KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says five guns were confiscated across four unrelated investigations in Kalamazoo over the last week.
The first one they say, was seized from a 31-year-old suspect who illegally carried a handgun despite having a criminal history. He was arrested near Westnedge Avenue and Whites Road Tuesday, August 8.
That same day, on August 8, another gun was taken while authorities busted a drug-related transaction in progress. KDPS arresting a 22-year-old suspect who tried to flee during a traffic stop near Westnedge and Dutton, throwing the gun away prior to his detainment. That suspect was arrested both on gun and drug charges and also had a criminal history and was not permitted to have a gun according to KDPS officers.
On Wednesday, August 9, members of the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team and Crime Reduction Team located two firearms and methamphetamines during a search inside a car near I-94 and Vanrick Drive. One gun was unregistered and the other was registered to someone other than the suspects. Both people inside the car were arrested for gun and drug charges, according to KDPS.
And finally on Thursday, August 10, a search warrant executed at a home near Rose and Dunkley streets turned up the fifth and final gun.
Authorities say the suspect ran off and was quickly apprehended. The 23-year-old was found to be in possession of a stolen gun. He and a 34-year-old man were both taken to the Kalamazoo County Jail on gun and drug charges.
KDPS says their criminal histories precluded them from being legally permitted to own firearms.
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