SPORTS

Golf course review: Hickory Creek

See Page 1-B

More Garden Walk photos See Page 2-C

COMMUNITY

Summer Savings
CALL TODAY
YOST SAND & GRAVEL
45697 Ecorse Road
(South Side) 1 Block West Belleville Rd.

The
50
VOL. 29, NO. 30

734-697-1183

www.yostsandandgravel.com

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2013 Weave the Web:

Make sure to click on www.heritage.com around the clock for the most in-depth coverage. See most popular story ... Recovered body from Ford Lake is man who went missing.

Belleville Area Garden Walk

Check out our video:

Kids Fashion Jungle opens in Dexter

Click on the jobs tab on the home page of our h e ror ita g edirectly . c o m to website go http://jobs.heritage.com.

Become a Belleville View follower. Click on the Twitter tab on the home page of our website or go directly to http://twitter.com/ BellevilleView.

Join us on Twitter:

The Belleville View is looking for Community Bloggers!

If you live in the greater Belleville area and are interested in writing about local events, news and views or even your own interests and hobbies, please contact Michelle Rogers at mrogers@heritage.com.

The eighth annual Belleville Area Garden Walk took place Sunday. For more photos and a story, see page 1-C.

The Marketplace:

Charges dismissed for women accused of running house of prostitution in town

By Ben Baird
Heritage Media

VAN BUREN TWP. Charges have been dismissed against four women accused of operating Holistic Touch and Gifts as a front for a house of prostitution. The women will pay fines for a lesser charge unrelated to allegations of operating a house of prostitution. The defendants appeared in 34th District Court in Romulus on July 17 before Judge David Parrott. They were arrested after charges against them were authorized by the Wayne County Prosecutors Office, according to Van Buren Township police. On May 23, police arrested two of the women: Kimberly Qualls, the owner of the massage parlor at 41015 E. Huron River Drive, and Lena Worrell of Monroe. The two others, Andrea Romano of Westland and Amanda Wolford of Wyandotte, were arrested the next day. After their arrests, Qualls, Romano and Wolford were arraigned on felony charges of keeping a house of prostitution and prostitu-

tion, according to police. Worrell was arraigned on charges of keeping a house of prostitution and disorderly conduct in a house of prostitution. Seymour Schwartz, the defense attorney representing Qualls and Worrell, said all four defendants pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly person loitering in an illegal business under the building code. He specified the reason the business is considered illegal for counts of this charge is because there were some minor code violations, related to the structure of the business, the defendants were aware of and didnt address. All other charges against them have been dismissed, he said. They will have to pay fines of $500 and some other costs due to the disorderly person charges, but will then be finished, Schwartz said. These are nice girls, he said, adding that they have never been in trouble before. The defense attorney said hes not aware of any allegations made by police against the defendants, only reports made to police about what some others in the community have said.

Swartz said Van Buren Township police did their job well. Township police first received information in February indicating the massage therapy business was operating as a front for prostitution, according to a police press release from May 28. The Police Departments special investigations unit began an investigation involving undercover operations and keeping the business perimeter under surveillance. After completing the investigation, police forwarded the investigators report to the prosecutors office for review. After Qualls was arrested, police executed search warrants at her Newport home and at her business in Van Buren Township. A Van Buren police officer confirmed Monday that the four women had pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge. The township has revoked the occupancy permit for Holistic Touch & Gifts, prohibiting the business from reopening. Heritage Media Staff Writer Ben Baird can be reached at 734-429-7380, bbaird@heritage.com or via Twitter @BenBaird1.

Local ads are just a hop away at the MIcentral.com marketplace. While you are there, you can check out all the special supplements of Digital First Media newspapers in Michigan. Click on marketplace on the home page of our website or go directly to www.marketplace.micentral.com.

INDEX
Calendar Editorial Sports Page 3-A Page 6-A Page 1-B

Death Notices Page 16-A

News Tip Hotline: 248-745-4613

Printed on recycled paper

New Car Special

$186 per month. 24 months up to $2,500 in rebates

Buy for $19,786

2013 Ford Fusion SE

Used Car Special

2012 Ford Escape XLT

$17,999

* A/Z Plan Pricing. 10,500 miles per year. Includes Factory and Renewal Rebate. Requires $2,000 due at signing plus taxes and plates. With Approved Credit. **A/Z Plan Pricing. All rebates to dealer. May require Ford Credit Financing. Plus taxes and fees. May require trade-in.

9800 Belleville Rd Belleville, MI 48111 Exit 190 just off I-94 (734) 697-9161 www.atchinson.net

Some restrictions apply. See dealer for details