A Statement from Lansing Mayor Any Schor reads, “Violent criminals that fire guns and harm innocent victims will be arrested.

Lansing City Council members, police, and the economic and planning attorney met Tuesday at City Hall to discuss new updates ...

Backus worked with the Lansing Police Department for over 24 years and recently served as Assistant Chief for the past two years. Backus is a graduate of Michigan State University’s Criminal ...

LANSING — Robert Backus, a 24-year Lansing Police Department veteran with years of command-level experience, has been named the city's new police chief. Mayor Andy Schor on Wednesday named ...

Backus was an Explorer scout at the Lansing Police Department, then a cadet before graduating from the Mid-Michigan Police Academy in 2000. Twenty-four years later, he's holding down the top ...

LANSING, (Mich.) WLNS — Tuesday, Lansing Mayor Andy Schor and LPD Chief Robert Backus talked to the media about how they plan to stop tragedies like last Thursday’s five-car crash from ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Today, Lansing Mayor Andy Schor and Chief Robert Backus will address the recent street racing incident that left 13 people injured, including one who remains in the hospital.

Lansing Police Chief Robert Backus said he hears residents' concerns, and he has sent out extra patrols to the city's major thoroughfares, including Waverly Road and Cedar Street, and into ...

LANSING, (Mich.) WLNS — Tuesday, Lansing Mayor Andy Schor and LPD Chief Robert Backus talked to the media about how they plan to stop tragedies like last Thursday’s five-car crash from ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Today, Lansing Mayor Andy Schor and Chief Robert Backus will address the recent street racing incident that left 13 people injured, including one who remains in the hospital.