LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. YOU MIGHT BE HEARING BOOMS, BANGS
AND CRACKLES RIGHT NOW IS YOUR
NEIGHBORS LIGHT FIREWORKS? IT’S
PERFECTLY LEGAL, BUT POLICE WANT
YOU TO STILL KNOW THAT THERE ARE
LIMITS AS WELL. EACH YEAR POLICE
DEPARTMENTS ARE FLOODED WITH
CALLS COMPLAINING ABOUT PEOPLE
LIGHTING FIREWORKS, SO IT’S A
GOOD TIME TO ASK. WHAT EXACTLY
ARE THE RULES? MARA MACDONALD IS
LIVE IN STERLING HEIGHTS TONIGHT
AND MARA FOR STARTERS. PEOPLE IN
NO STATE LAW SUPERSEDES LOCAL
ORDINANCE WHEN IT COMES TO
FIREWORKS, RIGHT YOU KNOW, DEVIN
, I THINK THAT’S WHERE MOST OF
THE CONFUSION AROUND ALL OF THIS
REALLY STARTS. THERE’S SO MANY
COMMUNITIES ACROSS MICHIGAN THAT
HAVE THESE LOCAL ORDINANCE THAT
SAY NO FIREWORKS. OKAY FINE.
HERE’S THE THING. THE STATE LAW
THAT APPLIES TO ONLY CERTAIN
DAYS OF THE YEAR LIKE SAY THE
FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND SAYS YEP.
YOU CAN LIKE THIS OFF WHEREVER
YOU WANT ACROSS THE STREET
ESTATE. LET ME SHOW YOU. FOR
SOME, THE THRILL OF SEEING A
PROFESSIONAL SHOW IS WHERE IT’S
AT. THIS IS TRIP NUMBER TWO OF
THREE WILL BE ONE MORE TOMORROW.
FOR OTHERS. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE
BACKYARD OR THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BLOCK PARTY, WHICH MICHIGAN
STATE LAW SAYS IS PERFECTLY
PERMISSIBLE. THE EXCITEMENT OF
IT JUST IN IN THE AWE OF IT
GOING UP FROM JUNE 29TH THROUGH
JULY 4TH. IT EXTENDS TO JULY 5TH
IF IT FALLS ON A FRIDAY OR A
SATURDAY. AND THE TIMING IS
CLEAR. 11 A.M. TO 11 45 PM
USUALLY WE’RE BEING WE’RE DONE
AND STARTING TO CLEAN UP BY THEN
, BUT NOT EVERYBODY DOES, AND
LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS WILL BE
GETTING DELUGED WITH CALLS.
THERE’S GOING TO BE FIREWORKS
GOING OFF ALL WEEKEND LONG AND
WE HAVE EXTRA PATROLS
SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT. IT WILL
BE BUSY THING TO REMEMBER NO
MATTER WHAT YOUR COMMUNITIES,
LOCAL ORDINANCE SAYS ABOUT
FIREWORKS. ON EVERY OTHER DAY OF
THE YEAR. STATE LAW OVERRIDES
IT. 12 TO 13 DAYS OUT OF THE
YEAR AROUND HOLIDAYS ACTUALLY
DIDN’T KNOW THAT. AND THIS IS A
BIGGIE. YOU MUST LIKE THEM OFF
ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. YOU CANNOT
SET OFF FIREWORKS ANYWHERE
EXCEPT FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY OR
PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT YOU HAVE.
THE PERMISSION OF THE OWNER TO
BE ON. YOU CAN’T DO IT IN A
CHURCH PARKING LOT. YOU CAN’T DO
IT IN THE STREET. YOU CAN’T DO
ON THE SIDEWALK. IT HAS TO BE
PRIVATE PROPERTY. WELL WE’RE
HAVING A MALFUNCTION WITH MY
SPARKLER. JUST SO YOU KNOW, AND
ONE MORE THING FROM POLICE. DO
YOU REALIZE THAT FOR CHILDREN
UNDER 14? MORE THAN 50% OF THE
INJURIES THEY GET ON THIS KIND
OF A WEEKEND IS FROM SPARKLERS,
NOT EVEN FROM THE BIG STUFF. SO
A REMINDER FROM POLICE. PLEASE
MONITOR THE LITTLE ONES IF
THEY’RE RUNNING AROUND WITH
THESE THINGS HAVING FUN AND ONE
MORE THING. THEY REALLY DON’T
WANT TO HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, WRITE
YOU A TICKET ON FOURTH OF JULY
WEEKEND BECAUSE YOU’RE VIOLATING
THE RULES. BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.
WE’RE LIVE IN STERLING HEIGHTS
TONIGHT. I’M MARA MACDONALD,
LOCAL 4 DR MCGEORGE THIS WEEK
TOLD US THAT A LOT OF THE
PROBLEMS COME FROM
MALFUNCTIONING FIREWORKS
SOMEWHERE. I PUT THAT ONE IN A
COUPLE OF WATER. EXACTLY YEAH.
ALRIGHTY WELL, WE SAW SPEAKING
OF WATER. WE SAW SOME RAIN ROLL
THROUGH METRO DETROIT THIS
AFTERNOON. WE’VE NEEDED IT. BUT
NOT EVERYONE GOT IT RIGHT. A LOT
OF US NEED THE RAIN PARTS OF
THAT TRADITION. RIGHT ARE CLOSE
TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS THAT THAT
SO LET’S CHECK IN WITH PAUL
GROSS. WITH HOW MUCH RAIN WE SAW
AND WHO GOT THE MOST. PAUL? SOME
OF US HAD SOME DOWNPOURS, AND
SOME OF US DIDN’T LOOK AT
BLOOMFIELD HILLS. JAN KLEIN
EMAILED ME WITH 0.61 INCHES OF
RAIN TODAY, SAID ROBIN
MANCHESTER, 0.58. THEN IT DROPS
OFF A LOT IN SOME SPOTS AND
HARBOR 2/10 OF AN INCH. AND LOOK
AT THIS NOT EVEN 1/10 OF AN INCH
AT METRO CITY AIRPORT AND IN
WATERFORD, SO THAT’S NOT GOING
TO DO IT. I MEAN, WE HAVE VERY
DRY CONDITIONS. I GOT A TWEET
FROM SOMEBODY, NORTON BILL SAID.
NOT A DROP TODAY. ANYHOW RADAR
ESTIMATES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THIS
STORM TRACKER FOUR AND YOU CAN
SEE THIS AREA RIGHT HERE IN
SOUTHERN BECOME ECONOMY, TALKED
ABOUT IT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE
AND SIX. THIS COULD BE ABOUT AN
INCH OF RAIN THERE BETWEEN 6 96
AND METRO PARKWAY AND ANOTHER
ONE IN LAPEER COUNTY. HERE, THIS
YELLOW STRIPE HERE THIS COULD BE
TWO INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN. BUT
AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME AREAS
REALLY DIDN’T GET IT. I’LL BE
BACK WITH YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST.
REALLY NOT MUCH OF A RAIN
CHANCE. WE’LL TALK ABOUT IN JUST
A FEW GUYS. THANK YOU. MANY OF
YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES MAY BE
GONE FOR THE LONG HOLIDAY
WEEKEND, BUT IF THEY HIT THE
ROAD, THEY COULD BE FACING ONE
OF THEIR MOST FRUSTRATING TRIPS
IN A WHILE. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
PRICE FOR A GALLON OF GAS IS
JUST UNDER $5 A GALLON. OF
COURSE, THAT MIGHT VARY
DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU TRAVEL
HERE IN MICHIGAN. THE AVERAGE
PRICE IS 4 97. THAT’S DOWN ABOUT
TWO CENTS FROM YESTERDAY. BUT
LAST YEAR WE WERE PAYING JUST 3
21 A GALLON AND IF YOU’RE BRAVE
ENOUGH TO FLY RIGHT NOW, BEWARE
. DELAYS AND CANCELATIONS ARE
OUT THERE. A FLIGHT TRACKING
WEBSITE IS REPORTING 548
CANCELATIONS. WITHIN INTO OR OUT
OF THE UNITED STATES. DETROIT
HASN’T BEEN DOING TOO BADLY WITH
JUST 1% OF ITS FLIGHTS CANCELED
AND 17% DELAYED. KEEP CHECKING
THOSE FLIGHTS, THOUGH, WHETHER
YOU’RE LEAVING OR WAITING FOR
SOMEONE TO COME VISIT WE’LL BE
WATCHING THE SITUATION AS WELL.
ALL WEEKEND LONG. THAT’S GOOD. I
THINK 1% IS LIKE A NORMAL DAY.
SO THAT’S NICE. MICHIGAN’S
ATTORNEY GENERAL IS MAKING HER
NEXT MOVE IN THE CRIMINAL CASE
SURROUNDING THE FLINT WATER
CRISIS TODAY. DANA NESSEL
CONFIRMED PROSECUTORS HAVE FILED
IN A WAY RE FILED MOTIONS TO
CONTINUE THE CHARGES AGAINST
NINE PEOPLE, INCLUDING FORMER
GOVERNOR RICK SNYDER. EARLIER
THIS WEEK, THE JARRING NEWS CAME
THAT THE MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT
WAS SETTING ASIDE THE CHARGES
BECAUSE THE JUDGE IN THE CASE
DIDN’T HAVE THE POWER AUTHORITY
TO INDICT THEM. NOW THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL PURSUING THE CHARGES IN
LOWER COURTS. AN ATTORNEY FOR
ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS, NICK LYON
, SAYS THERE IS NO LOGICAL OR
LEGAL REASON FOR THE MOTIONS AND
THAT THEY WILL FIGHT THEM IN
COURT. WAYNE COUNTY PROSECUTORS
ARE BRINGING CHARGES IN THE CASE
OF A HOME INVASION AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT INVOLVING A 78 YEAR OLD
WOMAN HAPPENED ON THE CITY’S
EAST SIDE, NOT FAR FROM THE
INTERSECTION OF CAD JEW AND
CHANDLER PARK DRIVE. POLICE
RELEASED VIDEO OF THE SUSPECT
THEY SAY WAS TRYING TO BREAK
INTO A HOME WHEN THE 78 YEAR OLD
RESIDENT CONFRONTED HIM.
PROSECUTORS SAY HE KNOCKED HER
DOWN, PULLED HER PANTS DOWN AND
PUT HIS BODY ON TOP OF HERS. A
30 YEAR OLD DETROIT MAN TURNED
HIMSELF IN YESTERDAY AND IS
EXPECTED TO BE ARRAIGNED
TOMORROW. THERE IS NO REACTION
TO A STORY WE BROUGHT YOU ABOUT
POLICE OFFICERS WEARING BODY
ARMOR IN PUBLIC PLACES. ONE
LOCAL ICE CREAM SHOP ASKED
OFFICERS TO DITCH THE GEAR WHEN
THEY STOP IN FOR A SCOOP, AND
SOME PEOPLE SAY THE ARMOR MAKES
THEM UNCOMFORTABLE. SO THE WHOLE
DEBATE INSPIRED A VERY DIFFERENT
REACTION FROM ONE YOUNG MAN
WHO’S WINNING A LOT OF FRIENDS
WITHIN THE DETROIT POLICE
DEPARTMENT TONIGHT, SEAN GOOD
EVENING. GOOD EVENING TO YOU,
KIMBERLY. HIS NAME IS ROGER
BARROW. HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT
SERVING ICE CREAM. HE HAS AN ICE
CREAM BUSINESS. BARROW ALSO
KNOWS ALL ABOUT WEARING BODY
ARMOR. HE WAS A COURT OFFICER IN
EAST POINT. FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS. TONIGHT HE TOOK HIS ICE
CREAM OUT TO DETROIT POLICE, THE
MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE AND IN
BODY ARMOR. CHOCOLATE. SUPERMAN
ROGER BARROWS ICE CREAM TRUCK IS
CALLED ST SCOOPS UP ON SUPERMAN
GIVE BACK TO THE SUPERHEROES.
HE’S HITTING THE STREET FOR ONE
SWEET JOB WHERE HE WON’T MAKE
ONE DIME. KIND OF UPSET ME A
LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I MEAN, AT
THE END OF THE DAY, WE’RE ALL
HUMAN. BARROW SAW WHERE THE
OWNER OF COLD TRUTH, SOFT SERVE,
TIM MAHONEY SAID. POLICE IN BODY
ARMOR. WE’RE NOT WELCOME AND
WOULD NOT BE SERVED AT HIS ICE
CREAM SHOP ON CASS IN DETROIT
OUT HERE, ESPECIALLY DETROIT.
THEY’RE THEY’RE WORKING RUN TO
RUN TO RUN THE RUNS. PHARAOH
KNOWS ICE CREAM AND KNOWS WHAT
IT’S LIKE TO WEAR BODY ARMOR. MY
BROTHERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. MY
BROTHER WAS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I WORKED AT THE DISTRICT COURT
OVER IN EAST POINT FOR A WHILE.
SO I KNOW ALL ABOUT WEARING A
BULLETPROOF VEST. SO HE’S TAKING
HIS ICE CREAM. YOU THANK YOU FOR
EVERYTHING, MAN. THE MEN AND
WOMEN IN BLUE AND IN BODY ARMOR
. THANK YOU GUYS, FOR YOUR
SERVICE WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT
? LET ME HEAD DOWN TO DETROIT
AND GIVE BACK TO ALL THESE
OFFICERS ARE WEARING VESTS ALL
DAY. IT’S HOT OUTSIDE. AND THEY
WOULD LOVE A SCOOP OF ICE CREAM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE
IT. EVERY OFFICER HERE TELLS US
THEY GOT THE MESSAGE THAT THEY
ARE NOT WELCOME AT THE COLD
TRUTH SHOP OFFICERS HERE
ALERTING OTHER OFFICERS OUT ON
PATROL. BE ADVISED THAT THEY ARE
WELCOME AT BAROS TRUCK AT THE
NINTH PRECINCT. THERE IS
BASICALLY THAT WAS DONATED
AVAILABLE AT THE STATION AND THE
RESPONSE HE’S GETTING FROM
POLICE IS PRETTY SWEET. THREE
SHE ATE YOU. ANYTIME MAN.
APPRECIATE IT. DO THAT ANY TIME,
BUT WE’RE HEARING HELP YOU GUYS
OUT. LET’S GET BACK TO COLD
TRUTHS. OFFICERS OWNER HE SAYS.
HE REALLY WANTED TO START A
DIALOGUE. YOUR CONVERSATION
ABOUT BODY ARMOR, HE SAYS. IT’S
INTIMIDATING TO HIM. HE SAYS HIS
CUSTOMERS FIND IT TO BE
DISTURBING. HE’S ASKING THE CITY
OF DETROIT TO MINIMIZE THE USE
OF BODY ARMOR WITH OFFICERS AND
WHAT HE IS CALLING OUR SPACES.
BARROW SAYS HE DID WHAT HE DID
TONIGHT TO ADD TO THAT
CONVERSATION, SAYING HE WANTED
TO ENGAGE WITH POLICE, NOT
EXCLUDE THEM FOR WHAT THEY MAY
OR MAY NOT BE WEARING FOR THEIR
OWN PROTECTION. WE’RE LIVE