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Traffic Stop Leads to Drug and Handgun Seizure

July 17, 2017 by Kalamazoo Public Safety

On July 15, 2017 at about 2000 hours, Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers Andrew Werkema and Gregory Day conducted a traffic stop of a motor vehicle stemming from suspicious activity observed in the 1000 block of Clarence.

Upon contact with the vehicle’s occupants officers detected the presence of narcotics in the vehicle and a search was conducted. Inside of the vehicle officers located an amount of marijuana and a loaded handgun.

The operator of the vehicle, a 23 year old Kalamazoo resident was arrested for possession of marijuana and carrying a concealed weapon as well as two unrelated warrants.

The subject is currently being held at the Kalamazoo County Jail awaiting arraignment.

Anyone having information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 337-8139 or Silent Observed at 343-2100.

Authority: Sgt. Charles Treppa

Date: July 15, 2017
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy. Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Shannon Bagley, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety 337-8139

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Filed Under: News Releases Tagged With: Marijuana, Traffic Stop, Weapons

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