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CRIME & SAFETY
4 years later: 2 unsolved killings 90 minutes apart haunt grieving Kalamazoo families
KALAMAZOO, MI — Walking into Melody Coleman’s home in Kalamazoo, one is greeted by a small shrine to her grandson, DeVante Coleman. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Plainwell police search for suspect following smoke shop break-in
PLAINWELL, Mich. — The Plainwell Department of Public Safety is searching for a man suspected of breaking into an area business early Thursday morning. Surveillance video shows the suspect breaking into Smoke City Smoke Shop just after 4 a.m. and then loading various items from the counter into an Adidas backpack as well as a smaller bag, police said.
Man sentenced for kidnapping gun store manager, stealing 123 pistols
A Benton Harbor man will spend 15 years behind bars and pay tens of thousands of dollars for kidnapping a sporting goods store manager with a pistol then stealing over 120 pistols from the store, court records show.
Former Kalamazoo Township manager pleads no contest in eavesdropping case
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A former Kalamazoo Township manager is set to be sentenced on a charge related to his alleged eavesdropping in a closed-door meeting, according to Kalamazoo County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Williams. Monday, Dexter Mitchell, 54, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of willful neglect of...
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