LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) -- The NAACP Lansing Branch is calling for East Lansing Police Chief Jennifer Brown to resign, alleging racist remarks and a misleading account tied to arrests outside Dave's Hot Chicken on Aug. 24.

The group says surveillance video contradicts an East Lansing Police Department statement that officers used pepper spray after observing violence despite issuing multiple commands.

While discussing a recent report with 6 News that details how use of force against Black people is higher than any other demographic, Brown mentioned a "disproportionate number of minorities" coming into the community to commit crimes.

“We have a very transient population, and over the last month, starting with Welcome Weekend, we have had a disproportionate number of minorities come into th

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