New Kalamazoo ordinance helps reduce ‘X-train’ parties

Mobile nuisance parties, known in the community as “X trains,” have been a problem in the Kalamazoo area for years, but the department of public safety reports they’re seeing success in reducing these gatherings.

“It’s a caravan of vehicles that drive throughout the entire city, and cause chaos. There’s lots of alcohol involved, drug use involved,” said Lieutenant Andrew Werkema of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.

The department has begun towing vehicles flagged as part of these mobile nuisance parties, with officers returning during the week to impound them…

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