Dearborn Heights man indicted for ethnic intimidation of Arab American family
October 12th, 20181 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – In one of the most diverse counties in the United States, bad neighbors and a dismissive law enforcement has resulted in the arrest of a racist man and a family wanting to leave town. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Jason Glenn Sherman, 35, a Dearborn Heights resident, in connection with the ethnic...
Dearborn Police arrests four suspects in T-Mobile armed robbery
October 4th, 20180 DEARBORN — On August 10 an armed robbery occurred at a T-Mobile store on Wyoming in Dearborn. Two suspects, one armed with a handgun, entered the store and stole several iPhones valued at more than $13,000 from the safe inside the store. A thorough investigation by Dearborn Police ultimately led to the arrest of four suspects. ...
Feds shut down fake document sellers
September 24th, 20180 Beware of fake document sellers. When you apply for credit, a mortgage, a place to live, government benefits or tax refunds, most likely you need documents showing your income, employment and other personal information. But not everyone plays by the rules. Some businesses sell fake documents to people who use them to get products and...
CAIR-MI to represent family of man killed by Detroit Police
September 23rd, 20180 DETROIT — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, (CAIR-MI) a non-profit advocacy group for Muslims, plans to represent the interests of the family of Abdullah Beard (aka Abdullah Abdul Muhamin) regarding his fatal shooting by the Detroit Police on Friday, Sept. 14. "Per the family's request, we will not...
Car plows into crowd outside London Muslim center in possible hate crime
September 21st, 20180 LONDON — On September 19, two people were hospitalized after a car reportedly hit pedestrians near a Muslim community center in northwest London in an incident police said was being investigated as a possible hate crime. There were reports people in the car had made Islamophobic comments before leaving the scene in the borough of...
Couple charged in carjacking of 88-year-old Livonia woman
September 21st, 20180 LIVONIA — Jason Malinas, 38, of Sterling Heights, and Jessica St. Clair, 41, of Wayne, have been charged by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy in connection with the carjacking of an 88-year-old Livonia woman. On September 18, the victim parked her car at a Walmart Store in Livonia. As she was walking to get a shopping cart,...
Gunman kills five in ‘new normal’ shootings in California
September 14th, 20180 BAKERSFIELD, Cal. — An unidentified gunman killed his wife and four other people in a series of shootings on Wednesday in Southern California before taking his own life, police said. The man went with his wife to a trucking company in Bakersfield, where he shot and killed a man and then turned his gun on his spouse, killing her,...
Anatomy of a fake check scam
September 9th, 20180 Fake checks drive many types of scams — like those involving phony prize wins, fake jobs, mystery shoppers, online classified ad sales and others. In a fake check scam, a person you don’t know asks you to deposit a check — sometimes for several thousand dollars and usually for more than what you are owed — and wire some of the...
Four dead, dozen wounded in shooting at video game tournament in Florida
August 26th, 20180 JACKSONVILLE, Fl. - A shooter killed four people and wounded dozen on Sunday at a video game tournament that was being streamed online from a restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida, local media said citing police sources. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a suspect was dead at the scene. “Searches are being conducted,” it...
New Mexico judge gets death threats after granting bail to Muslim compound members
August 17th, 20180 TAOS, N.M. — A New Mexico judge received death threats and Islamophobic abuse on Tuesday, a day after she granted bail to five Muslims charged with child abuse and who are accused of training children at their compound to carry out attacks, court officials said. Police raided the compound in Taos County on Aug. 3, following a tip...
No arrests after 66 shot, 12 killed, in weekend Chicago gun violence
August 8th, 20180 Chicago police have made no arrests tied to the shootings of 66 people over the weekend, 12 of them fatal, but dozens were taken into custody on gun charges, the city’s police chief said on Monday. Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson said additional officers had been deployed to prevent retaliatory shootings, leading to the...
Dearborn Police briefs media on major crimes
June 30th, 20180 DEARBORN — On June 25, the Dearborn Police Department provided updates on several major crimes that occurred in the city, during a press conference at the Dearborn Administrative Center. On June 20, three suspects allegedly committed an armed robbery and carjacking of a 32-year-old-male victim. Kimani Waiters, 22, is alleged to have...
Man pleads guilty in Dearborn day care shooting
June 19th, 20180 DETROIT — A Dearborn man whose home-based day care center was the scene of a shooting that wounded two young children pleaded guilty Monday to six counts of second-degree child abuse the day he was to go on trial. Timothy Eubanks, 33, was charged along with his wife, Samantha Eubanks, 32, in connection with the shooting at the...
Tips for scam-free travel or summer vacation
June 19th, 201810 WASHINGTON - Planning a summer vacation? beware of travel scam. You may be looking for deals on cheap flights or discounts at hotels and resorts — but some promotions may come with strings attached, and others can be downright scams. Before you pack your bags, keep these travel tips in mind. Avoid “free” trips that require you...
Tampa man goes to prison for ruining home sale to Muslim family
June 18th, 20180 TAMPA — Kaderbhai Ali Asgar choked up as he told the courtroom what Islam means to him. It is a religion of love and peace, he said. "Security for all," Asgar said. "That’s what I want." Just a feet away from him sat David H. Howard, the man who had threatened in November 2016 to burn a Davis Islands house down if Asgar and his......
Dearborn tailor charged with seven criminal sexual conduct cases
May 18th, 20180 LIVONIA — A 57-year-old Dearborn man is facing seven additional charges for allegedly inappropriately touching other men. Majed (Mark) Mohamad Wazni was charged on May 15 with seven counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. He’d already been charged earlier this year with two other...
Dearborn police seek gun, items stolen from cars
May 18th, 20180 DEARBORN — Dearborn police are asking the public to help find suspects who stole several items, including a handgun, from unlocked vehicles in the city. Officials said the thefts happened in the early morning hours of May 9 and the suspects made off with a gun, wallets, credit cards and other personal items. A suspect tried to......
Dearborn Heights man arraigned in fatal shooting of customer at gas station
May 18th, 20180 DETROIT — A 26-year-old gas station clerk has been arraigned in the fatal shooting of a customer inside the west side Detroit business. According to the Wayne County prosecutor's Office, Rami Ali Jaber of Dearborn Heights appeared Tuesday in 36th District Court on first-degree murder and gun charges. Prosecutors say 34-year-old...
State suspends Detroit party store liquor license for selling to minors
May 11th, 20180 LANSING — During the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) May 3 hearing in Southfield, the Commission ordered the suspension of the liquor license and permits held by B&S Party Store, located at 3730 Buchanan St. in Detroit. Under MCL 436.1903(1), the commission is required to impose a suspension or revocation of the liquor...
Former Port Huron pastor charged in enticing girls to engage in sex acts online
May 11th, 20180 PORT HURON — A former Port Huron pastor is facing federal charges amid allegations he enticed underage girls to engage in sex acts online. FBI agents learned about Jackie Douglas Woodburn’s virtual interactions while probing a chatroom-based website that attracts adult men who pose as youths “seeking to sexually exploit minor...
Decades-long hunt for missing girls leads to Michigan farm
May 9th, 20180 DETROIT — Police searched a former farm outside Detroit on Tuesday for the remains of up to six teenage girls missing for decades, believing they may have been killed by a now 68-year-old man serving a life sentence for the murder of another girl, police said. Investigators were digging in a wooded area where the man, Arthur Ream,......
Man who hit Muslim woman at Dearborn hospital found not yet competent for trial
April 25th, 20180 DEARBORN – When John Salvatore Deliz, 57, did not show up in 19th District Court on April 24 for assaulting an Arab American woman in an emergency room on Feb. 10, Judge Mark Somers issued a bench warrant for failing to appear. Police found Deliz the next day and he appeared before Judge Somers. According to Somers, Deliz hadn’t...
Michigan State student sues, claims school ignored rape by basketball players
April 13th, 20180 DETROIT — A Michigan State University journalism student sued the school on Monday, claiming she was raped by three basketball players and that she was discouraged by counselors from reporting the 2015 attack to police. Identified as Jane Doe in the U.S. District Court lawsuit, the student, who was 18 at the time, claims MSU had a......
Federal agents raid Dearborn clinic
April 13th, 20180 DEARBORN – FBI agents conducted a raid April 12 on Detroit Visiting Physicians, a clinic owned by Dr. Fares Yasin, removing boxes of evidence. Yasin has been accused of overprescribing opioids as well as other drugs. Agents also raided Yasin’s home and six cars before visiting the Michigan Ave. clinic. “There'd be lines...
Local pharmacists and doctor charged with insurance fraud
April 13th, 20180 DETROIT – Four pharmacists, a doctor and a patient recruiter have been charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office in connection with a scheme to bill insurance companies for medicine that was not given to patients. Pharmacists Samir Berri of West Bloomfield, Anthony Cole of Wyandotte, Shamimur Rahman of Clinton Township, Ghassan Hamka......
