KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Township of Kalamazoo Police Department officers have detained a 12-year-old Kalamazoo County male they say was setting fires in an occupied school building and assaulting a school staff member.
911 calls came in around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, January 16 stating to police that the juvenile was engaging in those acts at the school located in the 3100 block of Lake Street in Kalamazoo Township.
Officers arriving on scene to the school detained the student in question while firefighters checked the building for existing fire concerns. The school building was then rendered safe and there were no reports of injuries.
The 12-year-old was lodged at the Kalamazoo County Juvenile Detention Center.
The case remains under investigation, and the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department is asking for anyone that may have further information to contact silent observer at 269-343-2100 or the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department at 269-488-8911.
The Kalamazoo Township Fire Department, Comstock Fire Department, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety and Life Ambulance Services all assisting on scene.
