On 5-08-2012, officers from the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team conducted an operation on the East side of Kalamazoo targeting street level drug dealers. During this operation, KVET officers arrested a 24 year-old Kalamazoo man after he was observed selling crack cocaine. Officers arrested this individual near the intersection of Sherwood Avenue and Fairbanks Street. A quantity of crack cocaine was seized during the incident. A subsequent search was conducted at a residence in the 1300 block of Sherwood Avenue. During this search, an additional amount of crack cocaine and an electronic scale were located. The crack cocaine seized had an estimated street value of $600.

The 24 year-old Kalamazoo resident was lodged at the Kalamazoo County Jail on charges for Delivery of Crack Cocaine and Possession With Intent To Deliver Crack Cocaine.

On Saturday, April 21, 2012, at approximately 4:00a.m., KDPS officers responded to a traffic crash at W. Main/Monroe.

Upon arrival, officers found one car turned upside down on its roof, which was crushed.  It appeared that the vehicle ran into a pole, causing it to land in the position it was found. Extrication was utilized to remove the occupants from the vehicle and they were both transported to Bronson Hospital via LIFE Ambulance.  A 22-year-old female Kalamazoo resident is still at the hospital in critical condition.  A 23-year-old male Kalamazoo resident was treated and released.

The investigation is still ongoing and is being handled by the Criminal Investigations Division.  Details on other specifics of this incident not mentioned here are not available at this time. 

Public Safety Officers were sent to a report of shots fired in the 1100 block of Summit St. at 03:10am this morning.  Officers located a 20yr. old Kalamazoo man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.  The victim is presently in stable condition at Bronson Hospital.

Detectives have made an arrest in this shooting.  He is a 25 year old Kalamazoo resident, he is currently lodged in the Kalamazoo County Jail on a charge of Assault with Intent to Murder.

Anyone with information on this shooting is encouraged to contact Kalamazoo Public Safety at 337-8994, Silent Observer at 343-2100 or kalamazoosilentobserver.com.

By authority of:

Lt. David O’Strander