Chesterfield Twp. resident threatens retaliation if neighbors use fireworks

Caroline Blackmon | Detroit Free Press

Residents in a Macomb County neighborhood received a letter threatening retaliation if any house in the surrounding area set off fireworks during the Fourth of July week.

Tony Ivanaj, a concerned resident of the subdivision, posted a picture of the letter on his Facebook page and shared it with the Free Press.

The letter writer said if fireworks don't stop before 9 p.m. in the entire subdivision, then he or she will "make yours, and your neighbors' lives miserable for days and months to come" and will "keep the retaliations lasting forever." The writer said they work a 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. shift and do not want their sleep to be disrupted again.

Ivanaj asked everyone to share the information so this person doesn't "get away with threatening an entire neighborhood." As of Monday morning, the residents had not found the letter writer.

The Chesterfield Township Police Department is investigating the incident.

The police department reminded residents on Twitter on Sunday that fireworks are only allowed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Also, fireworks are not allowed between midnight and 8 a.m.

As the fourth of July approaches, we would like to remind all citizens that the use of fireworks is allowable only the day before the holiday, the day of, and the day after. Fireworks are not to be used between midnight and 8 am on any of these... https://t.co/all4E6sH6H — Chesterfield Police (@CHPDMichigan) July 1, 2018

The letter primarily targets houses on Dove Lane in the Eagles Nest subdivision off of Cotton Road and Gratiot Avenue. But, the letter also said if neighbors on Eagle Court or Robin Drive set off fireworks that he or she will "take it out on" everyone.