Firearm Recovered During Traffic Stop

Date: June 12, 2021
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy. Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Habel, Criminal Investigations Division, 337-8139

On Saturday, June 12th, 2021, at approximately 2:20 A.M., a Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 600 block of Mabel Street. During the traffic stop an officer observed a firearm in plain view. The driver resisted arrest and provided officers with a false name. The driver, identified as a 34-year-old Kalamazoo resident, was arrested for various weapon offenses and a violent felony warrant. Anyone having information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at (269) 488-8911 or Silent Observer at 343-2100
By authority of: Sgt Nate Belen