Great Lakes Wire

FOIA Request to Lansing Police Department regarding active employee roster on November 13, 2025.

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the Lansing Police Department by Great Lakes Wire, a media organization focused on local governmental affairs. The request, dated November 13, 2025, seeks access to various records related to the department's current employees. Specifically, the request asks for any roster, directory, staffing list, payroll record, or personnel summary that identifies all current police department employees.

The information requested includes each employee's name, job title or rank, sex or gender (if available in existing records), date of hire or appointment, and age or year of birth (only if this data is part of existing public-facing records). The requester has asked for the most recent version of each type of roster if multiple versions exist.

Great Lakes Wire emphasizes its role in gathering and reporting news to the public as a media organization. They assert that access to these public records is crucial for holding public institutions accountable and ensuring transparency. Furthermore, they have requested a fee waiver based on their status as a media professional.

The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found on their website at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.

Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.