Address
219 E Paw Paw Street
Paw Paw, MI 49079-1429
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Contact
(269) 657-8200
From the Desk of Sheriff Abbott – 7/2/2026
- Uniform Response handled a Single Motorcycle Crash in Keeler Township. The driver which was not wearing a helmet was driving at a high rate of speed, left the roadway, and crashed. The driver was transported to the hospital in critical condition. Since the time of the crash, our office has learned that his condition has improved.
- Thank you to TSC Paw Paw for the Donation of Sawdust Bails to our Mounted Division for the Fair. I’d also like to thank them for the donation to our Animal Control Division; it’s appreciated more than you know.
- I attended a Meeting in Lansing with Several Amish Community Members from all over Michigan with Senator Aric Nesbitt and Other Elected Officials serving in Lansing. I’ve been working with the Amish Community on getting legislation in place that helps them with barriers they currently face in Michigan. It was a very productive meeting with a lot of input from those that attended.
- Uniform Response handled Two Larcenies of Catalytic Converters Cut Off of Parked Vehicles during the Daytime. The first vehicle was parked at Armstrong Corners at the park and ride in Almena Township. The second was at a boat launch in Bloomingdale Township. A while four door passenger car was seen at the boat launch with a white male and white female in it. It’s not confirmed that vehicle was involved but was seen there. Anyone with any information is asked to call our office.
- Uniform Response handled an Attempted Larceny/UDAA of a Motorcycle in Waverly Township. A neighbor of the victim woke up to suspects pushing the motorcycle down a drive from the victim’s residence. The witness confronted the suspects and they fled the scene. The owner of the motorcycle was contacted, and they took the motorcycle back home. The vehicle that fled was believed to be a Saturn sedan. Anyone with information is asked to call our office.
- Uniform Response Stopped a Vehicle that Almost Hit a Cass County Deputy Head On after clearing a traffic stop just into our county. The driver was highly intoxicated, arrested, and lodged at our office for the incident.
- Uniform Response handled Two different Motorcycle vs. Deer Accidents this week. The first one was in Paw Paw Township and the other was in Geneva Township. Luckily, no one was seriously injured in either one.
- Just a Reminder there are Cooling Centers throughout the County. We put out information and it’s on our website with all the locations.
- Our Office will have Extra Personal on for the Fireworks this weekend. Happy Independence Day to Everyone.
Additional Information
For immediate reporting contact the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office at (269) 657-3101. Additional reporting is also available at Crime Stoppers 1-800-342-7867, Silent Observer (269) 343-2100 or your local Police Department.
Mobile phone users and online users can provide anonymous crime tips to the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office by sending a text Tip Soft message by sending a text message to “CRIMES” (274637) with the keyword VBCTIP from a mobile phone. Click here to submit a tip online.
Van Buren County Sheriff's Office
205 South Kalamazoo St.
Paw Paw, MI 49079-1594
T: (269) 657-2006 | F: (269) 657-3161
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