Kalamazoo To Offer More Resources for Substance Abuse & Recovery
Substance abuse is something that has touched almost everyone I know. Whether it s a parent, friend or significant other, even yourself, there s no doubt that it s a huge issue in our country.
The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has teamed up with Integrated Services of Kalamazoo to announce more resources for those wanting to recover from substance abuse, as reported by HealthCrisisAlert.com.
According to a report that was released back in July of 2020, the amount of people visiting Michigan emergency rooms for opioid overdoses jumped 42% from April to May. The pandemic brought stress, anxiety, depression, and a lack of connection for just about everyone. That also means that things like group therapy, anonymous meetings and the like were also interrupted. People
Man who pointed gun in bank tellers’ faces sent to prison
Updated Jan 22, 2021;
Posted Jan 22, 2021
A man was sentenced to prison in a November 2018 holdup at a PNC Bank in Kalamazoo (File photo | MLive.com)MLive file photo
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A robber who pointed a pistol in the faces of two Kalamazoo bank tellers was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison.
Justin Mychal Smith, 28, of Muncie, Indiana, who pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a robbery, was sentenced Thursday, Jan. 21, by U.S. District Judge Janet Neff in Grand Rapids.
Smith is also a suspect in a 2018 homicide in Indianapolis, U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge said in a statement.