Kalamazoo Public Safety

Kalamazoo PSO Hurt, Suspect Dead, In Downtown Gunfire

By • Mar 12, 2019
Sehvilla Mann / WMUK

A Kalamazoo Public Safety officer was hurt and a suspect is dead after gunfire at a downtown business Tuesday afternoon, March 12.

Kalamazoo Gets First Female Public Safety Chief

By • Nov 6, 2017
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety

Kalamazoo will get its first female public safety chief later this month.

City officials say current Chief Jeff Hadley is leaving to become head of the Chatham County Police Department in Georgia. He'll be replaced by Karianne Thomas, who's now deputy chief of Kalamazoo's Public Safety Department.

WSW: "A Better Way To Do Law Enforcement"

By • Aug 14, 2017
WMUK

Captain David Boysen says the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety knew that some of its strategies to reduce gun violence weren’t working, so they were willing to consider something new.


Governor Snyder Promises Better Community Relations With Law Enforcement

By Cheyna Roth • Oct 4, 2016
MPRN

(MPRN-Lansing) Given the recent friction between law enforcement and citizens, Gov. Rick Snyder says action needs to be taken to forge better relationships. 

WestSouthwest: Kalamazoo's Public Safety Chief Talks Successes, Controversies

By • Aug 18, 2016
Earlene McMichael / WMUK

The community policing model at the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has brought it accolades in the national media. But the department has had its share of controversies as well, including a 2013 study that showed racial profiling in traffic stops. Chief Jeffrey Hadley says much progress has been made since then. Hadley talks this topic and more in a half-hour-long interview with WMUK's Earlene McMichael on today's WestSouthwest. He said no subject was off-limits. (Press the icon to hear the show. For a longer version, see the end of the post.)


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