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First Lt. Shannon Sims – Michigan State Police Lapeer Post

Written by CBKN76

In 2018, an MSP internal investigation found that five Flint Area Narcotics Group (FANG) members had been drinking alcohol in their office after hours​:contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}. As a result, those officers were placed on administrative duty pending disciplinary action, and First Lt. Shannon Sims—then Lapeer Post commander—was reassigned to lead the FANG unit​:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}​:contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}. (Sims himself was not accused of wrongdoing and remains employed with MSP.)

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