05/05/2026
On Sunday, May 3, 2026, at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers from the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department responded to multiple reports of shots fired and a disturbance at a residence in the 2800 block of Crestview Avenue.
Dispatch received several 911 calls reporting Michael Vandenberg, was actively damaging the home, discharging a firearm inside the residence, making threats, and attempting to start a fire. Callers indicated items had been ignited in the kitchen that were extinguished prior to officersโ arrival. The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle before police arrived.
A short time later, officers located Vandenberg at a residence in the Westwood neighborhood. Upon seeing police, he fled in his vehicle, prompting a pursuit. The pursuit ended when the suspect returned to the Crestview Avenue residence, where he was taken into custody and later transported to the Kalamazoo County Jail where he was lodged.
A search warrant was executed at the Crestview Avenue residence, where officers recovered multiple fi****ms, ammunition, shell casings, and evidence related to controlled substances were located. No injuries to residents or officers were reported.
The case was forwarded to the Kalamazoo County Prosecutorโs Office for review and the following charges were authorized:
โข Weapons โ Fi****ms โ Discharge in/at Building
โข Controlled Substance โ Possession of Methamphetamine
โข Police Officer โ Fleeing โ 3rd Degree
โข Police Officer โ Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing
On Monday, May 4, 2026 Vandenberg was arraigned on these charges in front of the Honorable Judge Alisa Parker-LaGrone of 8th District Court, who gave Vandenberg a bond of $5,000 cash/surety.
The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department was assisted by the Western Michigan University Police Department, Township of Kalamazoo Fire Department, and Life Ambulance.
