Michigan State Police Trooper Mark Fletcher has been named Trooper of the Year for his selfless and heroic action during a deadly 2019 Comstock home invasion.
May 25 marked the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. An event called ‘Open Eyes Kalamazoo’ was held in Bronson Park to honor Floyd and other black lives lost to
KDPS chief reflects on Kzoo unrest, one year later
Vernon Coakley says transparency has been the focus this year
and last updated 2021-05-27 19:01:00-04
KALAMAZOO, Mich. â Three days after the unrest in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo saw similar scenes of tear gas and chaos.
Peaceful protestors gathered at the corner of Michigan and Park were dispersed by volleys of tear gas fired by Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers after curfew had expired.
Throughout the evening, then-Assistant Chief Vernon Coakley, promoted to chief of KDPS last fall, was attempting to reason with the crowd to disperse and go home, even kneeling with them at one point.
Authorities responded to a shooting near Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo this evening, according to Ryan Bridges with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
Person found shot in roadway in Kalamazoo
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and last updated 2021-05-26 05:19:08-04
KALAMAZOO, Mich â Police say one person was found shot in the roadway Tuesday evening.
It happened just after 7 p.m. along S. Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo.
According to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, bystanders helped stabilize the 31-year-old victim until first responders arrived.
The victim was taken to the hospital in critical, but stable condition.
The area was shutdown for about two hours during that time.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at (269) 337-8994 or Silent Observer at 343-2100 or visit www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.