Kalamazoo, MI: On Thursday January 12, 2017, at approximately 11:20 p.m., Kalamazoo Pubic Safety Officers responded to the area of 1200 Blakeslee Street to execute a narcotics search warrant. This search warrant was the result of an investigation by a KDPS patrol officer. The officer assigned to the neighborhood noticed unusual amounts of vehicle traffic coming and going from a residence in the 1200 block of Blakeslee Street. Upon investigating further it was determined that drug trafficking was occurring at the residence. Today, a search warrant was executed resulting in the seizure of marijuana, meth, and a meth lab.

As a result of this investigation charges are being sought against a 22 year old Kalamazoo woman for Operating/Maintaining a Meth Lab, Possession of Meth, Possession of Marijuana, and Maintaining a Drug House. Additional charges of Possession of Meth are also being sought against a 25 year old Kalamazoo woman and a 24 year old Kalamazoo man.

Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety would like to use this incident as an example of the community-police partnership we share. Through this ongoing partnership we as a community will continue to reduce crime, build and maintain trust, and provide the most efficient, effective, and professional public safety services available.

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

By authority of: Sgt. Derrick Turner

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Parkway, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Victor Ledbetter, Criminal Investigations Division, 337-8139