By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers MELVINDALE – City Council members recently approved a liquor license transfer after receiving assurance that it wouldn’t clear the way for an adult entertainment establishment. Police Chief Rick Cadez recommended approving the transfer of ownership of the license from Rick Kincaid Sr. to his son, Rick Kincaid Jr., for the Hops & Barley Bar and Grill, 18561 Allen Road. He cited a completed background investigation of the new license holder in recommending the approval. Some language in the … [Read more...] about Council approves liquor license transfer without topless dancing provision
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Allen Park Lobsters tailed A city resident was detained about 8 p.m. Feb. 26 when she tried to leave Meijer, 3565 Fairlane Drive, with $80 worth of seafood in her purse. The woman also was wanted by Detroit police for retail fraud. Formula for fraud Six cans of baby formula with a combined retail value of $76 were taken about 5 p.m. Feb. 24 from Meijer, 3565 Fairlane Drive. Employees recognized the man and woman suspects from a retail fraud arrest at the chain’s Taylor store. March in like lion for larcenies A green 1997 … [Read more...] about Police blotter
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Allen Park Shoplifter stopped with empty wallets Three empty wallets were the downfall of a would-be shoplifter Sunday evening at T.J. Maxx, 3320 Fairlane Drive, when a woman tried to leave the store without paying for them. The woman voluntarily told loss prevention personnel she had a handgun with a valid concealed weapon permit in her purse, but did not at any point imply she intended to use it. Cigarettes taken in lieu of cash A man who broke the front window of the Sunoco gas station at 8333 … [Read more...] about Police blotter
Woman charged in attack on teenage boy after hit-and-run
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers MELVINDALE – A 56-year-old Taylor woman faces charges in the recent assault of a 14-year-old Dearborn boy after a hit-and-run accident at a local hospital. Lorraine Joyce Jones-Daniels was arraigned on assault charges Tuesday in 24th District Court for allegedly attacking the boy as he sat in the passenger seat of his mother’s car Jan. 27 near Outer Drive and Allen Road. She was released on bail with an ankle tether and restricted movement and awaits a preliminary examination of the … [Read more...] about Woman charged in attack on teenage boy after hit-and-run
Paczki: A pre-Lenten Polish tradition
Ruth Greenwald (left), co-owner of Yum Yum Donuts, 3741 Oakwood in Melvindale, positions paczki on a rack Tuesday while her husband, co-owner Jeff Greenwald, applies icing to a previous batch. Paczki are doughnuts, typically eaten by Polish American Catholics on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Traditionally the reason for making paczki was to use up all the lard, sugar, eggs and fruit in a house before Lenten fasting began. The rich, round, deep-fried doughnuts are covered with powdered sugar or icing and filled with fruit or cream … [Read more...] about Paczki: A pre-Lenten Polish tradition
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Allen Park Dough to go Little Caesar’s Pizza, 23100 W. Outer Drive, was robbed of about $88 last Sunday night. A clerk said a 25- to 35-year-old light-skinned, freckled African-American man displayed a handgun in his waistband. Another employee and the manager did not notice the robber. The suspect left footprint leaving from the store to a nearly parking lot. The robber was described as wearing dark clothes and a black beanie head covering. Mic, mount, disappear A student’s vintage microphone … [Read more...] about Police blotter
Council approves liquor license transfer without topless dancing provision
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers MELVINDALE – City Council members on Wednesday approved a liquor license transfer after receiving assurance that it wouldn’t clear the way for an adult entertainment establishment. Police Chief Rick Cadez recommended approving the transfer of ownership of the license from Rick Kincaid Sr. to his son, Rick Kincaid Jr., for the Hops & Barley Bar and Grill, 18561 Allen Road. He cited a completed background investigation of the new license holder in recommending the approval. Some … [Read more...] about Council approves liquor license transfer without topless dancing provision
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Allen Park Post-game party guests rob host A woman reported Monday night that two men she invited to her house in the 14000 block of Russell after a post-Super Bowl party were gone when she woke up the next morning — along with two computers, $300 cash and a 20-inch flat-screen television She had agreed to let them stay the night to help them avoid driving drunk. Coach altercation triggers fight Police were called about 8 p.m. Feb. 6 to the arena at the community center, 15800 White, … [Read more...] about Police blotter
Trash on the ground
New solo pickup service leaves unsightly trail, residents say By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers MELVINDALE – A trail of trash left on city streets proved cause for concern Wednesday for City Council members and residents. The trail, they say, is the result of a switch last month by Waste Management of Wixom to one-man trash pickups of curbside containers in neighborhoods. Councilwoman Sue Herman said members waived the competitive bid process for the company last year because they believed a lower bidder might not … [Read more...] about Trash on the ground
Some still steamed about smoking ban near bleachers, backstops
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers MELVINDALE – A second round of comments from City Council members and residents marked Wednesday’s second and final reading of an ordinance to ban smoking within 30 feet of any bleachers or baseball backstop within a public park. Members voted nearly unanimously to approve the second reading, with only Councilman John Rowe opposed. He believes the wording of the ordinance, which is designed to keep secondhand smoke away from children and other onlookers, is too restrictive. Though “no … [Read more...] about Some still steamed about smoking ban near bleachers, backstops