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Former Dearborn Heights police officer faces assault charges after threatening fellow officer with a knife
July 29th, 20230 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A former Dearborn Heights police officer has been arraigned on two felony counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. The incident occurred in December 2021 and involved former officer Paul Graff, 33, and a fellow, 23-year-old DHPD officer and is believed to be racially-motivated as Graff is White and allegedly...
Dearborn to offer cooling centers, advises residents to prepare for extreme weather this week
July 27th, 20230 DEARBORN– Beginning Thursday, July 27, the city of Dearborn will operate five cooling centers throughout the city to assist residents in coping with increasingly hot temperatures, which are forecasted to swell to above 95 degrees Fahrenheit through Friday, July 28. Cooling center locations will be open during regular building hours...
Annual Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Solutions Summit addresses prevention, treatment and recovery efforts
July 24th, 20230 DETROIT — The Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI), the Southeast Michigan Alliance for Addiction-free Communities (SEMAAC) coalition and the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) are proud to collaborate to host the seventh annual Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Solutions Summit on July 25 at Laurel Manor Conference...
Medicaid recipients are urged to reapply as renewal process resumes
July 22nd, 20230 LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined the Sparrow Mobile Health Clinic in Lansing to help remind Michigan residents that they will need to once again complete their Medicaid benefit renewal packets to avoid losing coverage. During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Congress enacted the Families First...
Harper Woods hookah lounge owner killed in double shooting outside his business
July 22nd, 20230 HARPER WOODS — The owner of a hookah lounge was killed in a July 13 double shooting that also injured another. Mohamed Ahmed, 37, owner of the Loud Headz hookah lounge on Kelly Road near Moross, was shot and killed in a minivan outside his business around 9 a.m. that morning. According to reports, Ahmed and another victim, a...
Dearborn Heights Warren Valley Golf Course grounds vandalized
July 16th, 20230 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – An act of vandalism targeted a valuable city asset on Saturday night, causing damage to the grounds of Warren Valley Golf Course. Jason Pearsall, the managing partner of Warren Valley, reported that an unauthorized golf cart entered the facility through the construction entrance around 10:30 p.m. The individuals...
Henry Ford College is the first college in the nation to offer Battery Technician Certification
July 14th, 20230 DEARBORN — Henry Ford College (HFC) is the first college in the United States to offer a Battery Technician Certification curriculum. The program is set to launch in the Fall 2023 semester. This program will enhance courses and programs that are already recognized by the Electric Vehicles (EV) Jobs Academy. The curriculum will...
Charges announced in fireworks attack on Dearborn police officer
July 10th, 20230 DEARBORN – The Dearborn Police Department announced charges in a July 4 incident involving illegal use of fireworks, including an assault on a Dearborn Police Officer and damage to Police property. Police received more than 50 fireworks-related calls from residents that night. Around 11 p.m. on July 4, officers were dispatched to...
Marshall woman sentenced for threats against Governor Whitmer
July 8th, 20230 LANSING – Tabitha Davis, 33, of Marshall, was sentenced last week to four months probation and a suspended sentence of 20 days in jail for threatening violence against Governor Whitmer, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. The court additionally ordered her to complete recommended mental health treatment and complete a...
Dearborn Police seek public assistance to identify suspect involved in trespassing, theft of city property
July 8th, 20230 DEARBORN – On Wednesday, June 28, an unknown man entered onto city of Dearborn property at 2661 Greenfield at approximately 8:30 p.m., stealing several power tools from the Department of Public Works Sewage Facility. The unidentified man was seen on the grounds of city properties by surveillance video. He cut the locks on the...
State Sen. Santana and State Rep. Farhat secure more than $159 million for their communities
July 3rd, 20230 LANSING — State Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) and State Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn) and the Michigan Legislature secured funding for the 2024 state budget, including more than $159 million that they advocated for to support local residents and address the needs of their communities. The budget bills were House Bill 4437, which...
Air quality alert extended due to Canadian wildfires
June 29th, 20230 DETROIT – Smoke from the Canadian wildfires continues to impact air quality in Southeastern Michigan. Due to these poor air quality conditions, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has issued an Air Quality Alert through at least Thursday, June 29 for many parts of Michigan, including Wayne County. ...
Dearborn Police seeking information on individual tied to unauthorized ATM usage
June 29th, 20230 DEARBORN – Dearborn Police are requesting the community's assistance in identifying a subject (photo included below) in connection with unauthorized use of ATM machines to acquire personal financial data. Anyone with information on this individual is encouraged to contact the Dearborn Police Department at 313-943-2298. If you wish to...
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell announces more than $9.6 million in HHS grants for the University of Michigan
June 25th, 20230 ANN ARBOR – U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) announced on Thursday that the University of Michigan will receive $9,667,033 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including pharmacology, physiology, biological chemistry, allergy, immunology, transplantation,...
Dearborn Fire Department offers free smoke detectors and installation for Dearborn and Melvindale residents
June 25th, 20230 DEARBORN – Dearborn and Melvindale residents can schedule an appointment to have Dearborn Fire Department staff install smoke detectors in their homes at no cost. Funded through a federal grant, the program provides smoke detectors and installation for free to any owner-occupied household, regardless of income. Appointments......
Maleyko presented with gavel as incoming president of state superintendents association
June 25th, 20230 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Glenn Maleyko was recognized as the incoming president of the Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators during a brief presentation at the June 19 Board of Education meeting. MASA is an organization for school superintendents and administrators that serves more than...
State Representative Alabas Farhat appointed to Growing Michigan Together Council
June 20th, 20230 LANSING — Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) announced his appointment of State Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn) to the Growing Michigan Together Council. The council was created by Governor Whitmer to develop a statewide strategy to grow Michigan’s population, while cultivating a Michigan people want to call home. After hearing he was......
U.S. Customs and Border Protection provides travel tips for Hajj travelers
June 16th, 20230 DETROIT – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations reminds travelers preparing for their pilgrimage to the Hajj to be aware of important travel tips to help ensure a smooth return into the United States. Travelers should familiarize themselves with regulations regarding traveling with currency over...
AG Nessel announces $338 million Walgreens opioid settlement
June 16th, 20230 LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a settlement with Walgreens Pharmacy worth $338 million for its role in Michigan’s opioid epidemic. “The opioid epidemic was born, in part, out of a concert of action by many large corporations who reaped incredible profits as a result,” Nessel said in a press...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes 217 Pounds of Cocaine at Blue Water Bridge
June 12th, 20230 PORT HURON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Area Port of Port Huron intercepted approximately 200 pounds of cocaine at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry, June 8. Officers were conducting inspections of outbound commercial cargo when the cocaine was discovered, comingled among a shipment of...
$4 million food stamp fraud ring leads to three arrests in Michigan
June 9th, 20230 LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced initial results from a major, and ongoing, investigation launched by the department’s newly established Organized Retail Crime (ORC) Unit operating with the Michigan State Police as the "FORCE" Team. On Wednesday May 24, search warrants were executed on eight......
Detroit gas station clerk shoots and kills alleged shoplifter, police shut down the station
June 9th, 20230 DETROIT — A Detroit gas station clerk allegedly shot and killed a man he claimed was a shoplifter as he was running from the station. Reports state that police arrested the employee and shut down the business at that time. The Mobil gas station located at Clark and Vernor was shut down by police Monday, June 5, following the...
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud selected to serve on U.S. Conference of Mayors Advisory Board
June 9th, 20230 DEARBORN — Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud has been selected by a bipartisan group of mayors across the U.S. to serve on the Advisory Board of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), the official non-partisan organization of American cities with a population of 30,000 or larger. The USCM represents more than 1,400 cities......
16-year-old Dearborn student is the youngest to earn a bachelor’s degree from Henry Ford College in Culinary Arts
May 30th, 20230 DEARBORN — Rather than attend her own doctoral commencement at Trevecca Nazarene University in Tennessee, Henry Ford College education instructor Dr. Shyma Mustafa instead attended her daughter Zayneb Abu-Khader’s commencement in Dearborn on May 6. Mustafa was proud to see her daughter walk across the stage and become the youngest...
C-ASSIST offering free back-to-school health clinics in August
May 26th, 20230 DEARBORN — Parents of children starting kindergarten, sixth grade and ninth grade in the fall are reminded that those students will need updated school physicals and immunization before the new school year starts on Aug. 28. Middle and high school students who plan to participate in athletics will also need a sports physical before......
