BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, the Michigan State Police (MSP) released updated figures of arrests as a result of an ongoing partnership .
Suspect surrenders following police chase, standoff on Lansing s west side
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LANSING – A man who reportedly sped away from police after they tried to to stop him on a weapons matter surrendered peacefully following a standoff in a west Lansing neighborhood on Monday afternoon.
The incident began about 2:18 p.m. when Lansing officers and Michigan State Police troopers tried to stop a driver at Washington and Oakland avenues, Lansing police said.
The driver ran his car into a trooper s vehicle and sped off, touching off a pursuit that ended when the suspect s vehicle crashed on West Ottawa Street, near Westmoreland Street, on the city s west side, police said.
Michigan State Police have bolstered their presence in Benton Harbor with the addition of the new Fifth District Crime Prevention Squad. Lieutenant DeWayne
May 3, 2021
Michigan State Police have bolstered their presence in Benton Harbor with the addition of the new Fifth District Crime Prevention Squad. Lieutenant DeWayne Robinson tells WSJM News the squad is in addition to the MSP Secure Cities Partnership in the city, and increases the number of troopers in town. The squad was added in April and will continue through October.
“Our goal is just to make the streets safer, to combat violent crime where it’s present, and to prevent it just by our presence as well,” Robinson said.
Robinson says the state police presence in Benton Harbor is about crime prevention and also about building a bond with residents. He says troopers are told to get out of the cars and talk with children when they’re seen playing.
Handgun seized by Michigan State Police in Benton Harbor. (Photo courtesy of Michigan State Police).
Since 2015, Benton Harbor has been a part of Michiganâs Secure Cities Partnership (SCP), which is an initiative developed in 2012 by the Michigan State Police (MSP).
According to MSP, this initiative is meant to address crime through a comprehensive system of âsmart justiceâ that recognizes the connection between enforcement and community engagement.
Last month, the SCP in Benton Harbor was joined by the newly established MSP Fifth District Crime Prevention Squad (DCPS). The DCPS is staffed by troopers from each of the districtâs four posts.