21-year-old Ali Alsoweidi

DEARBORN –Ali Alsoweidi, 21, was arrested on July 27 on three counts of breaking and entering,
after a female resident contacted police and claimed that she found him in her
garage, where he allegedly revealed he had been stalking her.

The incident occurred on the 6400 block of Coleman Street, in east Dearborn. 

The resident, a Caucasian
female in her 40s, had come home shortly before midnight and parked her car
inside her detached garage. She had secured all garage doors and entered her
home. 

But moments later, her dogs began barking. From inside her home, she observed a bicycle leaning
against her garage door. The pedestrian door for the garage was also wide open.

The woman went to
investigate the suspicious activity and discovered Alsoweidi, a Dearborn
resident, sitting inside of her vehicle in the garage.

She told police Alsoweidi
attempted to trap her in the garage and had told her that he had been
“observing her for a while.” He’d revealed that he had a fixation on her and
even described clothing that she had recently worn.

It remains unclear if he
lives near her home. The woman had never seen Alsoweidi prior to the incident. 

She also claimed that he
threatened to return and seek revenge on her if she contacted authorities.

The woman was able to
escape after he pushed her against her garage door opener. Once the garage door
opened, the woman ran inside her home and called the police.

Alsoweidi fled the scene
on his bicycle. The woman provided a detailed description to police, who later
found him a short distance away.

Judge Mark Somers
arraigned him in 19th District Court. His bond was set at $5,000, with a GPS
tether.

In a statement, Dearborn
Police Chief Ron Haddad said the woman’s swift actions helped police catch him
within moments after their encounter.

“We are grateful that
the victim took the initiative to contact the police immediately, which allowed
us to quickly respond and investigate the matter,” Haddad said. “Due to the
actions of the victim, the Dearborn Police were able to arrest the suspect
quickly and remove a felon from the streets.”

Alsoweidi waived his
right to a preliminary exam and has been bound over to the Third Circuit Court.
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s office charged him with breaking and entering
with intent, entering with breaking, and breaking and entering a motor vehicle.

An Iraqi-American,
Alsoweidi graduated from Fordson High School. 

Since TheAANews broke
the story, Alsoweidi’s family contacted us to deny the claims that he was
stalking the victim.

This wasn’t Alsoweidi’s
first run-in with the law.

Earlier that month, on
July 3, he was arrested and charged with two counts–robbery, and breaking and
entering a building with intent in Dearborn. 

On July 22, he had
posted $1,000 bond and took a plea at the Third Circuit Court. He had been
slated for a sentencing hearing on September 7.

However, the new charges
from the July 27 incident set that timeline off-course.

A Disposition conference
was held on August 25 to overview his charges.