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Man Sues Over Cinema's Snack Prices, and Other Big News Near You

Patch rounds up news in communities surrounding Plymouth and Canton.

A Livonia man fed up with paying high prices for snacks at the movie theater is taking the matter to court, the Detroit Free Press is reporting.

Joshua Thompson, a security technician from Livonia, filed a class action lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit Court against his local AMC theater, the report said, in hopes of lowering snack prices.

"He got tired of being taken advantage of," Thompson's lawyer, Kerry Morgan of Wyandotte, told the Free Press. "It's hard to justify prices that are three- and four-times higher than anywhere else."

According to the report, Thompson paid $8 for a Coke and a package of Goobers chocolate-covered peanuts at the Livonia theater on Dec. 26, which he said in the suit is nearly three times the $2.73 he paid for the same items at a nearby fast-food restaurant and drug store.

Canton man faces charges in Detroit killings

Two men — including Charles Young of Canton — have been charged in the killing of a man and woman during a Feb. 25 fight, the Detroit Free Press reported. Young, 43, of Canton and Salim Nafsu, 48, of Oak Park are facing first-degree murder charges and mutilation of a dead body in the deaths of Felicidad Tabares, 46, of Detroit and David Simard, 47, of Westland, the report said. The victims' bodies were found Monday at the 5300 block of Proctor in Detroit, according to the report.

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Nan Cooper June 13, 2013 at 10:08 am
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Bruce June 14, 2013 at 07:21 am
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NL June 10, 2013 at 11:52 am
Yru, That is an astute observation. Stated differently, the number of potential buyers (demand) isRead More decreased, which in turn decreases the property values and taxable values that the city's revenue is largely based on. For further information on this including economists' studies on the subject, impact on real estate and appraisals, and economic development please consider spending a few minutes at the Plymouth Quiet Zones website, which you can access via the petition.
Brad Jensen June 11, 2013 at 08:23 am
Purchase a home within the distance in which the train horn can be heard? You mean in Plymouth? IRead More live many blocks from the train and still find the noise disturbing. Noise pollution is something that effects everyone in the community. Some noise is unavoidable, however this is one instance where it is entirely avoidable. The auto industry spends millions to make cars and trucks run quieter and then we have trains with ear-piercing horns in the middle of the night. Doesn't make sense to me.
Cindy lungers June 11, 2013 at 07:01 pm
Even if there was a no horn time between 11pm to 5 am would be a great improvement. I'm all aboutRead More safety, but honestly..have would seen plymouth streets between those hours? Besides, the cross bars are still down and the safety bells still ring when trains are in the vicinity.i would love to attend a community meeting regarding this.