On Thursday June 11th, 2020, officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety were dispatched to the 1800 block of Humphrey St in reference to a report of a fight. Officers arrived and observed a struggle between two subjects over an infant. Officers quickly broke up the fight and checked on the infant.

During the investigation, it was discovered that a 53-year-old Kalamazoo woman forced her way into a home in the 1800 block of Humphrey St. Once inside, the suspect assaulted a female and grabbed a small infant. The suspect then took the infant and walked out of the house to abduct the child. The mother of the child attempted to stop the suspect and a struggle over the child ensued. During the struggle, the suspect assaulted the mother several times. The infant was not injured during this incident and was returned to the mother.

The suspect was arrested for Kidnapping and Home Invasion. This case will be forwarded to the Kalamazoo County Prosecutors Office for review.

Anyone having information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 488-8911 or Silent Observer at 343-2100.

Authority: Lt. Matt  Schemenauer

Kalamazoo, MI: 

On 5/6/20, at approximately 1pm, a small sedan lost control and crashed into a local party store in the 1300 block of Portage Street.  The car impacted the NE corner and pushed a shelf loaded with alcohol approximately 4 feet further into the building from where it originally stood.  Unfortunately, an employee of the store was standing behind the shelf and was also struck by the impact.  He received head and neck injuries and was transported to an area hospital by ambulance.  The driver of the car was uninjured.

Due to the impact of the accident, the structural integrity of the building was compromised.  On duty members of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Technical Rescue Team, along with personnel from Portage Department of Public Safety, and in conjunction with the Michigan 5^th District Technical Rescue Team, officers were able to safely shore up the building with lumber to prevent its imminent collapse.  During this operation, southbound Portage Street was shut down for approximately 4 hours.  The business is currently closed due to the damage to the building.

Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 269-488-8911, Silent Observer at 269-343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.

By authority of: Lt. Timothy Loso

On April 26^th, 2020 at 11:20 AM, officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Operations Division responded to a report of a subject shooting at another subject inside a vehicle. Officers quickly arrived on the scene and located the shooting scene and evidence from the shooting. The 911 callers gave a good suspect description and his last known direction of travel.

While canvassing the area, officers located and attempted to contact the suspect. The suspect ran from officers and into a residence in the 1100 block Bridge St. Moments later, the suspect exited the residence and was arrested without incident. Officers searched the residence and located the suspected firearm, an additional firearm and suspected cocaine. The suspect, a 17-year old Kalamazoo resident, was lodged at Kalamazoo County Jail on numerous charges including Resisting and Obstructing Arrest, Felony Firearms, Carrying a Concealed Weapon and Reckless Discharge of a Firearm.  

Anyone having information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 488-8911 or Silent Observer at 343-2100.

By authority of:  Lt. Matt Schemenauer

Kalamazoo, MI:  On January 20, 2020, at around 5:30pm Kalamazoo Public Safety officers were dispatched to the 1600 block of E. Cork St regarding a Domestic Assault that occurred. During the investigation it was determined that the suspect in the case fled the scene on foot.   

PSO Corstange and K9 Ozzy arrived on scene to track the suspect. After tracking through several yards and going over numerous fences the suspect was located hiding in the backyard of a house in the 3600 block of Lincolnshire Blvd.  Subsequently, the suspect was arrested for Domestic Assault, Resisting and Obstructing Officers, and for two outstanding warrants. This suspect was lodged at the Kalamazoo County Jail. This case will be forwarded to the Kalamazoo County Prosecutors office for review.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Kalamazoo Public Safety at 337-8994 or Silent Observer at 269-343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.

By authority of:  Sgt. McMillon  

On Sunday, January 12^th at approximately 9:37 a.m., Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers responded to the 700 block of Forest St. for a report of a house fire.  When Public Safety officers arrived, smoke was observed coming from the eaves of the home. 

The occupants of the residence self-evacuated prior to Public Safety arriving on scene.  Public Safety officers entered the residence and located fire in a second floor bedroom and attic space.  The fire was quickly extinguished.

The cause of the fire is not yet known and is under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s office.

Anyone having information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 337-8994 or Silent Observer at 343-2100

By authority of: Sgt. Eric Reiber