Drugs

State Senator Dr. John Bizon introduced a bill Tuesday which would regulate kratom as a Schedule 2 drug, meaning it could only be obtained by prescription.

The traffic stop led to the discovery of suspected meth, drug paraphernalia, a set of police keys, as well as funeral ashes.

The chase began after Emmett Township officers were called to a medical emergency, but the driver sped off when they arrived, reportedly striking a medic on the scene.

The three occupants of the vehicle, two men aged 28 and one 32, were arrested on charges of being felons in possession of handguns and carrying concealed weapons.

Authorities say that the pair , who ran Parks Drug Store in Albion, would fill methadone prescriptions which they knew served no medical purpose.

According to the Southwest Enforcement Team, authorities were tipped off that the drugs were being delivered, leading to them conducting a traffic stop on the suspect around 5pm Tuesday on I-94 near Marshall.

The Calhoun County Public Health Department says Wednesday that they have partnered with the Calhoun County Opioid Coalition and the Substance Abuse Council to offer these Narcan kits and training on how to use them.

Around 11:30pm Thursday, Calhoun County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the 900 block of W. Goguac St. on reports of subjects smoking pot inside a vehicle, as well as a noise violation.

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that the first of three investigations began last Friday evening, where a vehicle was contacted and searched in the area of Fox Ridge Dr.

43-year-old Edwin Walker was arraigned Wednesday on a charge related to his escape from jail, a charge that could carry up to six years in prison; he could get even more than that as several other crimes were committed during the alleged flight.