Florida man sentenced to 15 years in prison for vandalizing mosque
December 8th, 20172 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A man who vandalized a Florida mosque in January 2016 and left a raw slab of bacon on its doorstep was sentenced to 15 years in prison on a hate crime conviction, a state attorney's spokesman said on Wednesday. Michael Wolfe, 37, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to criminal mischief to a place of worship in a case...
Gymnastics doctor Nassar sentenced to 60 years on child pornography charges
December 8th, 20170 GRAND RAPIDS — On Thursday, a federal judge sentenced Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor accused of sexually assaulting gymnasts, to 60 years in prison on federal child pornography charges that grew out of a sex abuse investigation. U.S. District Judge Janet Neff handed down the sentences sought by prosecutors, who...
Detroit road rage incident claims the life of a young Arab American
December 2nd, 20171 DETROIT - An Arab American man was shot and killed Friday night in Detroit after a road rage incident that began in Dearborn. The victim, Faith Almosaki, 18, was shot near Vernor Highway and Lawndale Street, police said. The victim pulled over to the curb. The alleged shooter exited his vehicle, approached the victim. They...
Victims of cancer doctor to possibly receive $4.1 million
November 25th, 20170 DETROIT— According to Crain’s Detroit, an attorney claimed that victims of a Detroit doctor, who placed hundreds of patients through unnecessary cancer treatments, are eligible for a $4.1 million in claims, which includes $2 million in funeral costs. On Tuesday, Randi Roth, a St. Paul, Minnesota- based attorney, told the judge...
Mother cooked two sons alive in oven and sent video to father
October 18th, 20170 ATLANTA - A mother has been accused of murdering her youngest sons by “by placing them in an oven and turning it on”, before sending footage of the aftermath to their father. Lamora Williams allegedly burned her two-year-old son Ke’Younte Penn and one-year-old baby Ja’Karter Williams to death at her home in Atlanta, the city's...
A man faces death penalty for raping and killing a Muslim teenage girl on way to mosque
October 18th, 20170 FAIRFAX, VA - A man is facing the death penalty after he was charged with raping and murdering a Muslim teenager as she was heading to a mosque with friends. Darwin Torres, 22, attacked 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen and a group of her friends in Sterling, Virginia, after they had eaten a meal together following a day-long fast during...
$4.5M bond set for genital mutilation doctor
September 22nd, 20172 LIVONIA — A group of 17 supporters of Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, the Detroit doctor charged with performing illegal female genital mutilation, have put their homes and other assets up as collateral to raise a $4.5 million bond to release her from prison until her trial. Nagarwala performed two genital mutilations at a clinic in Livonia...
Teen allegedly killed his mother for being ‘too American’
September 22nd, 20170 FARMINGTON HILLS — During a pre-exam conference on Friday, Sept. 15, Judge Marla Parker of the 47th District Court scheduled a preliminary hearing for Nov. 17 to determine whether Muhammad Altantawi, 16, will be tried for the death of his mother, 35-year-old Nada Huranieh. Altantawi is accused of throwing his mother out of an upper...
Police search for suspects of fight at Dearborn Walmart
September 6th, 20170 Dearborn — On September 4, an argument at a local Walmart between four women turned into a fight to remember for the evening shoppers. A 35 year-old Pinckney resident told police an argument she had with two women escalated into an assault when a third suspect walked up behind the victim and struck her in the head. As the...
Former Dearborn Clerk’s pension permanently reduced
September 3rd, 20170 DEARBORN — On August 30, former Dearborn City Clerk Kathleen Buda, who'd previously pled no contest to several felonies, was ordered by Judge Lawrence S. Talon to reimburse the city for its pension contributions from the date of the offense until her retirement, which totaled $2,716.88. Buda was sentenced to 24 months probation on an...
Divine Child Church arsonist arraigned
August 31st, 20171 DEARBORN – David Allen Cerne, the arsonist who threw an explosive into a Dearborn church, was arraigned on August 31 by Judge Mark Somers in the 19th District Court, according to police. While prayer was taking place at Divine Child Church on Wednesday morning, Cerne threw a commercial grade firework into the chapel. A Bible was...
Divine Child Church arsonist to be arraigned
August 30th, 20170 Dearborn — Shortly after news spread of a man who threw commercial-grade fireworks into the chapel of a Dearborn Church, a 43-year-old Inkster resident was identified as the suspect. Dearborn Police said in a press release that had been arrested in Inkster on a similar charge and was currently in custody at the Inkster Police...
Farmington Hills teen accused of murdering mother to be tried as adult
August 28th, 20170 FARMINGTON HILLS ― A 16-year-old boy accused of killing his mother by pushing her out a window of their mansion, will be tried as an adult, police announced Monday. Nada Huranieh, 35, was found dead on the patio outside the family's home at around 6:40 a.m. on Monday. Officers originally believed Huranieh's fall from the...
FBI terror unit detains Ypsilanti man
August 28th, 20170 YPSILANTI ― An Ypsilanti man is facing federal charges after weapons without serial numbers were found in a storage unit in Ann Arbor. He was detained before he was due to fly to the Middle East with his family. Yousef Mohammad Ramadan, 28, is charged with possession of a firearm with an wiped out serial number, which had moved in...
Police looking for White man who threw explosive in Dearborn church
August 25th, 20170 Dearborn — While prayer was taking place at Divine Child Church on Wednesday morning, an identified man threw into the chapel what an investigation revealed to be a commercial grade firework. A Bible was burnt, but no one was harmed. Witnesses told officers the man was about a 30 to 40 year old White man with short dark hair. The......
Pill mill in Dearborn: The medical clinic that turned lethal
August 25th, 20170 DEARBORN — On Aug. 17, Michigan State Police, Dearborn police and the FBI raided the Dearborn Medical Clinic at Warren and Yinger avenues after residents complained about disorderly conduct, which prompted an investigation beginning in July. Judge Gene Hunt of the 19th District Court arraigned Dr. Mohammad Derani and his...Teen accused of pushing mother from window to her death
August 24th, 20170 FARMINGTON HILLS ― A 16-year-old boy is facing murder charges for allegedly pushing his mother out the window of their home. The teen is accused of the first-degree murder of his mother, 35-year-old Nada Houranieh, a personal trainer at Franklin Athletic Club. Prosecutors say the teen threw her out of a third-floor window of......
Two men who entered Dearborn police station armed sentenced
August 19th, 20170 DEARBORN- Two men who entered the Dearborn Police Station armed with firearms and dressed in tactical vests and masks earlier this year were sentenced to time in prison by Judge Mariam Bazzi of the Wayne County Circuit Court. Police first arrested Brandon Vreeland, 40, of Jackson and James Craig Baker, 24, of Leonard on Feb. 5 after...
State Police raids Dearborn Medical Clinic for overprescribing opioids
August 18th, 20172 DEARBORN — About 8 a.m. on Thursday, Michigan State Police raided the Dearborn Medical Clinic, where a doctor is accused of over prescribing opiates. Lt. Mike Shaw of the State Police described the clinic, located at Warren and Yinger Avenues, as a "pill mill" and said oxycodone is the drug most prescribed. It was attracting...
Robber ties up elderly Dearborn Heights woman in her home
August 12th, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS—On Wednesday, a man broke into an elderly woman's home in Dearborn Heights around 11:50 a.m., forcefully requested money and then tied her up. Police said the front door to her home near Van Buren Road and Colonial Street was unlocked. The man walked into the old woman's home, grabbed her by the throat and demanded...
Minnesota governor calls mosque bombing ‘act of terrorism’
August 7th, 20170 St. Paul ― Minnesota's governor called the bombing of a mosque outside Minneapolis the previous day "an act of terrorism" during a visit to the site on Sunday. Police in Bloomington, Minnesota, were called on Saturday at 5:05 a.m. local time about an explosion at the Dar Al Farooq mosque, after a bomb was thrown through the window of......
Two men shot at gas station in Dearborn
August 4th, 20170 DEARBORN — A man with a concealed pistol permit shot two people after an altercation inside a local business located around Tireman St. and Greenfield. At approximately 11 p.m. on August 2, Dearborn police responded to a report of a shooting inside a gas station. At the scene, a man revealed to the police officers that he had a...
Two men shot at gas station in Dearborn
August 3rd, 20170 DEARBORN- A man with a concealed pistol permit shot two following an altercation inside a local business located around Tireman St. and Greenfield. At approximately 11 p.m. on August 2, Dearborn police responded to a report of a shooting inside a gas station. At the scene, a man approached police officers and revealed he he had a......
Former Dearborn Clerk sentenced to probation
July 26th, 20170 DEARBORN - On July 21, Wayne County Circuit Judge Lawrence S. Talon sentenced former longtime City Clerk Kathleen Buda to 24 months-probation on an embezzlement charge. She also has to pay $1,638. Three charges of larceny in a building and three counts of misconduct in office were dismissed in exchange for a guilty plea on the...
Dearborn Police provides updates on major crimes and reckless driving
July 14th, 20170 DEARBORN — According to Police Chief Ron Haddad, Dearborn's crime rate saw an 11.20 percent reduction from 3,246 in 2016 to 2,881 so far this year, with some "alarming trends", like a 26 percent increase in drug offense arrests. The reckless driving rate also sees little improvement. At a July 10 press conference, held at the......
