My Town: Michigan State Police celebrate milestones in Montcalm and Ionia counties
LAKEVIEW, Mich. (Michigan State Police)--- As the New Year begins, the Michigan State Police Lakeview post would like to share some of its accomplishments and successes from 2014. The Lakeview post serves the counties of Montcalm, Gratiot and Ionia.
In 2014, the post welcomed eight troopers, one new sergeant, one motor carrier officer, one motor carrier sergeant and one motor carrier lieutenant.
Additionally, troopers from the post handled 9,245 calls for service; of these reports, 590 were alcohol or drug related. The post has 1,342 registered sex offenders living in the post area with a 96 percent compliance rate. There are approximately 11,000 inmates residing in the prisons located in St. Louis, Carson City, and Ionia. MSP handles all criminal investigations associated with these prisons.