Kalamazoo, MI:

On Thursday June 6th, 2019 at approximately 09:02 am, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to the 3700 block of S. Rose St. for a report of a house on fire.

Public Safety Officers arrived on scene within minutes of the call and found smoke coming from the eaves and attic vents near the roof of the single story house. Fire suppression efforts were conducted and the fire was extinguished. The structure was found to be unoccupied at the time. No firefighters or citizens were injured. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Fire Marshall’s office.

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.

Date: June 6th, 2019
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy., Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Matthew Huber, Captain Operations Division, 337-8142

By authority of: Lt. Scott VanderEnde

Kalamazoo, MI:
On May 14th 2019, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety received a report of a raccoon that was trapped on the exterior third floor of a downtown building in the 200 block of E Michigan. Officers from the Kalamazoo County Animal Control were on scene and requested the assistance of Kalamazoo Public Safety to assist in the rescue.

Due to the location of the building and the current downtown construction, portions of E. Michigan had to be reduced down to one lane for approximately 1 hour.

With the use of Ladder Truck 6, officers ascended to the location of the trapped raccoon. Diligent attempts were made to capture the raccoon safely into a net; however the raccoon had different intentions. The raccoon escaped the net and fell to the ground. The raccoon landed alive and was transported to Animal Control. The raccoon is reported alive and well and was released back into a much safer habitat.

Date: May 14, 2019
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy., Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Matt Huber, Operations Division, 337-8142

By authority of: Fire Lieutenant Kenneth Skibbe

Kalamazoo, MI

On Tuesday May 14, 2019 at 12:47pm a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Sergeant located a stolen vehicle near the intersection of Vine St and S Westnedge Ave. A traffic stop was attempted, however, the vehicle fled. A brief vehicle pursuit ensued until the suspect vehicle crashed into another motorist. After the crash, the suspect vehicle continued to flee. Officers terminated the pursuit in order to render aid to the other motorist.

The stolen vehicle was later located, unoccupied, in the 700 block of Second St. The suspect was not located.

The suspect is a white male, approximately 20 years old with short dark colored hair and a trimmed beard.

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

Date: May 14th, 2019
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy., Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Misner, Criminal Investigations Division, 337-8139

By authority of: Sgt. David Moran

Kalamazoo, MI:
On Tuesday May 7th, 2019 at approximately 1:20pm, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to the 1500 block of N. Pitcher St. for a report of a warehouse fire at Graphics Packaging.

Public Safety Officers arrived on scene within minutes of the call and found fire coming from roof. Due to the size of the warehouse a second alarm was initiated to bring additional resources and manpower to the scene. Fire ground operations continued for over four hours until the fire could be fully extinguished. At this time there are no reported injuries to employees or firefighters. The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s office.

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.

Date: May 7th, 2019
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy., Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Matthew Huber, Captain Operations Division, 337-8142

By authority of: Lt. Scott VanderEnde

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