Business leaders in Oshtemo Township told their community resource officer, a Kalamazoo County sheriff’s deputy, about an issue involving children stealing candy and then selling it in shopping plaza parking lots.
The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office says they’ve received 30 reports about the issue and recommended charges for two adults involved with the children for the candy theft turned sale.
Children as young as 8 years old are doing the selling, according to the sheriff’s office.
Muhammad Alfaraj owns House of Champions Gym in the impacted area off West Main Street. He has seen the young people firsthand…