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LANSING – Lansing police officers will not respond in-person to most property and financial crimes until further notice due to COVID-19.

In order to protect officers and community members during the COVID-19 outbreak, LPD will not respond in-person to take reports on the following crimes:

Larceny, malicious destruction of property and retail frauds with no suspect or evidence, or where the value is under $1,000

Attempted breaking and entering of unoccupied buildings, including garages and foreclosed houses

Identification thefts where the victim was not financially harmed or the financial institution has reimbursed the victim for the loss

Fraud of unauthorized credit card use when the venue of the crime is outside Lansing

Harassing communications

Lost property

Dispatch will direct the community to complete property crime reports online, using the LPD application or by telephone. All crimes will still be investigated.

Police will still respond in-person to all calls involving violent crime.

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The LPD application can be found in the app store by searching "Lansing Police." The app gives crime alerts, event notices and allows the community to submit real time tips. Users can also chat anonymously with an LPD employee.

Residents can also use the Lansing Connect application to report non-emergency issues to city officials. Reports on disabled vehicles, parking complaints, trash complaints, streets and traffic and pedestrian signals can be submitted there.

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Both if these reporting options have been available to the community, but the city is now encouraging residents to take advantage of it.

The Ingham County Sheriff's Department has also suspended all non-criminal fingerprinting. The services will resume at a later date after officials consult with the county health department. All non-essential people will have limited access to the facility.

Contact reporter Kara Berg at 517-377-1113 or kberg@lsj.com. Follow her on Twitter @karaberg95.