City wants food mart to hire armed security guard

URBANA – The city is demanding that the owners of the Home Run Food Mart in east Urbana hire an armed, licensed security guard to help quell recurring drug and violent crime problems at the store.

If the store at 1509 E. Washington St. doesn't have a guard on duty by Dec. 1 and working from 4 p.m. until after closing every night, the city intends to revoke the store's package liquor license, said Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing.

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