- The City of East Lansing is making changes to how police conduct traffic stops in the neighborhood
- Council members voted 4-1 in favor of adopting Ordinance 1541
- Video shows council members on opposing sides explaining the ordinance’s functions and why they voted
The East Lansing City Council voted to make changes this week to how police initiate traffic stops in the neighborhood.
The council voted 4-1 to adopt Ordinance 1541 at its meeting Tuesday night. The ordinance clarifies the ways in which officers cannot conduct traffic stops.
Those include stopping a vehicle that has a cracked or chipped windshield, tinted windows, objects hanging from a mirror, etc…