Date:  Saturday, September 18, 2021

Address:  150 E. Crosstown Pkwy. Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Contact: Ryan Bridges, bridgesr@kalamazoocity.org, 269-762-2922 

Kalamazoo, Michigan: 

On Saturday, September 18, 2021 officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety conducted a directed patrol in the 400 Block of West Frank Street in response to citizen complaints of drug loitering, fighting, and gun violence.

While monitoring the area covertly, officers observed several subjects showing each other extended firearm magazines, as well as other suspicious behavior centered around a parked vehicle.  Officers approached and contacted these individuals.  During this contact firearms could be seen inside the passenger compartment of the parked vehicle.  Officers searched the vehicle and located controlled substances, digital scales, and several magazines filled with ammunition.  Several of the magazines recovered were high capacity and one of them contained armor piercing ammunition.

Two suspects were contacted and identified as 19- and 23-year-old Kalamazoo residents.  They were arrested and lodged at the Kalamazoo County Jail where they await arraignment on weapons offenses.

Anyone having information regarding this incident or any incidents involving gun violence is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 337-8139 or Silent Observer at 343-2100.

Authority:

Lt. Charles Treppa

Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Address:  150 E. Crosstown Pkwy. Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Contact:  Ryan Bridges, bridgesr@kalamazoocity.org, 269-762-2922 

Kalamazoo, MI:

On Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at approximately 02:30 p.m., officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to reports of a motor vehicle accident in the 4200 Block of Lovers Lane.

Officers arrived in the area and located what appeared to be a head on collision between two motor vehicles.  The operator of one of the vehicles was discovered outside of their vehicle, was not breathing, and had no pulse.

Officers immediately began providing medical attention to the impacted operator.  The operator regained a pulse and began breathing on their own.  The operator was transferred to a local hospital for medical attention and is currently listed in critical condition.

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident.

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

Authority:

Lieutenant C. Treppa

Date: Sunday, August 22, 2021

Address:  150 E. Crosstown Pkwy. Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Contact:  Ryan Bridges, bridgesr@kalamazoocity.org, 269-762-2922 

Kalamazoo, MI:

On Sunday, August 22, 2021 at approximately 11:30 a.m., officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to reports of gunfire in the 1400 block of East Stockbridge Avenue.

Officers arrived in the area and located evidence consistent with the above report.  While officers were investigating a victim arrived at a local hospital suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

The victim’s injuries are considered non-life threatening.

Anyone having any information regarding this incident or any other incident involving recent gun violence is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 488-8911 or Silent Observer at 343-2100 / kalamazoosilentobserver.com.

Authority:

Lieutenant Charles Treppa

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – On the morning of Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) responded to a call of shots fired on Woodbury Street around 4:15 a.m.

Upon arriving on the scene, the first responding officers found that a 41-year-old Kalamazoo man had been shot. The man was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

“We send our deepest condolences to the friends, family members, and loved ones of the man who lost his life this morning in more senseless gun violence in our community,” said David Boysen, Deputy Chief of KDPS. “We must all work together to put an end to gun violence in Kalamazoo. That’s why I am urging anyone with information about what happened in this situation to come forward and help us find the people responsible for this terrible crime.”

While investigating, KDPS officers later learned of a second gunshot victim who was struck by a stray bullet while inside a house in the 600 block of Florence. The 27-year-old Kalamazoo man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital where he is in stable condition and receiving treatment.

The situation is under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Division of KDPS, and at the time, there are no known suspects.

There is no ongoing threat to the community.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Kalamazoo Public Safety at (269)488-8911 or Silent Observer at (269)343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.

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