Flint closing gas stations & liquor stores at 9 P.M. -- should Detroit too?

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Sam Riddle has been talking about this story all week on 910AM and Facebook. High volume of calls and responses from Detroit residents say they wish our council and Duggan would do the same!

Too much crime, too much late-night chaos at and around all these stores. Past few days there was a homicide at a Detroit gas station at 11:30pm and a fatal hit-and-run at 10:30pm at another.

Flint considers curbing late-night hours of liquor, corner stores to stem crime

Rising crime is prompting Flint leaders to consider curtailing late-night hours for liquor stores and convenience shops.

Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley said crime is on the upswing and cites issues including the pandemic and shops that sell alcohol in low-to-moderate income areas, which he calls "multipliers" of violent crime and criminal activity.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...me/5970732002/