Tag Archives: Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department
Two arrested in South Haven meth bust
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC/WKZO) - Two persons are behind bars after a Thursday bust at a mobile home that was purportedly dealing with large amounts of methamphetamine in South Haven. According to the Van...
Dec 01, 2023 Nov. 30, 2023; South Haven, MI, USA; A mobile home door at a unit off of Blue Star Highway where police found a "large" amount of meth. (photo courtesy Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
New K9 helps Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Deputies arrest burglar near Gobles
GOBLES, MI (WHTC/WKZO) - One of the newest members of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Department stepped up Sunday morning to thwart a burglar at a Gobles residence. According to Van Buren County Sheri...
Oct 22, 2023 Van Buren County Sheriff's K9 Jett with two fellow human deputies (photo courtesy Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Office)
Otsego man arrested after high-speed overnight police chase into Kalamazoo County
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A 28-year-old Otsego man is behind bars after attempting to elude authorities in a two-county high speed chase overnight. According to Van Buren County Sheriff's Sergeant Pa...
Mar 29, 2023 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
K9 Bruno, drone bring parole absconder to justice in Van Buren Co.
BANGOR TWP., MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - Thanks to a Van Buren County Sheriff's Department canine unit and a drone, a 36-year-old Covert man wanted for being a parole absconder was apprehended late on Thursday ...
Jan 27, 2023 Brian Smith (photo courtesy Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
UPDATE: Missing teen from Gobles found safe
GOBLES, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The search for a 15-year-old Gobles boy who apparently ran away from home earlier this month has ended. According to the Van Buren County Sheriff's Department, Gabriel Reynos...
May 28, 2022 Gabriel Reynoso (photo courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff's Dept.)
Fire Chief - Smoking on home oxygen cause of Bangor fatal fire
BANGOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, Bangor Fire Chief Derek Babcock reported that the cause of a March 5, 2021 fire at 301 Cemetery Road in Bangor was accidental. According to Chief Babcock, the fire o...
Mar 08, 2021 (Photo by John McNeil)
Van Buren County Sheriff's Office investigating Lawrence Dollar General break-in
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office is investigating a break-in that took place at the Dollar General store in Lawrence this week. Police responded to a report of the br...
Dec 23, 2020 Dollar General in Lawrence, MI. (Photo courtesy of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Department).
Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office announces results of holiday fundraisers
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office announce the results of its fundraising activities to assist needy families in the area for the Christmas season. She...
Dec 21, 2020 Christmas donations for needy families raised by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office in December 2020. (Photo courtesy of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office).
Van Buren County Sheriff's Office receives funding from CARES Act
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, the the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office announced that it has received $127,680 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. "Th...
Nov 24, 2020 From left to right: Ryan Post, Director of the Finance Department for Van Buren County, Lt Robert Kirk, Sheriff Daniel E. Abbott, Undersheriff Kevin Conklin, and Operations Lt. Jim Charon. (Photo courtesy of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office).
Paw Paw police seek public help identifying AT&T store robbery suspects
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, the Paw Paw police department announced that it is seeking help from the public in identifying suspects involved in a robbery. The department says the robbery took...
Nov 10, 2020 Photo of suspects involved in an AT&T store robbery in Paw Paw, MI. (Photo courtesy of the Paw Paw Police Department).
