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 — 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 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- Mich. (WLNS)– It was announced that Robert Backus was officially appointed Lansing’s Chief of Police by Mayor Andy Schor today. “Chief Backus has been an incredible leader within ...

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 ...

LANSING — The city's police department has a new second-in-command. Eric Pratl, a patrol captain who also has led the ...

Police said Lansing firefighters dispatched to a medical call in the 2200 block of W. Holmes Street just before 10 p.m. on Friday and found a 24-year-old man dead with an apparent gunshot wound.

Backus was an explorer and then a cadet at the Lansing Police Department before graduating from the police academy in 2000. He's now the chief.

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 Police Department Chief Robert Backus, right, chats with Detention Officer Ian Bailey, Thursday, July 11, 2024, at the jail located in city hall.

LANSING — Robert Backus knew at a young age what he wanted to do with his life, thanks in part to a teacher at Mason High School who alerted him to law enforcement as a career possibility. "(Police ...