OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A recent amendment to an Oshtemo Township ordinance will allow police to crackdown on what they call a “growing trend” of teens allegedly stealing and reselling candy outside local businesses.
The Oshtemo Township Board unanimously passed an amendment to the township’s Hawkers, Peddlers and Solicitors Ordinance on March 24, paving the way for increased police enforcement. It took effect April 2.
The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies have seen an increase in thefts involving “large quantities of candy” over the last several months. Those same businesses told the sheriff’s office they saw a simultaneous increase in the number of teens and young adults selling candy outside their entrances…