acts? Here’s the reporting by the news media:
- Lansing State Journal reports that the shots were heard at about 2:54 p.m. in the parking lot where the man was found.
- WLNS reports one shot being fired at the scene with the murderer still at large.
- WILX reports the name of the victim and has talked with his mother.
by Wes Thorp on October 18, 2011
The Lansing State Journal reports a home invasion at a home party Saturday night after a football game. Robbers came in fired a shot and then robbed everybody. Paper reports that it happened on Calypso Road. What does this mean? Do you have to be concerned about a gathering you have at your home? Was this random?
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by Wes Thorp on October 18, 2011
Has Lansing become a more dangerous place to live? As an answer, watch this story from WLNS.com story about the dramatic increase in the number of armed robberies in the city? Do you perceive an increase in violence?