LIVE. FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. A BATTLE OVER A FAMILY’S CHICKEN
COOP PLAYING OUT IN THE CITY OF
LIVONIA TONIGHT AFTER THEIR
CONFISCATED BY ANIMAL CONTROL,
THE BIRDS ARE BEING RAISED FOR
THE FAMILY TO EAT AND WERE
SCHEDULED TO BE PROCESSED THIS
WEEKEND. ONLY LIVONIA ANIMAL
CONTROL TOOK THEM CLAIMING
ANIMAL ABUSE BECAUSE THEY WERE
OUTSIDE ON A HOT DAY. MARA
MACDONALD LIVE IN LIVONIA
TONIGHT, MARA. THERE’S AN OLD
COUNTRY SONG THAT SAYS YOU’VE
GOT TO SELL YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE
THEY DIE IN THE EGGS BEFORE THEY
HATCH. I HAVE NEVER HEARD IT
COME TO LIFE BEFORE. DE’VEON
IT’S PRETTY MUCH COME TO LIFE
AND I WILL TELL YOU I HAVE
LEARNED MORE ABOUT CHICKENS
TONIGHT THAN I HAD EVER THOUGHT
POSSIBLE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
15 RAINBOW RANGER BROILERS.
THESE ARE PLUSH CHICKENS AND
RIGHT NOW THEY ARE IN THE
CUSTODY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA.
BUT THEY’RE SUPPOSED TO BE
RETURNED TO THE FAMILY THAT OWNS
THEM TOMORROW. THERE’S RHONDA.
THERE’S FLUFFY. THERE’S HOUDINI
. THERE’S MO BLACKOUT. THESE ARE
CRISTINA CO CEOS LAYING HANDS
JUST PART OF HER FAMILY’S
SUBURBAN SUSTAINABLE FARM. YOU
JUST START WITH, LIKE ONE SEED,
LITERALLY LIKE YOU’LL START
GROWING SOMETHING, AND THEN ONCE
YOU GET THE ITCH IT JUST KEEPS
GOING AND YOU END UP WITH LIKE A
WHOLE. GARDEN OF YOUR GROWTH YOU
WROTE RAISING CHICKENS IN YOUR
FRONT YARD. THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS.
TALK AND WALKS, THE WALK VERY
LITTLE OF WHAT SHE AND HER
FAMILY EAT COMES FROM THE
GROCERY STORE. SO THIS GETS
MOVED EVERY SINGLE DAY WHEN
THEY’RE YOUNGER, AND THERE WERE
15 RAINBOW ROASTING CHICKENS IN
WHAT IS THE LUXURY VERSION OF A
CHICKEN TRACTOR, AND WE ALSO
FEED OUR CHICKENS. PROBIOTICS
HELP APPLE CIDER VINEGAR IN
THERE WATER ON WEDNESDAY UNTIL
LIVONIA ANIMAL CONTROL
CONFISCATED THEM. THEY WERE
TELLING ME THAT THE CHICKENS
WERE UM IN POOR CONDITIONS THAT
THEY DIDN’T HAVE WATER THAT THEY
WERE ALL SUFFERING FROM
HEATSTROKE AND THEY NEEDED
IMMEDIATE CARE. CHRISTINA WAS
TOLD ANIMAL CONTROL DIDN’T NEED
TO JUSTIFY TAKING THE BIRDS
SINCE SHE WAS NOW BEING
INVESTIGATED FOR ANIMAL ABUSE
BECAUSE IT WAS A HOT DAY ALL OF
OUR CHICKENS RECEIVED MISTING
FOR HOURS THAT DAY. THEY HAD
FROZEN BLUEBERRIES CONTROL
DIDN’T TAKE THE HANDS OR HER
RABBITS, WHICH HAVE THE SAME
SETUP. AFTER GETTING THE
RUNAROUND FOR THREE DAYS, THE
CITY’S LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS
GIVING HER HER BIRDS BACK
TOMORROW, BUT IT’S NOT OVER. WE
WILL STILL BE INVESTIGATED FOR
ANIMAL CRUELTY, BUT THEY’RE
SAYING THAT THEY WILL RELEASE
THE CHICKENS BACK TO US. BACK
HERE LIVE TO BE CLEAR. THESE ARE
CHICKENS THAT SHE IS RAISING FOR
HER OWN FAMILY TO EAT. THESE ARE
NOT CHICKENS OR POULTRY THAT’S
BEING SOLD TO ANYBODY ELSE AND
CHRISTINA AND HER PARTNER ARE
PRETTY SOUGHT AFTER AS EXPERTS
IN HOW TO YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY
HAVE A SUBURBAN REGENERATIVE,
SUSTAINABLE FARM. THEY HAVE A
REALLY POPULAR INSTAGRAM PAGE.
UM TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT IT’S LIKE
TO GO ON THAT JOURNEY TO REALLY
GROW YOUR OWN FOOD. WE’RE LIVE
IN LIVONIA TONIGHT. I’M MARA
MACDONALD. LOCAL 4
DEVIN SCILLIAN BURLY I’M AFRAID
TO ASK WHAT MORE YOU KNOW IF WE
HAVE ANY MORE COUNTRY VERSUS
COMING HERE, BUT I’LL LEAVE THAT
TO JUNIOR BROWN AND HANK
THOMPSON. BUT IF THERE IF THERE
WERE ANY, WE’VE SEEN THIS BEFORE
THE MARA WHERE THERE ENDED UP
BEING CODE ISSUES. RIGHT,
HOWEVER WELL INTENTIONED.
SOMEBODY MIGHT BE TO DO THIS
KIND OF THING ON THEIR OWN IN A
SUBURBAN AREA. IS THAT AN ISSUE
HERE? NOT AN ISSUE AT ALL. AND I
ASKED THAT YOU KNOW IS. IS THIS
A CODE VIOLATION THING? NO
THEY’RE WITHIN THEIR THE CORRECT
PARAMETERS WITH THEIR SETUP AND
WHAT THEY’VE GOT. THIS WAS
STRICTLY UH WHAT? WHAT THE
ANIMAL CONTROL PEOPLE THOUGHT
WAS AN ANIMAL ABUSE ISSUE. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, MARA. THE SUMMER
MONTHS USUALLY BRING CRUISERS TO
WOODWARD. BUT THIS YEAR, ROYAL
OAK BOYS WILL BE STEPPING UP
EFFORTS TO CRACK DOWN ON UNSAFE
DRIVING. OUR SHAWN LEY IS LYING
ALONG WOODWARD AND SEAN. THIS
NEW ENFORCEMENT EFFORT IS
SOMETHING HOMEOWNERS IN THE AREA
CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN WANTING FOR
A LONG TIME. ABSOLUTELY BUT IT
HASN’T STARTED YET. ROYAL OAK
POLICE DID ANNOUNCE THAT THEY
WERE GOING TO HAVE A CRACKDOWN
WORKING WITH OTHER POLICE
AGENCIES IN THIS AREA, BUT
CLEARLY IT’S ANYTHING GOES OUT
HERE AGAIN. TONIGHT WE’RE SEEING
REVVING ENGINES DRAG RACING
NEIGHBORS SAYING, LOOK, IT’S A
BIG TIME QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE,
AND IT’S ALSO BECOME A SAFETY
ISSUE. YEAH REVVING OF ENGINES
UP AND DOWN WOODWARD AVENUE.
IT’S ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE IS AS
LOUD AS A METALLICA CONCERT
HITTING 100 OR MORE HERE
DAMAGING DESTINY EVERY TIME A
DRIVER SHOWS OFF BY HITTING THE
GAS YEAH, WE CAN’T EVEN WATCH TV
IN THE EVENING LIVES A BLOCK OFF
OF WOODWARD IN ROYAL OAK, AND
THE ENGINE NOISE IS UNBEARABLE,
WERE OFTEN CALLING THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT
WE CAN’T EVEN HERE AND THEY DO
HAVE AN ORDINANCE FOR NOISE AND
WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO ENFORCE IT
. ROYAL POLICE NOW STEPPING UP
ENFORCEMENT TO CRACK DOWN ON
REVVING ENGINES, SQUEALING TIRES
AND DANGEROUS DRIVING. YOU CAN
DEFINITELY TELL THAT PEOPLE ARE
DRAG RACING, THOUGH. BUT ALSO
THE BASE FROM THE CARS. YOU CAN
KIND OF HEAR THE BASE A LITTLE
BIT RIGHT NOW, AND OUR WHOLE
HOUSE WILL VIBRATE FROM IT. IF
THEY CAN ACTUALLY GET A HANDLE
ON IT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
ANDERSON WANTS TO KNOW WHY NOISE
ORDINANCES ARE BEING ENFORCED
NOW, AFTER MONTHS OF NOISE HAS
CHASED THEM FROM ENJOYING THEIR
BACKYARD. WE CAN NOT IN THE
SUMMER. YOU CAN’T EVEN HEAR EACH
OTHER TO TALK BECAUSE IT’S WAY
TOO LOUD. POLICE WILL ALSO STOP
POP UP CAR SHOWS ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY PARKING LOTS, BUT IT’S
THE ENGINE NOISE THAT HAS
DAMAGED THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN
ROYAL OAK, REVVING OF THE
ENGINES AND THEIR THEIR PANTS.
HARTLEY. THIS IS LIKE THE MAIN
STRIP. CONSTANTLY RIPPING UP AND
DOWN. NEIGHBORS AND HIGH HOPES
TONIGHT TO SOME OF THIS WOULD
COME TO AN END. I TELL YOU WHAT
WE MAY HAVE SEEN ONE POLICE
CRUISER OUT HERE TONIGHT, BUT WE
SAW MULTIPLE DRAG RACES THAT WAS
RATHER SHOCKING BECAUSE SOME OF
THESE DRIVERS WERE UNABLE TO
CONTROL THEIR CARS WITH OTHER
DRIVERS HERE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
. AND THEN THE NOISE THAT YOU
HEAR IN THE BACKGROUND HAS BEEN
OVER AND OVER AGAIN ALL NIGHT
LONG SINCE ABOUT SIX O’CLOCK.
IT’S STARTING TO DIE DOWN A
LITTLE BIT RIGHT NOW. NEIGHBORS
ARE ALSO SAYING THAT THEIR KIDS
ARE BECOMING DRIVING AGE AROUND
16 DRAG RACING. THAT’S REALLY
TAKING THEIR BREATH AWAY. THEY
THINK THERE’S GONNA BE A BIG
TIME ACCIDENT OUT HERE AT SOME
POINT BACK TO YOU. OKAY SEAN,
THANKS. KICK OFF THE WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE
DROPPING, BELIEVE IT OR NOT INTO
THE FIFTIES OVERNIGHT. THAT IS A
SWING FROM THIS WEEK. DOES THAT
MEAN WE CAN MAYBE TURN OFF THE A
C A LITTLE BIT THIS WEEKEND? I
THINK TONIGHT AT LEAST YOU’RE IN
THE CLEAR TOMORROW AND MAYBE FOR
A BIT, BUT DON’T GET USED TO IT.
NINETIES RETURN NEXT WEEK, MAYBE
EVEN THE HOTTEST AIR OF THE YEAR
SO FAR CLEAR SKIES FOR THE MOST
PART COUPLE OF CLOUDS PASSING BY
HERE AND THERE, BUT ALL IN ALL,
IT’S A NICE NIGHT, GIVING WAY TO
WHAT SHOULD BE A CHILLY START
FOR SOME ON YOUR SATURDAY. NOW
WINDS HAVE ALSO CALMED DOWN A
BIT AS WELL. IT’S STILL BREEZY,
AND IT WILL STAY BREEZY
TOMORROW. JUST NOT AS WINDY AS
IT WAS THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER A
COOL START. WE GET BACK INTO THE
MID SEVENTIES FOR HIGHS. SOME OF
US MAY EVEN BE IN THE FORTIES.
IN THE MORNING TOMORROW. LOTS OF
SUNSHINE. SUNDAY FATHER’S DAY
JUNETEENTH, A FEW MORE CLOUDS
AND JUST A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR RAIN LATE, MAINLY NORTH, BUT
I THINK THE BETTER CHANCE FOR
RAIN COMES EARLY MONDAY
FOLLOWING THAT WE’RE TALKING
NINETIES, WE’LL TALK ABOUT HOW
HIGH THE HEAT GETS COMING UP IN
JUST A BIT. SORRY BRETT DEARBORN
POLICE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP
IN FINDING A MAN SUSPECTED OF
GROPING A WOMAN AT A WALMART.
POLICE SAY THIS IS THE MAN WHO
INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHED. A WOMAN
WHO WAS SHOPPING HAPPENED JUNE
2ND AT THE WALMART ON FORD ROAD
NEAR THE SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY.
THERE WAS A BRIEF STRUGGLE THE
GUY RAN OFF. INVESTIGATORS ARE
LOOKING FOR A WHITE CROSSOVER
SUV. THEY BELIEVE THE MAN USED
THAT TO DRIVE AWAY THE PICTURE,
OR RATHER, THE VEHICLE YOU SEE
IN THE PICTURE IF YOU CAN HELP
CALL DEARBORN POLICE OR 1 800
SPEAK UP. IF YOU’D LIKE TO LEAVE
AN ANONYMOUS TIP. THAT’S A
PRETTY GOOD PICTURE. THE
FAMILIES OF ABOUT 20 OXFORD HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE FILED A
FEDERAL LAWSUIT TRYING TO FORCE
THE DISTRICT TO MAKE CHANGES.
THE PARENTS INVOLVED IN THE SUIT
SAY THE DISTRICT HAS FAILED TO
MAKE THEIR CHILDREN FEEL SAFE.
THEY SAY THEY’RE VERY FRUSTRATED
. THE DISTRICT REJECTED THREE
DIFFERENT OFFERS FROM ATTORNEY
GENERAL DANA NESSEL TO DO AN
OUTSIDE INVESTIGATION. THE
DISTRICT WAITED FIVE MONTHS TO
HIRE A CONSULTING FIRM TO DO ITS
OWN INVESTIGATION, BUT THE
PARENTS SAY THERE’S NO DATE SET
YET FOR THE RESULTS TO BE
RELEASED. THE SUIT IS SEEKING A
VARIETY OF CHANGES IN SCHOOL
PROCEDURES, INCLUDING MORE
TRAINING FOR STAFF. IN THREAT
ASSESSMENT. TRAUMA FEAR AND
CONSTANT WORRY ARE NOW WHAT BANS
US AS A COMMUNITY OXFORD NEEDS
TO IMMEDIATELY REEVALUATE ITS
SAFETY PROTOCOLS. COMMUNICATION
EFFORTS AND MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY
SO THAT THE TRUST CAN BE REBUILT
FOR THE YEARS TO COME. THE
LAWSUIT IS NOT SEEKING ANY MONEY
RATHER ASKING FOR A FULLY
TRANSPARENT INVESTIGATION.
PEOPLE ARE IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER
A FIGHT LEADS TO A SHOOTING AT A
TROY APARTMENT COMPLEX. HAPPENED
LAST NIGHT, THE GABLES OF TROY
APARTMENTS ON COACHMAN DRIVE.
POLICE SAY TWO GROUPS OF MEN
WERE FIGHTING IN THE PARKING LOT
. TWO PEOPLE WERE DISCOVERED IN
A CAR ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE
SCENE. BOTH PEOPLE HAD TO BE
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL SO FAR,
POLICE SAY. NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN
MADE ER ONE STEP CLOSER TO
GETTING THE NATION’S YOUNGEST
CHILDREN ACCESS TO COVID 19
VACCINATIONS. TODAY, THE FOOD
AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIALLY APPROVED EMERGENCY
USE. FOR MODERNA AND FIZER,
BIONTECH VACCINES FOR KIDS AT
LEAST SIX MONTHS OLD. THE MOVE
STILL NEEDS APPROVAL FROM THE
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION THAT’S SUPPOSED TO
HAPPEN TOMORROW. IT’S EXPECTED
TO PASS. THE CDC DIRECTOR DR
ROCHELLE WALENSKY HAS ALREADY
SIGNED OFF ON THE
RECOMMENDATION. THIS COMING
SUNDAY, THE NATION STOPS TO
COMMEMORATE JUNETEENTH HERE IN
DETROIT. A SPECIAL EVENT KICKED
OFF TONIGHT TO MARK THIS
IMPORTANT MOMENT. JUNETEENTH
JUBILEE. DETROIT TEAMED UP WITH
EASTERN MARKET BREWING COMPANY
AND BRUISE BROTHERS FOR BLACK
PARTY. JUNETEENTH MARKS THE DATE
WHEN FEDERAL TROOPS FREED THE
LAST REMAINING SLAVES IN TEXAS
TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN
PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMEMORATION