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LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Following the death of George Floyd last year, some Americans have been looking closer at how police respond to emergency calls.
In 2020, Ingham County Dispatch received over 150,000 calls to 911. Not all of those needed a police or fire department response.
The Lansing Police Department started a trial run of using non-emergency responders three years ago. LPD was the first in the state to have a social worker embedded in their department…

