Drugs

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that they were called to the 1400 block of Jack Pine Way around 1:45am Sunday, after a citizen saw someone shooting a handgun several times in a parking lot, before entering a residence.

a complaint was called into the police in South Lyon, Michigan over the weekend from neighbors in the area complaining of someone screaming and pounding on doors of nearby houses.

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that a team executed a search warrant to a home on North Park St. around 9pm Sunday, after tips led them to believe drugs were inside. Once inside, police found a large amount of crack cocaine and marijuana, along with a loaded handgun and almost $5,000 in cash.

Richland Police were investigating a mobile home near Gull Lake Middle School, because they believed a marijuana growing operation was taking place. Inside the home, police found things like motor oil and butane gas, which led them to believe that the occupants were using the space to create hash oil.

44-year-old Todd Maneke appeared in Kalamazoo County Court on Monday, January 30, where a judge ordered him to serve between 15 and 20 years in prison; he pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the death of 88-year-old Alfred Minka last month.

Benton Harbor authorities investigated a missing person report Sunday, and found her body in her car at an apartment complex a few hours later. Foul play was suspected, and a suspect was identified.

A Kalamazoo man was arrested on Sunday, after an alleged shooting and car crash. MLive reports that the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says they received reports of shots fired in the 4200 block of Lakesedge Dr; as officers arrived at the scene, they saw a gray Mercury leaving, but initially didn’t connect it to the shooting...

A raid was conducted in Kalamazoo that turned up a possible drug-dealing operation. The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team responded to the Interfaith Homes Thursday after residents complained of gun violence and drug activity. At the complex, a 27-year-old Kalamazoo man was arrested for allegedly skipping out his parole...

Last year saw a dramatic rise in the number of drug related deaths in Kalamazoo County, while Calhoun County saw a slight drop. The Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department says Thursday that from 2015 to 2016, the amount of drug related accidental deaths more than doubled from 33 to 72, with 8 out of 10 of those being opioid related...

A drug raid was conducted yesterday in Kalamazoo after several citizen complaints. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that on Tuesday, officers from the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team and Kalamazoo Metro SWAT searched a home in the 1400 block of Princeton Ave and found inside over a pound of marijuana, an ounce of meth, and what is believed to be 35 grams of fentanyl...