Thieves target Detroit business run by kids for third time in 6 years
Thieves took 20 lawn mowers, 10 weed whackers, other equipment
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DETROIT – A group of boys from Detroit, some as young as 10 years old, banded together six years ago to form what would become Quarter Quts LLC.
Vaughn Arrington, who runs a marketing company, stepped in to buy them a commercial property on East Seven Mile Road to store all their equipment. Over the last six years, it has been broken into three times.
This time, thieves took off with 20 lawnmowers, 10 weed whackers, assorted lawn and snow equipment as well as the water heater and furnace.
As of Sunday afternoon the victim was still hospitalized and listed in temporary serious condition. (KPRC/File)
DETROIT – A 64-year-old man was shot and injured on Saturday around 11 p.m. by an unknown gunman in the area of East Seven Mile Road and Fenelon Street, Detroit police say.
Police say the victim realized he was shot after getting out of his car in the area. As of Sunday afternoon he was still hospitalized and listed in temporary serious condition.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Police Department’s Ninth Precinct at 313-596-5940.
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Dion Bridges was shot at a home on July 4, 2019, on Schoenherr Street near East Seven Road. Family members said Bridges was at a barbecue when someone started shooting from a nearby alley.
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“It’s freezing in here,” said Obsession Hill.
Obsession Hill said the cold is something her and her neighbors are dealing with inside the Rosebrook Manor Apartments on East Seven Mile Road, between Hoover Street and Outer Drive.
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Hill said the heat inside their apartments has not working correctly and it’s been that way for a while.
Early Wednesday morning the building caught on fire. It caused heavy damage on the second level. Fire crews said someone used their stove to stay warm during the night.