Detroit, MI
Community activists take stand against smoke shop allegedly selling to minors on Detroit’s west side
DETROIT – Community activists targeted another smoke shop they claim sells to minors on Detroit’s west side.
Teferi Brent was one of a couple dozen activists who swarmed Puff Club, a smoke shop located at the Lodge Freeway and Warren Avenue.
Brent said he was tipped off by school officials, claiming the Puff Club has been selling to minors.
“The number one reason black children are being suspended from school is because they’re vaping,” Brent said.
Brent and the group went into the store Thursday (April 11) to talk with the owner.
The owner denied allegations of selling to minors and told the group he’d make sure kids were not allowed in the store.
“I think (the owner) received it well once he understood our intentions were righteous and pure and hopefully he’ll do whatever is necessary to ensure that no one that’s a part of this institution is selling vapes to underaged children,” Brent said.
The group has done this same thing to a few other smoke shops and gas stations around Detroit.
Brent said two smoke shops have been shut down because of their actions.
A big supporter and participant in this effort is Detroit Police Commissioner Darryl Woods.
“We’re going to keep on finding these bad actors, and as we find these bad actors, we’re going to fight to make sure they get closed down,” Woods said.
The owner of the Puff Club told Local 4 the shop does not sell to minors.
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DETROIT (FOX 2) – A 16-year-old moped driver was hospitalized after a crash on Detroit’s west side on Wednesday night.
The backstory:
Detroit police say the teen disregarded a stop sign while going east on Vassar when he collided with a vehicle turning south on Outer Drive at about 9:30 p.m.
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The boy was taken to a nearby hospital where he is listed in critical condition. The driver of the car, a woman in her 30s, was not injured.
The Source: Information for this report is from Detroit police.
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Chickens and geese that went missing from a local nonprofit’s Detroit site were found in the backyard of a nearby home, the director of operations said Wednesday.
The Full Circle Foundation, a Grosse Point Park-based nonprofit, said more than a dozen chickens and geese were believed stolen from a chicken coop on Detroit’s east side that also features the Full Circle Edible Garden.
The nonprofit provides training and job opportunities for young people with special needs.
Neighbors who learned from news reports about the missing flock found the “chickens were being held in the backyard of a vacant home not far from the Full Circle Edible Garden,” said Stephanie DiVirgil, director of operations. She said Ribbon Farm 4-H owns the flock.
“The homeowner was contacted, and she reached out to Full Circle to confirm,” said DiVirgil. “We were able to retrieve all of the chickens and geese that were found on the property, 19 in total.”
The foundation and Ribbon Farms 4-H are working to secure the site, including cameras, fencing and lights.
“We will likely start a fundraising campaign to have these items installed,” DiVirgil said. “We’ve gotten amazing support from the community, including offers to help pay for these additional security measures.”
DETROIT (WXYZ) — Human remains were found in a furnace of an home on Detroit’s west side, the Detroit Police Department tells us.
The remains was found by an individual working on the home in the 5200 block of S Clarendon just after 11 a.m.
Anyone with information can call 313-596-2260 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-SpeakUp.
Stay with WXYZ.com for updates on this developing story.
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