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April 8, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Steve Dolunt, retired Assistant Chief of Detroit Police. They discuss the challenges of downtown takeovers and how to prevent them.
DETROIT ~ After a second “teen takeover” in two weeks took place in Downtown Detroit, business owners are sounding concerns over the trend.
Large groups of teenagers ran around the area March 31 and April 4, causing “chaos” downtown, though no injuries were reported. However, as rumours swirl online of more potential “teen takovers,” businesses in the area are worried about potential acts of violence, and police patrols have increased since the incidents.
“We’re all coming together, community, law enforcement, all stakeholders, to make sure that we are creating safe spaces for our young people, that we have a level of rental responsibility, enforcing our curfew, but also more of a holistic and comprehensive plan on how we address the uptick that we oftentimes see around the summertime,” Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield said during a Monday press conference.
