Crews were called to the 800 block of Simpson St. around 2:12pm Sunday on reports of a fire, and arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the second story of the house.
The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that around 2:20am Monday morning, officers were called to the intersection of Prouty St. and N Burdick St. on reports of a man getting shot.
All of the homeless protesters tents and items had to be removed and disposed of, with reportedly some of these items being ones that were donated by the community.
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 KDPS says that around 1am Thursday, a Kalamazoo resident was approached by two men in the area of South Pitcher St. and Walnut St. The men allegedly hit him with an object, and stole his wallet at gun point before fleeing on foot.
A series of busts in Kalamazoo over the weekend resulted in several stolen firearms being recovered. The KDPS asks those with information about these and other incidents to get into contact with them.
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.
Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Deputies originally went to the Pavilion Estates Mobile Home Park in Pavilion Township around noon Wednesday to talk with a couple parked in a vehicle, after the owner of a trailer said the two had been squatting on his property. When deputies approached, they say the man got out of the car and pulled out a gun, firing one shot into the air.