The new policy means Lansing police won’t pull drivers over for so-called secondary violations. Those include things like cracked windshields, loud exhaust and broken tail lights. LPD Chief Daryl Green says it’s an effort to protect the constitutional rights of citizens and eliminate bias-based policing.
“We’re listening to community members and obviously the current environment. We just want to be progressive and move these initiatives fastly through our community.”
Green says a recent study finds nearly 15 percent of traffic stops in Lansing this year were for secondary violations. He says anecdotal reports find persons of color are disproportionately stopped.