Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Community members looking to raise awareness of the ongoing synthetic drug problem in Shelby Township are planning a rally for March 28 outside 41A District Court.
When the family accused of selling K2 and other drugs out of a Shelby Township gas station and smoke shop return to court this month, they will be met with an audience rallying for their prosecution. More than two dozen residents from Shelby Township, Utica and neighboring communities gathered Monday at King of Kings Church on Schoenherr to discuss the growing issue of synthetic drugs and formulate a game plan to address the sale and use of these substances on a local level. “If we work together, I think we can make a difference,” said Shelby Township resident Bill Miskokomon, who organized a rally outside Express Gas and Woodstock Tobacco last year. “We need to show the state we’re not playing around and we want this out of our …
Monday, March 4, 2013
“We’re working with the prosecutor and state crime lab and we’re asking parents to be vigilant with their kids," Police Chief Roland Woelkers said.
Since orchestrating the largest narcotics bust in Shelby Township history last Halloween, police have made the search for synthetic marijuana a part of their regular patrol duties. And while things have been fairly quiet since that landmark event, which saw five members of the Dabish family arrested, Chief Roland Woelkers said the issue of synthetic marijuana remains high on the department’s radar. “We’re regularly checking businesses and there are some things we’ve found that we’re not comfortable or happy with, but the state health department and state crime lab have not determined them to be illegal,” Woelkers said. While state law now bans the sale of K2, Spice and similar synthetic drugs, manufacturers are continuing to develop new …
Saturday, March 2, 2013
A community meeting will be held March 4 at the King of Kings Church in Shelby Township to raise awareness of synthetic drugs and plan a protest outside businesses selling these substances in the area.
The sale and use of Spice, or K2, has been banned in Michigan since July 2012, but for many in Shelby Township and surrounding communities, the fight against synthetic drugs is far from over. This is especially true for Shelby Township resident Bill Miskokomon, founder of the community organization People Against Illegal Drugs (PAID) and advocate of substance abuse prevention. A key player in the June 2012 rally that urged township businesses to stop selling synthetic marijuana, Miskokomon is once again working to organize a communitywide response to eradicate synthetic drug use and sales in Shelby Township and beyond. “We’re trying to stay one step ahead of the manufacturers,” Miskokomon said. “The state banned synthetic marijuana in 2010…
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Cases of K2 found in a Sterling Heights warehouse.
Police and federal agents raided two businesses in Shelby Township suspected of selling K2 Wednesday morning and arrested five people, confiscated loads of the synthetic drug and forfeited thousands of dollars and several vehicles. At about 6 a.m., police and Drug Enforcement Agency officers executed search warrants at the Citgo Gas Station on Van Dyke Avenue and 21 Mile Road and at Woodstock Tobacco, which is in the adjoining plaza. Meanwhile, officers also searched the homes of the business owners in West Bloomfield and Sterling Heights. K2, also known as Spice, which is an herbal incense or bath salt and contains synthetic marijuana, was found at the two businesses. Large quantities also were discovered at a storage unit in Sterling …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
After hearing parents plea, the Shelby Township Board of Trustees passed an ordinance banning the sale and possession of Spice and K2 in the township.
The Shelby Township Board of Trustees voted Tuesday evening to enact an ordinance and a resolution banning the sale and possession of K2, also known as Spice in the township. The ordinance re-instates Shelby Township's promise to support Macomb County's order prohibiting businesses from selling K2. Macomb County officials announced during a press conference Monday that it is now a misdemeanor to sell K2 in Macomb County, and under the order, businesses that sell K2, also known as Spice, or any other synthetic drug, could face a misdemeanor charge punishable by up to six months in jail or a $200 fine. All Spice is to be immediately removed from store shelves. Shelby Township's ordinance goes a step further and clarifies that people who …
Edward Cardenas
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