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Sheriff Notes December 8 2023

• We will be doing our yearly Christmas Families on the 9^th this year. Our Christmas Families are being blessed different this year. Every year, we get families in need, shop for them, then deliver everything to them. This year, we are having all the famili...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23012320 Fatal UTV crash

Nature of Incident:  Fatal UTV crash

Incident #:  23012320

Date & Time:  12/07/2023 @ 2300hrs

Location:  64000 block of 84th ave in Keeler twp

Suspects not Arrested: &nbs...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-012132 Flee and Elude

Nature of Incident:  Flee and Elude

Incident #:  23-012132

Date & Time:  12/03/2023 at 0249hrs

Location:  I 94 Hwy from the 63 mile marker to the 73/74 mile marker. The pursuit encom...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011986 VBC Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit

Nature of Incident:  Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit

Incident #:  23-011986

Date & Time:  11/30/2023 at 1215 hrs.

Location:  400 Block of South Paw Paw Street in Lawrence, ...

Sheriff Notes December 1 2023

• Our Narcotics Unit have been working a case involving the trafficking of meth. Detectives were able to do surveillance for two days on a delivery location in the Village of Lawrence. When the 21-year-old male out of Kalamazoo showed up with a 33-year-old ...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011989 VBC Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit

Nature of Incident:  VBC Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit

Incident #:  23-011989

Date & Time:  11/30/2023 at 1215 hrs

Location:  17000 Block of Blue Star Highway in South Haven, MI&am...

Sheriff Notes November 28 2023

• With the first snow of the year, we were busy with multiple crashes. Law Enforcement goes through this every year, and this year was not different. Just a reminder in bad weather, give yourself extra time for travel, check your tire tread, have your emerg...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011915 Reckless Discharge of Firearm

Nature of Incident:  Reckless Discharge of Firearm

Incident #:  23-011915

Date & Time:  11/28/2023 at approximately 0145 Hours

Location:  Gravel Lake Drive, Porter Township, Van Bure...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011709 Vehicle Pursuit, K-9 Track, OWI/OUID

Nature of Incident:  Vehicle Pursuit, K-9 Track, OWI/OUID

Incident #:  23-011709

Date & Time:  11/22/23 @ 1530hrs

Location:  Geneva Township, Van Buren County

Assisting Agencies:&...

Sheriff Notes November 21 2023

• Uniform Response took a head on vehicle crash in Decatur Township. The cause of the crash was from the driver using social media while driving. This is just another example of why drivers should not be using a cell phone, I-pad, or any electronics while o...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011437 Private Property Injury Accident

Nature of Incident:  Private Property Injury Accident

Incident #:  23-011437

Date & Time:  11/17/2023 1118hrs

Location:  47000 Block CR 665, Waverly Township

Vehicle: 2003 Po...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011392 Structure Fire

Nature of Incident:  Structure Fire

Incident #:  23-011392

Date & Time:  11/16/2023 1525hrs

Location:  81000 Block 42^nd St, Decatur Township

Investigating Deputies:  ...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011319 Car v Motorcycle Minor Injury Accident

Nature of Incident:  Car v Motorcycle Minor Injury Accident 

Incident #:  23-011319

Date & Time:  11/15/2023 1513hrs

Location:  Vankal St and CR 375, Almena Township

Vehicle ...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011309 2 Car Minor Injury Accident

Nature of Incident:  2 Car Minor Injury Accident 

Incident #:  23-011309

Date & Time:  11/15/2023 1149

Location:  County Road 657 intersection with 60^th Ave

Vehicle 1/ Driver...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011299 Unoccupied House Fire

Nature of Incident:  Unoccupied House Fire

Incident #:  23-011299

Date & Time:  11/15/2023 0542hrs

Location:  62000 Block 36^th Ave, Bangor Township

Investigating Deputies: &a...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011296 Accidental Shooting

Nature of Incident:   Accidental Shooting

Incident #:  23-011296

Date & Time:  11/15/2023 at 01:20

Location:  72000 Block 39th Street, Decatur

Victim Information:  V...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011207 2-Car Serious Injury Crash

Nature of Incident:  2 Car Serious Injury Crash 

Incident #:  23-011207

Date & Time:  11/13/2023 10:57am

Location:  M43/M40 Waverly Township 

 Vehicle 1/ Dr...

Sheriff Notes November 13 2023

• A deputy was doing reports while parked in their cruiser at Armstrong Corners when two vehicles pulled into the nearby gas station. One of the vehicles started driving recklessly in the parking lot. During that time of the night, the business was closed. ...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011168 Malicious Destruction of Property

Nature of Incident:  Malicious Destruction of Property

Incident #:  23-011168

Date & Time:  The incident was reported on 11/12/2023 at 1412hrs.  Unknown when the incident took place.

Location...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011069 2 Car Injury Accident

Nature of Incident:  2 Car Injury Accident 

Incident #:  23-011069

Date & Time:  11/10/2023 0635

Location:  M43/M40 Waverly Township

Vehicle 1/ Driver 1

2008 Jeep Grand Cherok...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011016 Vehicle Pursuit/ Suspect Arrested

Nature of Incident:  Vehicle Pursuit/ Suspect Arrested

Incident #:  23-011016

Date & Time:  11/8/2023 0100hrs

Location:  Started M43 Highway ended 36^th Ave, Waverly Township

Investiga...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-011001 Single Car Injury Accident

Nature of Incident:  Single Car Injury Accident

Incident #:  23-011001

Date & Time:  11/8/2023 1543hrs

Location:  60^th Ave near County Road 681 Lawrence Township

Vehicle Involved:&...

Sheriff Notes November 3 2023

• Uniform Response handled a multi vehicle crash on I94 highway. A vehicle hit a deer then stopped in the roadway. A second vehicle saw what took place and was stopping with the flashers on when a third vehicle rear ended them. What started with a car vs. d...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-010711 I-94 Traffic Crash

Nature of Incident:  Traffic Accident 

Incident #:  23-010711

Date & Time:  11/2/2023 2:09am

Location:  East Bound I-94 near the 56 mile marker

Investigating and Ass...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-010475 UTV Crash

Nature of Incident:  Private Property UTV Crash

Incident #:  23-010475

Date & Time:  10/27/23 1743hrs

Location:  42,000 block 48^th Street, Arlington Twp, Van Buren County

Investigatin...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-010492 Structure Fire

Nature of Incident:  Structure Fire 

Incident #:  23-010492

Date & Time:  10/28/23 time of call 0555hrs

Location:  39000 Block of Whiskey Run Road, Almena Twp, Van Buren Cou...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-010463 Missing Autistic 3-year-old

Nature of Incident:  Missing Autistic 3-year-old

Incident #:  23-010463

Date & Time:  10/27/23 Approx 1400hrs

Location:  West Point Drive, Village of Mattawan

Investigating and&nb...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-010469 Trapped Under Bulldozer

Nature of Incident:  Subject trapped under bulldozer

Incident #:  23-010469

Date & Time:  10/27/2023 @ 1620hrs

Location:  26 thousand block of 60th ave, Antwerp township

Assisting Age...

Sheriff Notes October 27 2023

• Uniform Response went to a residence in the Decatur Area to pick up a male subject on multiple warrants. The subject attempted to run and resist during the initial contact. He was ultimately tased, restrained, and put into custody to answer for multiple c...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-010395 Meth Possession

Nature of Incident:  Possession with the intent to deliver methamphetamine.

Incident #: 23-010395 

Date & Time: 10/26/2023 at 1215 hrs.

Location:  79000 Blk of County Road 669 in Lawton, MI

Su...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-010301 Fatal Crash

Nature of Incident: 

Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash

Incident #: 

23-010301

Date & Time:  

10/24/2023 at 1620hrs

Driver Information:

64yr old male out of the Bangor area

Vehicle Information:

2000 Ford Pick up Truck

Location:&nb...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 23-010176 Home Invasion

Nature of Incident: 

Home Invasion

Possession of Burglary Tools

Obstruction by Disguise

3 Counts of Resisting and Obstructing

K9 Track

Incident #: 

23-010176 Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office

51-4731-23 Michigan State Police Assist num...

Sheriff Notes October 18 2023

• Last year our Narcotic Unit had 296 cases. This year, they are already at 286. Keep in mind that majority of the cases they work are felony related.
• For the months of January-September, our Uniform Response have made 4,382 traffic stops.
• The Investigative U...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - 2 PI Crashes 23-009839 & 23-009840

Nature of Incident: 2 Personal Injury Accidents

Incident #: 23-009839 23-009840

Date & Time: 10/13/2023 1543hrs 10/13/2023 1603hrs 

Location: 1^st Location: Intersection M-43 and 40^th St&n...

Sheriff Notes October 13 2023

• Uniform Response to a larceny complaint in Bloomingdale in which a car was jacked up while sitting in the front yard. The suspects took three of the tires and rims off prior to being scared away. The jacked slipped on the vehicle and a neighbor came out a...

Van Buren County Sheriff News Release - Truck Fire 23-009731

Nature of Incident: Motor Vehicle Fire

Incident #: 23-009731

Date & Time: 10/11/2023 0900hrs

Location: Bloomingdale Township 

Vehicle Involved 2000 Ford F150

Investigating Deputies: K-9 Deputy ...

Sheriff Notes October 6 2023

• September was another busy month for the Uniform Response.   They handled 1,445 complaints which includes traffic stops in the numbers.  For the year up to the end of September, it puts their total calls for service at 9,789.
• Our Detectiv...

Sheriff Notes October 2 2023

• Uniform Response investigated 3 different incidents involving large marijuana grows & retail shops being broke into or alarms at them.  Due to the time frame of harvest, Law Enforcement responds to these types of crimes every year like this w...

Sheriff Notes September 22 2023

• Uniform Response took a missing juvenile/runaway complaint. After investigating the incident, our office was able to work in conjunction with a law enforcement office in Georgia to locate her. She was brought back safely to Michigan.  The Investi...

New K9 Deputy

Newest member of the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office 

Sheriff Daniel E. Abbott is proud to announce the newest addition to the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office, K9 Jett. K9 Jett will be partnered with Deputy Devin Krogel. K9...

Sheriff Notes September 18 2023

• We recently sent more people for training for our CISM Team (Critical Incident Stress Management).  It is a team our office has made up of several different individuals with different backgrounds and not everyone on it works at the Sheriff&rs...

Sherrif Notes September 8 2023

• Calls of service for our office in the month of August including traffic stops was 1,399. The overall calls for service up to date for the year which includes Police, Fire, EMS, Misc is at 48,965.

• Uniform Response was dispatched to a suspicious situation w...

Sheriff Notes September 1 2023

• I’d like to personally thank 100 Women Who Care.   They are a group that donates money to organizations that would utilize the money the right way and put it to good use.  They recently donated to our Victim Service Unit. &...

Sheriff Noted August 25 2023

• Uniform Response responded to a residence in Bloomingdale Township in which they received information a wanted subject was located.  Once at the residence, they not only arrested that individual that was wanted, but four others as well.  ...

Sheriff Notes August 21 2023

• Uniform Response took a Breaking and Entering in progress in Waverly Township in which an alert came into the storage building owner.  A newer model white GMC Pickup was involved in the incident.  Another vehicle was involved as well and...

Sheriff Notes August 16 2023

• Total calls for service for our county after the end of July is at 41,642.   That is a break down of police (15,590), traffic stops (11,448), animal control (942), ems (6,807), fire (1,090), and misc cad (5,765).  
• Our office handled 1,30...

Sheriff Notes August 2nd 2023

• Uniform Response responded Sunday to a drowning in a irrigation/retention pond.  Four subjects got into a boat that had holes in it, and it took on water very fast.  They all bailed out as it was sinking, however, one of the occupants co...

Sheriff Notes July 24 2023

• Our Uniform Response Division and Investigative Unit investigated a very serious criminal sexual conduct case in which charges were authorized for CSC 2^nd Degree, possession of CSAM (child sexually abusive material), and accosting a minor for immoral purp...

Sheriff Notes July 21 2023

• 911 Dispatch highlights the following 2 applications:

1. what3words = is a geocode mapping application that is free to download.  “what3 words” has mapped the surface of the earth and assigned 3 unique words to each 3-meter square...

Sheriff Notes July 17 2023

• In 2022, our office handled 11, 387 calls.   As of the end of June, we are at 5,640 calls.   The month of June was very busy with 1,145 calls taken for just our office.  At times, we’ve seen an uptick of larcenies, barns and sto...

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Community Park, Recreation, Open Space, and Greenway Plan 2021 - 2026

Community Park, Recreation, Open Space, and Greenway Plan 2021-2026 (PDF)