Latest news with #PortageDepartmentofPublicSafety
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Yahoo
Police: 1 injured, likely by his own knife, during Portage chase
PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — A person was injured during a foot chase with police in Portage that involved a knife, a taser and a K-9, police say. Around 8:45 p.m., officers with the Portage Department of Public Safety tried to arrest a person who had felony warrants on Apple Street between Newells Lane and Oakside Street, according to PDPS Director Nick Armold. He ran off. Officers followed the person, who showed he had a knife at some point during the chase. Michigan State Police officers assisted Portage police. The person was eventually tased and stopped by a K-9, Armold said. The person was injured during the scuffle; Armold believes he may have fallen on his knife. He was treated at the scene and then taken to the hospital. The person was not identified. It's not clear what felony warrants he was wanted for. Armold said more information would be released Wednesday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
Police: No evidence of bomb after Portage mall evacuated for threat
PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — An unsubstantiated bomb threat cleared a Portage mall Monday night, according to police. The Crossroads Mall in Portage was evacuated for a bomb threat, according to the Portage Department of Public Safety. The Build-A-Bear store inside the mall was the target of the threat, officers said. The call to report the bomb threat, which came in around 6:45 p.m., had been transferred to Portage police from Michigan State University Police. PDPS Director Nicholas Armold said it was most likely a swatting call. Police searched the mall with a bomb-sniffing K-9 unit but did not find evidence of a bomb, according to Armold. Since the mall was in the process of closing at the time, it remained closed for the night, he said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Yahoo
Portage police looking for hit-and-run suspect
PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — The Portage Department of Public Safety is asking the public to help find a suspect after a cyclist was hit by a car Monday night. The department said in a release that officers and firefighters were contacted at 10:40 p.m. on Monday for a cyclist, a 47-year-old Portage man, that had been hit near Lovers Lane and Stryker Way. Firefighters and paramedics provided medical treatment to the man, who was taken to Bronson Hospital, where he remains in stable condition. Investigators say the man was traveling south on Lovers Lane when he was hit from behind by a vehicle which did not stop. Investigators believe the vehicle to be a black 2016 to 2024 Mazda CX5 or CX9. Anyone with information is asked to call Portage Public Safety at 269.329.4567 or Kalamazoo Silent Observer at 269.343.2100. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
