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'It’s sickening': Thief steals from Roseville nonprofit helping homeless veterans

A thief was caught on camera stealing items intended for veterans from a Roseville nonprofit and thrift store Sunday.

Watch the report in the video player below: 'Its sickening': Thief steals from Roseville nonprofit helping homeless veterans

Vets Returning Home is a nonprofit that was established by Sandy Bower in 2018. The organization helps veterans reclaim their independence by helping them find jobs and giving them a place to live. Their shelter has seen 4,000 people come through since their inception.

Veterans Thrift Store near 12 Mile Road and Gratiot Avenue was born out of the establishment of the nonprofit.

So instead of having all the donations flood into one spot, (Sandy) decided to open up the thrift store to make it available to the public," the general manager of Veterans Thrift Store Anthony Mancino said. "Our overall goal is obviously to help the veterans.

Some veterans who stay at the shelter also work at the thrift store including Raymond Hendrickson, who served in the Navy from 2007 to 2012.

Theres several people I know down at the house that if it wasnt for this organization, for the house, then they would not be with us today," Hendrickson said.

The thrift store is a place people can donate to and veterans can shop at for a discounted rate. However last Sunday, the organization experienced a brazen round of thefts.

Surveillance video shows a woman walking into the store, perusing around. She then made her way to the public back room where the restroom is. While there, she found an employee's purse that she took with a smile.

That purse contained the employee's social security card, money for her six children and more.

You can watch the suspect through surveillance video below: Surveillance videos show thief steal from Roseville nonprofit helping homeless veterans

Why would somebody want to hurt an organization that literally does nothing but help?" Hendrickson asked.

The thief then changed her clothing and made her way down to the nonprofit's shelter, where she got into the main office undetected.

She took the veterans' Bridge Cards, the bus passes, their... cash and the keys to our offices and to our building actually and all the trucks outside of this building," Mancino said. "Its sickening really. We do nothing but try to help these vets and just to try to take from them is bad.

The organization says if the individual fell on hard times and just needed a little help, they would've assisted her. But now, they're dealing with the theft and loss of goods.

Its food out of the veterans' mouths and thats irreplaceable," Mancino added.

Roseville police are investigating. If you recognize the individual, give police a call.

Meanwhile, if you'd like to help the nonprofit, you can visit and shop at their thrift store located at 29523 Gratiot Avenue. All of the profits from the thrift store go back to the shelter.

Parents of Kevin Graves, who died at Electric Forest, frustrated after his death ruling

The parents of Kevin Graves say they are still determined to find answers as to how their son died, even after the Oceania County medical examiner ruled his death as "undetermined after investigation and anthropology studies" last month.

Watch Ruta Ulcinate's report below: Parents of Kevin Graves, who died at Electric Forest, frustrated after his death ruling

In 2018, 28-year-old Kevin Graves went missing while attending his very first Electric Forest music festival. After searching for years, putting up billboards and spreading the word, his family received the devastating news last December that his remains had been found near festival grounds.

When we did get the message, it was like a smack right between the eyes," Graves' father Gary said.

Watch our January 2025 report when we spoke with Kevin Graves' parents after his remains were found below: Parents of Electric Forest festivalgoer speak on the discovery of his remains

As devastated as they were, they hoped that now that his remains were found, they would have the complete picture of what happened to their son.

However in April, the medical examiner's office ruled Kevin Graves' death as "undetermined" after their monthslong investigation. Their office told 7 News Detroit that because they were working with only skeletal remains, it complicated just how much they could learn.

I still dont know why they couldnt have found something. There were remains. I'm not an anthropologist, but youd think they wouldve found something," Kevin Graves' mother Kathy said. "It just leaves more unanswered questions.

The family says someone somewhere knows what happened that night and say their only hope now is that they speak up.

Were not done. We really think theres more out there to be found out," Kathy Graves said.

Previous report: 5 years since man vanished at Electric Forest festival, parents aren't giving up 5 years after man vanished at Electric Forest festival, parents aren't giving up

Michigan State Police say the case is still open and they are currently looking over additional reports. They add that there is no indication of foul play.

'The sweetest thing': St. Clair Shores mailman finds cash during route, returns it

A postal worker in St. Clair Shores says he didnt think twice when he found some cash in the driveway of a womans home, returning it with a note. His kind gesture was all caught on home surveillance video.

Josh OHara has worked with the U.S. Postal Service for about 10 years. What was just another day of work for him last week Thursday turned into so much more.

He was making his usual rounds in the area of Madison Street delivering mail when he found a $10 bill in someones driveway.

The way it was positioned, it looked like it fell out of their pocket while getting into the car," OHara said.

He rang the homeowners doorbell to return the cash but no one was home.

Watch the surveillance video below: Video captures St. Clair Shores postal worker return money found to homeowner

"Because nobody came, I left a note just so it wouldnt fall to the bottom of the box and nobody would see it," he said.

That homeowner, Sara Haiduc, got home after work and found the money and note. She couldnt believe the sweet gesture and couldn't wait to tell her entire neighborhood just how kind her postal worker was.

Honestly, I was just like, that is the sweetest thing," Haiduc said. "Instead of just pocketing it, he left it for me.

While it may have just been $10, Haiduc says its his small act of kindness that made her entire day. Its something O'Hara says, he hopes catches on.

"If you can make somebody smile or you can help somebody in any way, even be a support to be there for them, do it. You got a neighbor whos grieving? Drop off leftover food or tell them youre here. Or buy the food for somebody in a restaurant next to you or compliment your cashier," O'Hara said. You make one person smile, then that spreads to another and then its a ripple effect at that point.

Because of O'Hara's kindness, Haiduc says she and now the rest of her neighborhood are up for the task.

"(The money) just magically ended up in my driveway and he happened to find it and he did his good deed by giving it to me, so thats why I feel like I need to do a good deed with it," she said.

'Cost and price go up': How Michigan cannabis industries are reacting to Trump's tariffs

As the United States and China continue to increase tariffs on each other's goods, Michigan's cannabis industry is getting caught in the middle.

President Donald Trump raised tariffs on China to 145% on most goods and 245% on electric vehicles and syringes. China hit back with 125% tariffs on all American exports just last week.

For Michigan's cannabis industries, the conversation has now turned to parts, packaging and supplies, as much of that is being imported from China.

It is just another thing to deal with, which its already an industry where youre dealing with a lot," founder of North Coast Travis Murphy said.

North Coast is a processing company that supplies just about everything that goes into the products inside dispensaries like House of Dank including vape parts and other materials.

Vape carts, glass tips... custom boxes," Murphy said about all the things he purchases and provides to the over 100 cannabis businesses he works with across the state.

Murphy primarily imports from China and so the price for him to buy recently went up, and so the price to sell could go up soon as well.

For certain goods like a disposable vape, those cost $3 to $4 to import per unit," he said. "Youd be seeing a like a $10 increase to the customer.

While Murphy isnt seeing the higher costs just yet because he has a stockpile that will last him a few months, he is preparing to have to pivot where he buys from.

Meanwhile, Anthony Allos, who owns ARO Connection and supplies packaging for businesses like PUFF Cannabis Co., says he is starting to see the higher costs but adds that he will not raise prices for his customers for at least another few months.

As far as my company, I'm not going up, I'm actually eating the costs of the tariffs for my customers just because I know what kind of hard time it is for the cannabis industry," Allos said.

Allos, however, knows that not every company is in a position to do what he's doing, which is when customers may start to see price increases.

"Theyre definitely going to see cost and price go up," he said.

Allos primarily buys from China as well but says that may soon change.

"Now that China has the tariffs, its forcing us to go back domestically, which eventually in my opinion I think would be good," he said.

While these companies and suppliers hope a deal is reached between the two countries soon, they sit and wait in limbo to see what happens next.

VIDEO: See the unique way Chelsea residents moved 9,100 books one by one to their new home

Residents of all ages in Chelsea formed a human chain and helped a local bookshop move each of its 9,100 books one by one to a new storefront about a block away Sunday.

The book brigade, as owner Michelle Tuplin calls it, had around 300 people participating. Two lines stood running along a sidewalk in downtown Chelsea, passing each title from Serendipity Books' former location directly to the correct shelves in the new building, down the block and around the corner on Main Street.

Watch the video below See the unique way Chelsea residents moved 9,100 books one by one to their new home

It was a practical way to move the books, but it also was a way for everybody to have a part, Tuplin said. As people passed the books along, they said I have not read this and thats a good one.

Momentum had been building since Tuplin announced the move in January. But she only expected about a row of people to show up. She never expected the turn out that she saw.

We know how important independent book stores are in a community and people mention that all the time, but to see that in action and to see people come out, its just amazing," she said. "So many people wanted to help."

Tuplin said the endeavor took just under two hours much shorter than hiring a moving company to box and unbox the thousands of titles. The brigade even put the books back on the shelves in alphabetical order.

Now, Tuplin hopes to have the new location open within two weeks, just in time for Independent Bookstore Day on April 26.

About 5,300 people call Chelsea home and residents described it as a place where neighbors help neighbors.

It's a small town and people just really look out for each other," said Kaci Friss, 32, who grew up in Chelsea and has worked at the bookstore for a little over a year. "Anywhere you go, you are going to run into someone you know or who knows you and is going to ask you about your day.

Friss said Sunday's book brigade reminded her of how special this community is.

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