Kalamazoo school custodian faces criminal sexual conduct charges
Parents in Kalamazoo are no doubt angered to hear that a custodian at a Kalamazoo public school has been accused of child pornography. Police executed a search warrant on Jan. 9 and seized computers that contained thousands of sexually explicit images involving juveniles. A week earlier, the 54-year-old custodian was accused of criminal sexual conduct. […]
Kalamazoo County man wanted on felony crimes charges
A man is wanted by the police after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and leading police on a high-speed chase throughout Richland Township. He faces charges for the alleged assault as well as charges for stealing a vehicle and eluding police, all of which are felony crimes. Police believe that the 28-year-old suspect is considered armed […]
Michigan firefighter facing rape charges
A local firefighter from Rockford – an hour outside Kalamazoo – is facing allegations that he raped a woman in her Brighton Township, Pennsylvania home. The man – recognized as his city’s top firefighter last year – now faces felony charges of rape, aggravated assault and several misdemeanor sexual assault charges. The woman reported the […]
Michigan woman charged with felony for embezzlement
A woman from Jackson was charged with embezzlement on August 31 after allegedly stealing approximately $8,000 from the Northwest Athletic Boosters. Her charge was embezzlement of under $20,000 from a charity or non-profit organization. Because embezzlement is a felony crime, the 31-year-old woman faces fines of at least $15,000 and up to 10 years behind […]
4 suspects arrested for armed robbery outside Kalamazoo
An incident occurred recently when a van with two females arrived at a man’s home in Hartford Township, west of Kalamazoo. The man claims that one of the females invited him out in the woods. When he declined, a man allegedly jumped out of the van and hit him in the head with a pipe. […]
Charges pending after major Michigan marijuana grow house raid
Although no charges have been brought yet, police are investigating a 30-year-old man and 25-year-old woman from Paw Paw, Michigan. According to police, they searched the couple’s residence when they were not home, finding marijuana plants growing inside. It is unclear whether the police had a warrant. Among the items police claim they seized from […]
Lansing man faces time for assault and home invasion
According to police, a 34-year-old man from Lansing inflicted non-life threatening injuries on his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend after slashing him with a weapon. Police are not disclosing the type of weapon allegedly used. If found guilty of the charges, his actions would be considered felony crimes. The alleged incident took place early on the morning […]
Four Kalamazoo men arrested, charged with felony drug crimes
According to federal officials, four men from Kalamazoo, Michigan, planned to buy roughly $22,000 worth of cocaine from a dealer in Texas Township. They were charged with federal conspiracy charges regarding intent to distribute the drugs. While their charges are pending, the alleged conspirators are in the custody of the U.S. Marshal’s Service. In court […]
Michigan man charged for fighting pit bulls
A 42-year-old Kalamazoo, Michigan, resident, who allegedly participated in dog fighting, faces several charges for felony crimes. According to court records, the man faces two counts for “animal fighting,” and one count for “breeding or training animals for fighting.” A conviction could carry up to four years in prison. According to prosecutors, the man used […]
Five years later, a suspect is charged with Michigan murder
Earlier this week, a 24-year-old suspect was arraigned for the murder of a 59-year-old man in a Kalamazoo, Michigan, laundromat. The killing took place in 2007. The suspect has been charged with one count of felony murder. In Michigan, felony murder is defined as the causing of death of another during the commission of another felony. […]