Inspired by Detroit’s sleeping bag coat, retired coach champions effort to help Kalamazoo’s homeless
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 31, 2020
Chamique Perry and David Quinn received sleeping bag coats on Dec. 23 when Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety assisted Dick Shilts in distributing 18 coats. (Photo Courtesy of Dick Shilts)
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KALAMAZOO, MI Dick Shilts is having trouble falling back asleep. In the last four months, he has spent time with the homeless community in Kalamazoo. He met people who are sleeping in trucks, abandoned buildings and even inside tree trunks.
In the 46 years that Shilts spent as a college basketball coach at Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo Valley Community College, there’s no doubt he’s had sleepless nights before.
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (KDPS). Photo by Jeana Gondek.
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – There was another drive-by shooting in Kalamazoo Thursday afternoon, but this time police have a suspect in custody.
At approximately 1:00 p.m., officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety were dispatched to the report of gunfire in the 1900 block of South Burdick Street. Witnesses provided a detailed description of a vehicle and the suspect involved as officers were converging on the area.
A public safety officer responding to the call intercepted the suspect vehicle. When the officer attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver fled. The vehicle was soon after abandoned by the suspect, who fled on foot. Public safety officers gave chase, and the suspect was arrested after a brief foot pursuit.
Latravion Heard McMillon of Kalamazoo, Michigan (photo provided by Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is asking for the public’s help in locating a Kalamazoo man who is wanted in the death of his six-year-old stepson.
Latravion Heard McMillon faces charges of felony murder and first degree child abuse.
KDPS Captain Craig Habel says Jaylen Worthington died December 23 due to complications from trauma.
On December 14, Worthington was admitted to Bronson Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Detectives were called to the hospital and began conducting an investigation. The investigation found the childâs injuries were a result of child abuse.
2020 was a year of protests, police and change in Kalamazoo
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
2020 in Kalamazoo was a year marked with protests, change and deeper looks at race, policy and those who lead. (Joel Bissell | MLive)
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KALAMAZOO, MI Kalamazoo in 2020 mirrored much of what was going on across the nation.
The varying affects of the coronavirus pandemic. Protests. A deeper look at racism in America. Contention in the political sphere. And changes in leadership.
After a relatively quiet start to the year, and almost eerie silence on the streets brought on by two months of COVID-driven shutdowns, things changed drastically again after George Floyd was killed May 25 by a Minneapolis police officer as two fellow officers stood by.
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Dec 30, 2020 4:42 AM
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A suspect police believe robbed a store on South Westnedge Tuesday evening is now in custody.
Just after 6:00 p.m. Tuesday Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of South Westnedge Avenue for a report of an armed robbery. They say the suspect entered the store and indicated a weapon. The suspect then stole an undetermined amount of money and property from the store and then fled on foot. A police K9 was called to the scene, but the suspect was not located.