Couple charged with murder: Woman's former boyfriend was killed before fire,...
Cell-phone records led police to an engaged couple from Kalamazoo who have been charged with murder in the November death of Brandon Silverlight, police said. Handout photo from the Allegan County...
View ArticlePolice Kalamazoo investigate armed home invasion
Police are searching for three men who were all armed with handguns early Tuesday when they broke into an apartment west of Kalamazoo and made off with electronics and the lone resident's wallet,...
View ArticleMan arrested after pair of assaults
Police arrested a man Tuesday for allegedly hitting his ex-girlfriend in the head with a handgun, according to a press release from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP — Police...
View ArticleDriver in Three Rivers police-pursuit crash that killed passenger also dies
A 19-year-old man who crashed his car during a police pursuit last month near Three Rivers, killing his passenger, died this morning at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, authorities said....
View ArticleTroy Thomas Woodard, 29, of Kalamazoo, charged with felony domestic violence...
A Kalamazoo man who police say pistol-whipped his ex-girlfriend at a Comstock Township apartment complex was charged Wednesday with felony domestic violence, authorities said. KALAMAZOO — A Kalamazoo...
View ArticleAlleged 'for-profit' drug dealer in Bousfield fatal overdose arrested
A fourth person alleged to have provided the heroin that Portage teen Amy Bousfield overdosed on in 2008 was arraigned Wednesday on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance causing death....
View ArticleSouth Haven man arrested in robbery, carjacking 11 days after release from...
A 55-year-old man had been out of prison for just 11 days when he was arrested Tuesday in connection with a strong-arm robbery and carjacking in South Haven. SOUTH HAVEN — A 55-year-old man had been...
View ArticleOut of prison for 11 days, Victor Demott Tucker, of South Haven arrested
A 55-year-old man had been out of prison for just 11 days when he was arrested Tuesday in connection with a robbery and carjacking in South Haven. Handout photo.Victor Demott Tucker, 55, of South...
View ArticleCar hits house, leads police on two-county chase
Police say a 50-year-old Constantine man is facing charges in both Cass and St. Joseph counties after crashing into a residence in one county and fleeing police in the other. CONSTANTINE — Police say...
View ArticlePortage police unwrap a stolen credit-card case
The presents a Kalamazoo woman placed under her family Christmas tree this weekend were worth more than $700. One problem though, Portage police allege the gifts had been purchased with a credit card...
View ArticleWanted: A look at people being sought by local police as of Dec 13, 2009
Police ask that anyone with information about these people call Silent Observer at (269) 343-2100 or go to the Web site www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com. KALAMAZOO -- Police ask that anyone with...
View ArticleGobles man pleads guilty to manslaughter for pushing his mother down the stairs
A Gobles man accused of pushing his mother down a stairway in the home they shared pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of manslaughter. PAW PAW — A Gobles man accused of pushing his mother down a...
View ArticleIll-gotten gifts seized from under Christmas tree
A temporary worker at a toy store was able to put more than $700 worth of gifts under her family Christmas tree over the weekend. PORTAGE — A temporary worker at a toy store was able to put more than...
View ArticleKalamazoo police investigating armed robbery reported Tuesday on city's east...
Police are investigating an armed robbery reported early this morning on Kalamazoo's east side. KALAMAZOO — Police are investigating an armed robbery reported this morning on Kalamazoo’s east...
View ArticleEx-sewer chief who falsified records jailed for faking community service
When his failure to do his job polluted a river with sewage, a wastewater treatment plant superintendent was sentenced in court last spring to perform community service to pay for his crime. HARTFORD...
View ArticleUPDATE: Kalamazoo homicide victims identified as Tamika Morris, 27, and Corey...
Police have identified the victims of this morning's double homicide as Tameka Morris, 27, of Kalamazoo, and Corey Darnell Johnson, 29, of Kalamazoo. Pictured left: Christopher L. White. White is the...
View ArticleSturgis fifth-grader faces charges for pepper-spray incident
Police in Sturgis said that they would seek charges against a fifth-grader at Eastwood Elementary School for allegedly discharging pepper spray inside a school bus. STURGIS — Police in Sturgis said...
View ArticleUPDATE: Kalamazoo police say homicide suspect has likely fled to Chicago
Police weren't saying what they believed to be the motive behind the shooting deaths early Wednesday of a Kalamazoo couple, as they continued searching for the Chicago man suspected of killing them....
View ArticleGirl, 15, arrested after hitting deputy with a chair while in jail lobby
A 15-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday in the lobby of the Kalamazoo County Jail after she struck a deputy with a chair, police said. KALAMAZOO — A 15-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday in the...
View ArticleThree teens arrested in Kalamazoo for allegedly beating man with a bat then...
Three Kalamazoo teens who a witness said beat a man with a baseball bat then stole his cell phone were arrested Thursday night, police said. KALAMAZOO — Three Kalamazoo teens who a witness said beat a...
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