KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — A 32-year-old Kalamazoo man is facing several charges after he was allegedly spotted shoplifting at the D & W on Parkview around 2 pm Saturday afternoon.
Public Safety arrived while he was still in the store.
When confronted they say the suspect discarded a handgun and made a run for it where they say he broke into a home on Logan Avenue, less than a block away and refused to come out.
Lieutenant Michael Skurski says after a five hour stand-off in the Oakwood Neighborhood, and after obtaining a search warrant the Metro SWAT team sent in a K-9 and forcibly entered the home.
The suspect was found hiding in a closet and taken into custody.
He was booked into the Kalamazoo County Jail for retail fraud, resisting, home invasion and several gun felonies including possession of a stolen gun.
He apparently has previous felonies as well which could mean a longer sentence if he is convicted.
