[Interview of retired Lansing Police Chief Richard Gleason on the changes he made to the police force during his tenure as captain and the impact of changes made to the City of Lansing Charter to the Department].

Retired Lansing Police Chief Richard Gleason discusses the changes he made to the police force during his tenure as captain, including introducing K-9 units, community policing officers, and bringing 9-1-1 to Lansing. Gleason also speaks about changes to the City of Lansing Charter during his tenure...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Lansing Police Historical Preservation Association Oral History Project.
Other Authors: Gleason, Richard A. (Interviewee)
Rapp, James (Interviewer)
Language:English
Series:Lansing Police Historical Preservation Association Oral History Project.
Subjects:
Gleason, Richard A. > Interviews.
Ex-police officers > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Police chiefs > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Lansing (Mich.). > Police Department > Interviews.
Lansing (Mich.). > Police Department > Anecdotes.
Police dogs > Michigan > Lansing.
Community policing > Michigan > Lansing.
Telephone > Emergency reporting systems.
Lansing (Mich.) > Charters.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Anecdotes.
Charters.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 audio file (29 min., 23 sec.))
Format: Electronic Audio Software
Description
Summary:
Retired Lansing Police Chief Richard Gleason discusses the changes he made to the police force during his tenure as captain, including introducing K-9 units, community policing officers, and bringing 9-1-1 to Lansing. Gleason also speaks about changes to the City of Lansing Charter during his tenure and how it affected his role and the police department as a whole. Retired Lansing Police Captain James Rapp interviews Gleason.
Note:Title supplied.
Part of the Lansing Police Historical Preservation Association Oral History Project.
Call Number:Voice 30283
Playing Time:00:29:23
Event Details:
Recorded 2012 January 18.