Former Detroit City Council president pleads guilty to sex crimes
October 27th, 20160 DETROIT - A former Detroit City Council president pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges stemming from a sexual relationship with a teenage boy, according to his lawyer, capping the three-year political downfall of the once-powerful local politician.Charles Pugh, 45, pleaded guilty in a Detroit courthouse to two counts of third-degree...
Two Wisconsin men arrested for trying to join ISIS
October 18th, 20160 WISCONSIN - Two Wisconsin men have been charged for attempting to join ISIS by traveling through Mexico to Syria, according to the New York Daiy News. Jason Ludke, 35, and Yosvany Padilla-Conde, 30, both of Milwaukee, outlined their plan to join the brutal Islamic State group in Facebook conversations and emails sent to an...
Sterling Heights man threatens to decapitate two judges
October 3rd, 20160 STERLING HEIGHTS - A 30-year-old Sterling Heights man has been arrested after allegedly making threats against Macomb County judges. According to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, Mohammed Subhi Alsheleh sent an email that included a threat to “sever the heads” of two judges. The threats were reportedly made against Circuit...
Father murders four children in Dearborn Heights
September 21st, 20160 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - A man called police early Wednesday morning and said that he had murdered his children and step children. Police arrived to the residence on Hipps street near Annapolis, when they found the man sitting on his front porch. Inside the home, police found a horrific scene. Officers said the victims were attacked...
Police arrest 18-year-old for breaking into unlocked vehicles
September 19th, 20160 DEARBORN – Police arrested an Arab male after observing him entering several unlocked vehicles in the area of Hubbard St. and Greenfield Rd.Police recognized the man as18-year-old Hamed Al-Nassiri, who arrested just a few days earlier. Officers arrested Al-Nassiri and located several items presumed to be stolen in his backpack....
Dearborn police arrest man for assaulting elderly woman, stealing bicycle
September 19th, 20160 DEARBORN – Police arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly assaulting a woman and attempting steal a bike.Police arrested Hosam Al-Hussain on September 14 after a Dearborn resident in the area of Hubbard St and Greenfield Rd observed him trying to steal a bicycle from her backyard.When confronted, Al- Hussain pushed the elderly...
Romulus man attempts to set girlfriend on fire
September 1st, 20160 ROMULUS - A Romulus man faces multiple felony charges after investigators say he tried to light his girlfriend on fire.Investigators say Frank Stanchulski, 31, doused his girlfriend in gasoline at a home on the 10700 block of Belleville Road in Wayne County's Van Buren Township about 9 p.m. on Sunday, August 28.He used a lighter to try...
Dearborn police arrest three for home invasion
August 4th, 20160 DEARBORN —On Friday, July 29, police officers responded to a report of a home invasion in progress on the 13000 block of S. Morrow Circle around noon. On scene, officers observed forced entry into the home and spoke to witnesses who provided descriptions of the suspects. The officers quickly located the suspects, who were taken...
Four children found dehydrated and malnourished in Detroit home
July 13th, 20160 DETROIT - Police removed four children from a Detroit home after they were left alone on Tuesday. The children range in age from 9 months old to 6 years old. Police said the property manager discovered the children in the home in the 20000 block of Faust, near Southfield Freeway and 8 mile. He brought them into his air...
Two Dearborn residents arrested for string of vehicle break-ins
May 13th, 20160 twenty-one year old Allan Askar and twenty-five year old Hanna Siupi.DEARBORN — On Tuesday May 4, at approximately 3:30am, Dearborn Police Officers observed a suspicious occupied vehicle in the area of Hollywood and Ash and established surveillance on the vehicle. Officers observed the two occupants...
Two men arrested for auto larceny in Dearborn
May 12th, 20160 Taquille Collins and Swarvon SherrodDEARBORN — Two Detroit men were arrested on Wednesday, May 4 for breaking into a Chrysler car and stealing its navigation system.Upon obtaining a description of the thieves and their car from neighbors who witnessed the larceny, Dearborn police officers discovered and arrested Taquille Collins, 21,...
FBI suspects man poisoned over a dozen Michigan grocery stores
May 5th, 20160 ANN ARBOR - The FBI has arrested a man suspected of spraying food with a mouse poison mixture around Ann-Arbor grocery stores.Kyle Bessemer, 29, was arraigned Thursday on four felony food poisoning charges.Ann Arbor 15th District Court Judge Elizabeth Pollard set Bessemer’s bond at $250,000, and set house arrest as a condition...
Canton Urgent Care doctor charged with 22 counts of fraud
May 3rd, 20160 CANTON- A doctor at Canton Urgent Care is facing 22 fraud charges for allegedly billing Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield for services he didn't provide.On Tuesday, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced the charges against Dr. Bassel Altantawi, 45, of Farmington Hills. Altantawi is facing nine counts of Medicaid...
Hunt for suspects in Ohio execution-style murder spree enters second day
April 24th, 20160 An aerial view of one of the homes where members of the Rhoden family were murderedPIKE COUNTY, Ohio — A manhunt for a suspect or suspects in the execution-style killings of eight family members in south-central Ohio entered its second full day on Sunday, with authorities providing no fresh information about the murders or the...
Dearborn Police arrest two for larceny
April 22nd, 20160 Torki Hassan (l) and Ali Aldubaily DEARBORN — Police arrested two Dearborn residents in the early morning hours of Tuesday for breaking into several cars on the east side of the city.The suspects were identified as Torki Hassan, 23, and Ali Aldubaily 19. At approximately 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dearborn Police responded to the......
Arab American man dies in exchange of gunfire
April 20th, 20160 Rameh SaabDETROIT – An exchange of gunshots left one man dead and another in critical condition in Detroit's west side on Monday. An accident connected to the shooting also injured three bystanders at a bus stop.Rameh Saab, 54, was fatally shot in what appears to be an ambush, according to his brother, Hassan Saab.The incident took...
Police arrest breaking and entering suspect in Dearborn
April 19th, 20160 Henry Russell JohnsonDEARBORN — Police arrested a 34-year-old Detroit man for breaking and entering into a businesses near Tireman and Schaefer in the early hours of Friday, April 15. At approximately 3:45 a.m. on Friday the Dearborn Police were on patrol in the area. Two officers observed a window shattered at a business and......
Dearborn Police arrest female who discharged gun in parking lot
April 7th, 20160 DEARBORN – Dearborn Police arrested a Sterling Heights woman involved in a shooting that occurred near the parking lot of the Post Bar on the early morning of April 3.The incident marks the latest in a string of violent altercations that have occurred at west Dearborn’s businesses on Michigan Ave. Last month, the city...
Dearborn Heights woman charged for sex attempt with father and underage daughter
March 30th, 20160 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - A 38-year-old Dearborn Heights woman is facing Child Sexually Abusive Activity charges in Macomb County after, police say she tried to arrange to have sex with what she thought was a father and his underage daughter. Kristina Lynn Howarth was arrested March 28th, when she showed up for a prearranged meeting. Police...
Plymouth township teen gets 10-20 years in prison for family murder plot
March 29th, 20160 PLYMOUTH - Roksana Sikorski was only 15 when she plotted with her adult boyfriend to kill her family inside their Plymouth Township home in October 2014. She got a fish fillet knife, sneaked into her 12-year-old brother's room, put her hand over his mouth and cut deeply into his throat, seriously wounding him. The now 17-year-old was...
Project Green Light in Detroit helps capture shooting suspect
March 25th, 20160 DETROIT — Authorities in Wayne County have charged a Detroit woman who shot a man at a gas station last week. The shooting was caught on high-definition surveillance video, in partnership with Detroit Police Department's Project Green Light. Project Green Light was created to crack down on violence in some of Detroit's public......
Woman who robbed gas station clerk at gunpoint gets no jail time
GARDEN CITY – A woman who robbed a gas station at gunpoint was convicted and received no jail time. Christina Farris was identified as the woman on the surveillance video during the incident. The footage aired on Fox 2 News and viewers were able to identify her. Ali Hammoud was the clerk at the...Michigan Uber driver to get competency exam
Jason Dalton.The Michigan Uber driver charged with murdering six people last month in a shooting spree in the southwestern part of the state will undergo a competency exam, the prosecuting attorney said on Thursday.Jason Dalton, 45, is charged with shooting eight people,......
Dearborn Police arrest garage bandit
Dearborn - In the early morning hours of February 11th, 2016, Dearborn Police Officers responded to the 24000 block of Boston in regards to a male who had been found inside the residence garage and scared off by the family dog. Officers obtained a description of the suspect from the homeowner and spread out in...
A San Bernardino shooting suspect identified as Syed Farook
December 2nd, 20150 Police officers after the mass shooting in San Bernardino, Dec. 2SAN BERNARDINO, Ca. — Two law enforcement sources identified one of the suspects in the San Bernardino shooting as Syed Farook.According to public records, a Syed R. Farook worked as an environmental health specialist for San Bernardino County. It's unclear whether that......