Amendment recognizes changing retail realities By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers LINCOLN PARK – Based on a planning commission recommendation, the City Council approved amendments to nine sections of the city’s zoning code at its May 2 meeting to accommodate e-commerce uses. E-commerce in the city often consists of existing commercial buildings used to store products to be sold online, along with office space. It includes retail and wholesale sales where the business is conducted online. The … [Read more...] about Lincoln Park approves e-commerce zoning
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Driver with warrants runs red light
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE — A driver under the possible influence of narcotics ran a red light at 11:23 p.m. April 30 on southbound Biddle near Cedar Street, past a police officer waiting at the red light, prompting an immediate traffic stop. The driver, a 24-year-old Detroit woman, continued to play her loud music, shaking her head and moving to the beat while in the driver’s seat, and had to be told to lower the music volume. She exhibited other signs of impairment, and was arrested for operating … [Read more...] about Driver with warrants runs red light
Late night brawl on Biddle
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE — A fight involving a dozen people in the area of Biddle Avenue and St. John Street at 2 a.m. May 1 prompted in a police presence, with vehicles hastily fleeing the scene when patrol cars arrived. Police officers questioned an injured man who appeared to have been involved in the fight and was in need of medical attention; he was transported to a nearby hospital. Others on the scene who were questioned by police officers were less than cooperative. … [Read more...] about Late night brawl on Biddle
Credit union account hacked
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers TRENTON — A hacker withdrew $4,000 from a Trenton woman’s credit union account April 28, 11 days after $2,000 was transferred from her Chase Bank business checking account to her Chase Bank business savings account. In the Chase breach, the woman did not lose any money, but in the credit union hack, her financial institution notified her of the withdrawal. She was advised by her credit union to file a police report to initiate an investigation of the $4,000 loss. … [Read more...] about Credit union account hacked
Truck tires flattened with drywall screws
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers TRENTON — All four tires of a white 2017 Ford F-150 were found flattened the morning of April 27, with drywall screws puncturing each sidewall. The victim said he had just bought all four tires for $1,300 two days earlier, from a Downriver tire store. There was no suspect information released. … [Read more...] about Truck tires flattened with drywall screws
Former restaurant employee passes counterfeit bills
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers TAYLOR — A former employee of Leo’s Coney Island, 22373 Eureka Road, went into the restaurant for a milkshake and paid her tab using what was later discovered to be a counterfeit $50 bill. She later came back and asked for change for a $100 bill, which was also later found to be counterfeit. The incidents were captured on surveillance camera footage. The counterfeit bills were taken into evidence. … [Read more...] about Former restaurant employee passes counterfeit bills
Impaired driver crashes into utility pole
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers TAYLOR — A 38-year-old Southgate man crashed his vehicle into a utility pole the afternoon of May 1 in the 20900 block of Shannon Avenue while under the influence of drugs. The driver’s eyes were bloodshot and his pupils were constricted, and he failed standard field sobriety tests. A marijuana grinder, loose marijuana leaves and Kratom pills, which act like an opioid, were found inside the vehicle. He was taken to Beaumont Hospital, Taylor, for a blood draw, then was taken to the … [Read more...] about Impaired driver crashes into utility pole
Car vandalized with baseball bat
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers SOUTHGATE — A woman reported April 16 that her car’s driver’s side window was damaged, possibly by a person wielding a baseball bat, in the 15000 block of Drake Street. She said a friend of her son saw the vandal, thinks he knows who did the damage, and noted that the person was an enemy of her son. A police officer ran the suspect’s name, and found an address for them. However, when they went to the residence, they were unable to make contact with the suspect. … [Read more...] about Car vandalized with baseball bat
Flowerpot thrown at glass door
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers SOUTHGATE — An unknown person threw a flowerpot and plant stand at a backyard sliding glass door in the 15000 block of Devoe Street the morning of April 30 shortly after the resident let her dogs out into her backyard. The victim said the plant and stand, which are hers, belong about 30 feet from the sliding glass door. She said she suspects a neighbor may have thrown the items, since she has had past issues with him. When questioned, the neighbor said he was still asleep at the time … [Read more...] about Flowerpot thrown at glass door
House egged; teen not talking
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers RIVERVIEW — A house was reported egged overnight on April 30 in the 18000 block of Mulberry Street, for the second time in a week, and the homeowner said he suspected that his teenage daughter knew the culprits but is refusing to identify them. Siding was cracked and a screen was damaged by the thrown eggs, in addition to the egg residue spread across the first and second level of the exterior of the house. Two nearby Ring doorbell cameras did not capture any footage of the … [Read more...] about House egged; teen not talking