Kara Berg | Lansing State Journal

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that the Board of Commissioners did not approve the COPS TV show coming to Ingham County.

LANSING — If you were planning what to do when COPS came for you, you don't have to be concerned anymore.

Ingham County Sheriff Scott Wriggelsworth has canceled the COPS TV show's appearance in the county.

Langley Productions was planning to come film in Ingham County in July and August, but Wriggelsworth announced Wednesday that the infamous show's producers were no longer coming.

"One of my many roles as Sheriff is to listen to the community I serve, as well as my employees," Wriggelsworth said in a news release. "Many people liked the idea of COPS coming here. However there was just as many, if not more, that expressed concerns with memorializing someone’s worst day for entertainment purposes."

Wriggelsworth did not respond for further comment Wednesday.

In March, when Wriggelsworth first announced that the TV show was coming to the county, he said he was thrilled about the opportunity. He said he had wanted his department to be on the show for years.

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Wriggelsworth indicated in the news release he's heard concerns about the show from the public, the county's Board of Commissioners and many of his own deputies. In March, he said his deputies would have the chance to opt out of filming, but that he "doesn't expect many to do so."

"I pride myself and the Sheriff’s Office on the relationships we have built, and will continue to build in the community," Wriggelsworth said in the news release. "In the end, after careful review, inviting COPS to come to Ingham County seems to be a step in the wrong direction."

Wriggelsworth presented the idea of the show to a Board of Commissioners committee in early February, but the board as a whole never voted to approve or deny his request.

Had the filming gone forward, Wriggelsworth would have had full control over what content aired and what did not, according to a contract with COPS received through a public records request.