2 separate fights, 2 females arrested

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) - Two females were arrested following two separate incidents involving large crowds Tuesday night in Kalamazoo.

Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers were dispatched around 7:30 p.m. to the 700 block of N. Westnedge Ave. That is where police say a large group gathered and some females began to fight.

The crowd disbursed when officers arrived. One woman was arrested for possession of marijuana and excessive noise.

A short time later a 17-year-old woman who was part of the crowd returned to the area. Two officers saw her approach another group and tried to assault a female.

The officers attempted to arrest the teen but she resisted while trying to conceal something in her coat. After a brief struggle the officers subdued her and recovered a 12-inch-long, serrated knife from a sleeve of her coat.

The officers received minor cuts during the struggle.

The teen was arrested for fighting, resisting and obstructing an officer, and possession of a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent. She was taken to the Kalamazoo County Jail pending formal charges after review of this incident by the prosecutor’s office.

If you have information about these incidents you are asked to call police at (269) 337-8994 or Silent Observer at (269) 343-2100.