Drugs

A Kalamazoo man has been sentenced to federal prison for running a heroin ring in southwest Michigan. In US District Court in Grand Rapids Wednesday, Quintin Howell was sentenced to 15 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to being involved with the distribution of heroin between 2013 and 2015...

A Kalamazoo couple is facing charges after they allegedly assaulted a woman on Valentine’s Day. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers were called to Bronson Hospital around 6pm Tuesday, and found a 38-year-old woman with facial injuries...

Two Kalamazoo women are behind bars after they were busted with a large amount of drugs. MLive reports that Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers witnessed a drug deal on Friday, and investigation led to them executing a search warrant at a home in the 100 Block of E...

A crash during rush hour in Kalamazoo sent two to the hospital, and criminal charges might be coming. WWMT reports the two vehicle crash happened around 5:20pm Thursday, at the intersection of Mt. Olivet Rd. and Riverview Dr. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that it appears at this time that a 46-year-old male driver ran a stop sign, colliding with a 35-year-old woman’s vehicle... Re

A search warrant led to the discovery of drug activity and stolen property in Calhoun County Tuesday night. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says that the Calhoun County Special Response Team and Meth Response Team executed the search warrant 11pm Tuesday, to a home on Niepoth St...

Kalamazoo authorities have busted the second large scale drug operation in less than a week. On Monday, the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team executed a search warrant in the 3300 block of W. Main St. in Kalamazoo Township. Before the search warrant was carried out, however, a suspect was arrested outside the residence...

A Kalamazoo man is dead after an accident at a gas station Sunday evening. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that around 7:15pm Sunday, a man was pumping gas at the Speedway in the 3900 block of S. Westnedge Ave, when a car collided with the man and the gas pump, starting a fire...

A sharp-eyed police officer led to a suspected drug house bust Thursday night in Kalamazoo.  WWMT reports that the officer assigned to a neighborhood noticed a large amount of vehicle traffic around a house in the 1,200 block of Blakeslee St, and further investigation showed drug activity...

The second suspect in the shooting death of a Western Michigan University student might have been the one to pull the trigger. MLive reports that during court hearings before the Christmas holiday, Kalamazoo authorities testified that 20-year-old Jordan Waire of Muskegon was seen by witnesses driving a car near the scene, and carrying a handgun...

Complaints from citizens led to a large drug bust in Kalamazoo earlier this week. On Monday, December 14, a collaborative effort was undertaken by the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team, the Community Policing Unit and the Kalamazoo Metro SWAT team to execute a search warrant at a residence in the 4400 block of Dover Hills Dr...