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Detroiter Sleeps In Liquor Store With Shotgun To Prevent Robberies
CBS Detroit ^ | Oct 4, 2013 | Mike Campbell

Posted on 10/06/2013 6:27:46 AM PDT by KeyLargo

Detroiter Sleeps In Liquor Store With Shotgun To Prevent Robberies October 4, 2013 9:43 AM

Steve Bahoura said he's been forced to sleep inside his east side Detroit liquor store with his shotgun to make sure he doesn't get robbed. (Credit: Mike Campbell/WWJ Newsradio 950)

DETROIT (WWJ) - One Detroit business owner is taking matters into his own hands to make sure thieves leave his liquor store alone.

Steve Bahoura, who has owned the Van Dyke Liquor Market since the 90s, said he deals with several break-ins each year and he’s tired of it.

Most recently, Bahoura said someone broke into his business, located near I-94 on the east side, in broad daylight.

“They break through the back door at 9 o’clock in the morning,” he told WWJ’s Mike Campbell.

Bahoura said he’s caught the crook on surveillance video and turned the footage over to the cops, but so far there haven’t been any arrests. So, he’s personally offering reward money in hopes that somebody will turn the robber in to police.

“I’m willing to give a $2,000 cash reward to whoever turns him in for me,” he said.

Until that man is caught, Bahoura said he’s going to be sleeping in the store with his trusty shotgun, because there’s no other way to protect his livelihood. Bahoura has two words for anyone who’s thinking of robbing his store now: Watch out.

“I don’t want to shoot him but if somebody comes here, sure I will shoot him. I’ll shoot him and I will kill him. If I’ve got to shoot my gun, you’re not going to believe it, these bullets will go all over his body. So next time, the people won’t do that to anybody else,” he said.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: banglist; bluezones; guncontrol; guns; secondamendment; urban
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1 posted on 10/06/2013 6:27:46 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

He’s fixing to be shut down.


2 posted on 10/06/2013 6:29:20 AM PDT by fso301
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To: KeyLargo

I.am sure Eric Holder is quickly preparing a package of charges and intimidation steps to stop this extremist. Maybe even human rights violations.


3 posted on 10/06/2013 6:30:12 AM PDT by epluribus_2 (he had the best m om - ever.)
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To: fso301

The owner would be arrested if he had a business in Chicago and kept a shotgun.

1 killed, 10 wounded in weekend shootings

Posted: Oct 05, 2013 8:10 AM CST Updated: Oct 05, 2013 5:50 PM CST

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) -

One man was killed and at least ten other people have been shot on the South and West sides since Friday afternoon, authorities said.


4 posted on 10/06/2013 6:31:33 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: Springman; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; madison10; ...
A shotgun is a fine defensive weapon for such situations. A few years back a local car stereo shop owner killed one and left another in a wheelchair for life after a couple idiots broke into his store in the middle of the night.

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5 posted on 10/06/2013 6:32:24 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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6 posted on 10/06/2013 6:34:41 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

The first thing you do in a situation like this where you take matters into your own hands is to keep your mouth shut.

IF there is trouble and you end up with a body on your hands then you need something to conceal it with, and something to transport it to another location - above all, DNA and fingerprint identification needs to be heavily considered.

You don’t advertise unless you’re just trying to bluff thieves into finding some other mark.


7 posted on 10/06/2013 6:35:53 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: KeyLargo
I'm sure there are several Detroit administrative fees, permits, penalties, assessments and contributions that must be satisfied before he can sleep (standing up) in his store.

Then there's the administrative fees, permits, penalties, assessments and contributions necessary for the shotgun shells, and of course used shotgun shell disposal administrative fees, permits, penalties, assessments and contributions.

I hope his bank account holds out.

8 posted on 10/06/2013 6:36:17 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: KeyLargo
. Police will be passing out information on how to start block clubs and neighborhood citizen patrols

Isn't that what George Zimmerman was a part of?

As a side note, almost all the party stores, small markets and gas stations in Detroit are owned by Chaldeans..........

9 posted on 10/06/2013 6:38:06 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Ms. Muffett suffered from arachnophobia)
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To: KeyLargo
One man was killed

Slow weekend, must have been the rain.......

10 posted on 10/06/2013 6:39:08 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Ms. Muffett suffered from arachnophobia)
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To: KeyLargo

There are worse ways to greet an uninvited visitor than a pattern of #4 Buck.


11 posted on 10/06/2013 6:39:37 AM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF (Because 2 terms with Jerry Brown as Governor was all I could take.)
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To: InABunkerUnderSF

NEWS VIDEO HERE:

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/23613680/dpd-chief-hosting-first-chiefs-call-to-action


12 posted on 10/06/2013 6:40:39 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: cripplecreek

th us brings up far too many questions for me

why doesnt he sell the place and leave town

that leads to the question of who would buy it..

and the list goes on


13 posted on 10/06/2013 6:41:43 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Un-Documented Journalist / Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team)
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To: KeyLargo

Exactly why I would rather take my chances in Detroit than many American cities.

Just last week the new Detroit police chief said he was nearly carjacked. Happily he used it to teach a lesson about situational awareness. I read some further comments that I really liked where he warned criminals that Detroit has a growing population of armed people and legal endeavors might be a lifesaving choice.


14 posted on 10/06/2013 6:43:03 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Gaffer

Agreed, why go public about your Mode of Operation?

If I were him, I’d sell the damn business and set up in a normal town. Even Fort Detroit in 1740 did not see shop owners sleeping in their shops. Sure, they had indian raids but it was a lot easier than Detroit, circa 2013!

Tell that guy to get the heck out of the hole called Detroit, (I am saying that and I grew up there!).


15 posted on 10/06/2013 6:47:01 AM PDT by Netz
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To: cripplecreek

Detroit will eventually become as depicted in many Hollywood films where it gets so bad, Eddie Murphy runs away to California and Robocop is introduced onto the crime-ridden city streets.


16 posted on 10/06/2013 6:49:07 AM PDT by Netz
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To: Hot Tabasco

So far I really like this new chief. He’s been tough.

He’s stripped the mayor’s security detail from 20 officers down to 6. He’s ordered that 2 dozen officers responding to simple break ins is unacceptable when 2 to 4 is plenty in most situations. Most of all I like the fact that he’s telling the truth about the inability of police to protect everyone.

He’s even considering criminal charges against dispatchers who have lied to callers who ended up dead.


17 posted on 10/06/2013 6:53:17 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

A sign of better things to come?


18 posted on 10/06/2013 6:56:51 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
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To: KeyLargo
This reminds me of the Los Angeles Korean shop owners who "stood their ground" during the Rodney King fiasco. I sure as heck didn't blame them.

It was weird, watching those Koreans, with those white bands around their heads, hunker down against...us.

19 posted on 10/06/2013 6:59:07 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Netz
If I were him, I’d sell the damn business and set up in a normal town.

The property isn't worth squat, the liquor license alone is probably worth more. He'd have to spend 20 times its value on a new site in the suburbs then wait for a liquor license........

Chaldeans are tough SOB's, they stick together and they don't put up with crap. If this guy says he's going to shoot the next intruder he'll do it....Considering where they're from, they know how to survive.

20 posted on 10/06/2013 7:07:14 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Ms. Muffett suffered from arachnophobia)
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