10/13/2026
๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐
During the week of October 5th, 2026, members of the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) and Crime Reduction Team (CRT) executed search warrants at the following locations regarding investigations into drug sales and illegal possession of fi****ms: 700 block of N Church St in the City of Kalamazoo, 1700 block of E G Ave in the City of Parchment
During the investigation in the 700 block of N Church St, the suspect attempted to flee on foot, however was quickly apprehended. The search yielded approximately ยฝ ounce of fentanyl, ยฝ ounce of methamphetamine, ยผ ounce of crack co***ne and evidence of drug sales. Additionally, the suspect was in possession of a fi***rm that had been reported stolen out of the City of Portage and possessed a device to make a fi***rm fully automatic.
The suspect, a 26-year-old male, was arrested and lodged at the Kalamazoo County Jail on the following charges:
โข Possession with Intent to Deliver - He**in / Fentanyl
โข Possession with Intent to Deliver โ Co***ne
โข Possession with Intent to Deliver โ Methamphetamine
โข Weapons โ Carrying Concealed
โข Weapons - Fi****ms โ Devices to Convert Semiautomatic to Automatic
โข Felony Fi***rm
โข Prohibited Person in Possession of a Fi***rm
โข Prohibited Person in Possession of Am******on
During the investigation in the 1700 block of E G Ave, the suspect was initially detained without incident in the City of Kalamazoo. The search yielded a ยฝ ounce of fentanyl and a fi***rm that had been reported stolen out of the Township of Kalamazoo. The suspect, a 28-year-old male, was not arrested. He will be facing multiple felony weapon and drug related charges.
Neither suspectโs names will be released at this time.
If you have information about this case, please call KVET at 269-337-8880. You can also submit an anonymous tip through the Kalamazoo Silent Observer tip line at 269-343-2100, the โP3Tipsโ app, or online at www.KalamazooSilentObserver.com.
By authority of: Sergeant Ryan Perez
