How mobile weapon detectors will be used at Ford Fireworks in Detroit this year

DETROIT – The Ford Fireworks are returning to Downtown Detroit after a two-year hiatus.

With another big crowd expected to pack Hart Plaza, Metro Detroiter’s will notice something new this year -- metal detectors.

The metal detectors are different than the ones typically seen at sporting events and concerts. You no longer have to empty your pockets, you just walk right through.

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Detroit police now have 10 mobile weapon detectors that were paid for by American Rescue Act tax dollars.

They’ve already been set up at the Movement music festival, the Grand Prix and Pride events. People are funneled through and the technology can instantly detect a weapon.

Police said events can request firearm restrictions. Police also said CPL holders will be encouraged to safely secure their weapons.

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