Published on November 05, 2025
On November 3rd, 2025, members of the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) and Crime Reduction Team (CRT) were conducting a directed patrol in the 5000 block of W KL Ave in Oshtemo Township to combat illegal weapons offenses. While conducting surveillance of the area a male was observed concealing a firearm in his waistband while in the parking lot of a local establishment, then enter a vehicle parked in the lot. The male is known by investigators to be a convicted felon, and not to be in possession of a firearm.
Contact was made with the vehicle in the parking lot, and the 27-year-old Kalamazoo resident was taken into custody without incident. A loaded Glock handgun with a high-capacity magazine was located next to the male in the vehicle. A second 45-year-old Kalamazoo resident was observed removing an object from his waistband and discarding it on the floorboard of the vehicle upon contact. Investigators found the discarded item to be a firearm, located at the feet of the male in the vehicle. During a search of his vehicle, two additional loaded magazines were located for the firearm. The second male is also a convicted felon, and not to be in possession of a firearm. The two male Kalamazoo residents were arrested and lodged at the Kalamazoo County Jail for numerous illegal weapons violations.
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 “P3Tips” app, or online at www.KalamazooSilentObserver.com.
By authority of: Sergeant Dan Boglitsch