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Smoke shop owner charged in connection to fatal fire
LEFT: United States Air Force Thunderbirds F-16s fly in formation during the 2017 Selfridge open house. The Thunderbirds will perform at the show for the first time in seven years this June. ABOVE: United States Air Force Thunderbirds F-16s fly in formation during the 2017 Selfridge open house.
POLICE SAY NOOR NOEL KESTOU WAS ARRESTED BEFORE FLIGHT TO HONG KONG
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THUNDERBIRDS TO HEADLINE SELFRIDGE AIR SHOW
BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A smoke shop owner whose business caught fire and exploded in March, showering the area near 15 Mile Road and Groesbeck Highway with debris and killing a 19-year-old Clinton Township man, was arraigned April 25 on an involuntary manslaughter charge. Prior to the arraignment, he was reportedly apprehended with a one-way ticket to Hong Kong. Noor Noel Kestou, a 31-year-old Commerce Township resident, is the owner of the Goo Smoke Shop. Kestou’s business exploded during a fire on March 4, 2024. Thousands of Kestou cans of nitrous oxide and butane were stored in the building, according to a press release from the office of See CHARGES on page 13A
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HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The skies over Lake St. Clair will come alive this summer as the U.S. Air Force’s Thunderbirds flight team headlines the Open House and Air Show at Selfridge Air National Guard Base June 8-9. Making their first Michigan stop of 2024, the Thunderbirds are the Air Force’s premier demonstration flight team. Appearing at numerous air shows throughout the United States with their F-16s, the Thunderbirds make flyover appearances at the Super Bowl, Daytona
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