http://thelansingblog.com The premier source of Lansing news online. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:18:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/22/family-dollar-store-on-s-waverly-and-jolly-just-had-armed-robbery/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/22/family-dollar-store-on-s-waverly-and-jolly-just-had-armed-robbery/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:18:22 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2677 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 [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/19/with-todays-southwest-side-parking-lot-murder-is-it-safe-to-be-around-city-strip-malls/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/18/what-about-home-invasion-in-delhi-township-during-football-party/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/18/what-about-home-invasion-in-delhi-township-during-football-party/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:44:26 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2671 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 [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/18/what-about-home-invasion-in-delhi-township-during-football-party/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/18/watch-this-wlns-com-report-on-increasing-armed-robberies-in-the-city-of-lansing/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/18/watch-this-wlns-com-report-on-increasing-armed-robberies-in-the-city-of-lansing/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:22:06 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2669 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?

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/15/is-lansings-east-side-seeing-more-violent-crime/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/07/31/lansing-state-journal-online-recounts-saturday-morning-crime-reports-in-the-city/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/07/31/lansing-state-journal-online-recounts-saturday-morning-crime-reports-in-the-city/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:11:01 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2640 If you were in the downtown area early yesterday morning and thought you heard gunshots, you may have.  Check this Lansing State Journal rundown of crime reports from yesterday morning.  These included several reports from the downtown area and other parts of the city. Also check reports of thefts from two medical marijuana dispensaries and [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/07/31/lansing-state-journal-online-recounts-saturday-morning-crime-reports-in-the-city/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/06/24/crime-update-suspect-still-at-large-in-this-mornings-butler-boulevard-beating/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/06/24/crime-update-suspect-still-at-large-in-this-mornings-butler-boulevard-beating/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:39:10 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2594 What was originally reported as a suspected shooting on the 300 block of Butler Blvd. was actually a beating of a 65-year-old man around 9:30 this morning, according to the Lansing State Journal. Reported at first as a shooting, it was discovered that the attack originated as a result of disagreement between several parties. Video [...]

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]]> http://thelansingblog.com/2011/06/24/crime-update-suspect-still-at-large-in-this-mornings-butler-boulevard-beating/feed/ 0 http://thelansingblog.com/2011/06/24/bulletin-lansing-police-have-manhut-for-shooting-suspect-in-300-n-butler-boulevard-neighborhood/ http://thelansingblog.com/2011/06/24/bulletin-lansing-police-have-manhut-for-shooting-suspect-in-300-n-butler-boulevard-neighborhood/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:33:23 +0000 Wes Thorp http://thelansingblog.com/?p=2592 10:30 a.m., Friday morning: The Lansing State Journal reports that the Lansing Police Department has a manhunt in progress for a shooting suspect in the 300 N. Butler Boulevard neighborhood between Ionia and Shiawassee Streets.  Check here for details at they develop.

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