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A 32-year-old Springfield resident spent the night in jail following a wild series of events. It started with what county Sheriff’s Deputies report was an assault on his girlfriend.

The Michigan State Police noticed a suspect early Friday morning in Kalamazoo County, who was believed to have been involved in an armed sexual assault and kidnapping earlier that day.

A Flaming Nissan pickup truck pulled into the Nissan dealership on Stadium Drive, ending four-county police chase.

The Michigan State Police Marshall Post says Sunday that they were investigating tips regarding a suspect who was wanted on multiple felony warrants, who had been on the run for over two weeks.

The incident started around 11:45pm Saturday, as a Calhoun County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Capital Ave. near Bailey Park for a traffic violation.

Officers had been attempting to catch someone known for driving on a suspended license, who had fled from them the previous night.Thus, they say, they had probable cause to arrest him.

The chase began when Battle Creek Police Officers were involved in pursuing a vehicle in the area of Goodale Ave. near Washington. Officers called off the chase eventually, but it was believed the vehicle was still in the area.

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that around 10:30pm April 29, two victims said that they were approached in an alleyway near the 1200 block of Hays Park, by two men who tried to sell them marijuana. The victims refused, leading to one suspect pulling out a gun and firing a shot into the ground before fleeing on foot; the second suspect then stole the victim’s vehicle and drove off.

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that they had received reports of a shootout around 3pm Wednesday, at the intersection of Ada and Woodbury Streets. No one was there, but an officer did stick around, and around 4pm he saw a van drive past a home with several shots fired from it.

Three people are in custody after a multi-county chase through southwest Michigan. Around 3am Tuesday, a Van Buren County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to pull over a vehicle in Bloomingdale for having an obstructed plate; instead, the vehicle fled east.