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Retired Lansing police captain tapped to run new investigations unit in AG's office

By Ken Palmer
Lansing State Journal
July 13, 2020

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Tom Fabus

Former LPD Capt. Tom Fabus, left, pictured March 13, 2020, at the scene of a shooting in downtown Lansing on his last day with the Lansing Police Department. He was patrolling his old beat for the last few hours of his final shift when he responded to the call.

A retired Lansing police captain is overseeing a newly created Criminal Investigations Division in the state Attorney General's Office.

Thomas Fabus retired in March after more than 24 years with the Lansing force. He took over in April as chief of investigations for Attorney General Dana Nessel.

Nessel said she's realigned her office so that special agents work out of a single division responsible for investigating a broad range of matters, including clergy abuse, cold-case homicides, consumer protection, officer-involved shootings and child support issues.

Those 28 agents were previously scattered among various divisions. Another 14 special agents investigate health care fraud and are part of a separate division supported by federal funds, spokesman Ryan Jarvi said.

Jarvi described the organizational change as "a rebalance and realignment of existing staff to maximize their availability and flexibility and ensure a nimble investigative team that is available at every opportunity."

Fabus will work with the Health Care Fraud Division to make sure training and processes are consistent throughout the department, Jarvi said.

Budget details for the new division were unavailable, but Jarvi said the reorganization will have little, if any, impact on the AG's budget.

Fabus' time in the Lansing Police Department included stints in the detective bureau, internal affairs and special operations. In 2010, he helped launch the Capital Area Violent Crime Initiative (VCI), which involves local, state and federal police agencies.

Fabus was assistant commander of the Special Tactics and Rescue Team (S.T.A.R.T) when he retired. He graduated from the FBI National Academy's leadership program in 2015.

In a news release, Nessel described Fabus as "the perfect person" to run the new CID, saying his reputation "is one of commitment and integrity."

Fabus said the CID will emphasize complex case investigations.

"The strength of the Attorney General's Office is in its multidisciplinary professionals –from the investigators and attorneys to the victim advocates – and I'm proud to work alongside these other dedicated professionals...," he said in a news release.

Contact: kpalmer@lsj.com




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