Dearborn Heights father who murdered his children sentenced to max of 102 years
March 6th, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Gregory Green, who killed his two children and two stepchildren in September, was sentenced to 45 to 100 years in jail for second-degree murder by Wayne County Circuit Judge Dana Hathaway on March 1. According to Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor Trisha Gerard, Green plotted the murders of Chadney Allen, 19,...
FBI to probe mysterious death of Muslim teen found hanged in woods
March 5th, 20170 WASHINGTON STATE ― The death of a Muslim teen found hanged in the woods near his home in Washington state promoted the FBI to step in after a medical examiner said it might not have been a suicide. Ben Moussa Keita, 18, went missing in late November after leaving his Lake Stevens home with his car, wallet or phone. In January, his...
Open carry and intimidation put community, police on edge
February 27th, 20170 DEARBORN — On Sunday, February 19, a group of five armed individuals were spotted marching along Warren Avenue on Dearborn's east side. The open carry advocates walked down Schaefer towards Warren during peak business hours that morning. A video taken by a Dearborn resident who witnessed the protest accrued thousands of likes on...
Detroit man executed outside son’s school
January 26th, 20170 DETROIT- Police are investigating the execution of a father in front of his son's school in southwest Detroit on Wednesday morning. Police said, after he dropped his son off and the boy entered Mark Twain Elementary School, the father was shot in the head by a suspect who was sitting in the backseat of a victim’s car. The suspect...
Shattered windows and bacon strips at mosque investigated as hate crime
January 26th, 20170 DAVIS, CA – Early Sunday, a woman vandalized the Islamic Center of Davis--- shattering six window panes, placing uncooked bacon on the door handle and destroying two bikes--- between 3:45 a.m. and 4 a.m. The vandalism is being investigated as a hate crime, police said. According to the Davis Police Department, the woman used an...
Man charged with hate crime after holding gun to Muslim cab driver’s head
January 26th, 20171 NEW YORK- On Monday, New York police confirmed that a man has been charged with a hate crime after holding a gun to the head of a Muslim cab driver. Andrew M. Plachecki, 26, was apparently drunk as he waved to the cab early Sunday morning before threatening the driver with a gun and calling him a “motherf---ing piece of Muslim...
Dearborn police identify suspect in series of home invasions
January 20th, 20170 DEARBORN — According to a press release, Dearborn police have identified the suspect involved in a series of home invasions in the northeast end of the city. Shady Karim of Shelby Township was on bail for Home Invasion while committing the crimes, police said. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed charges of 2nd...
Homeless man charged for torching seattle mosque
January 19th, 20170 SEATTLE, WA - A homeless man suspected of setting fire to a Bellevue mosque on Saturday, January 14 was charged with second-degree arson Tuesday by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Bail was set at $1 million. who has an extensive history of mental illness and property damage, was found in a parking lot behind the...
Man arrested in death of Saudi student
January 13th, 20170 MADISON, Wis. — A Minnesota man with a string of domestic violence convictions was charged in the death of a Saudi Arabian college that occurred last October. Cullen Osburn, 27, of Minneapolis, was charged with felony murder and aggravated battery in the death of University of Wisconsin-Stout student Hussain Alnahdi,...
Ann Arbor Mosque receives hate letter from California
December 2nd, 20160 ANN ARBOR — A mosque in Ann Arbor reported that it received a hate letter from California—advising Muslims to leave the U.S. or else they'd face a massacre. Similar letters stamped in Los Angeles have popped up at mosques all over the nation, including Michigan, California, Ohio, Rhode Island, Indiana, Colorado and...
Michigan has highest number of hate crimes in midwest post-elections
December 2nd, 20160 Michigan had the highest number of hate incidents among states in the Midwest in the 10 days following the Nov. 8 election, according to a new report released this week, according to the Detroit Free Press. There were at least 40 incidents involving bias against African Americans, Latinos, immigrants, Jews, Muslims, LGBT,...
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of WSU police officer
November 24th, 20160 Collin RoseDETROIT — On Tuesday night, police caught a suspect in the fatal shooting of Collin Rose, a 29-year-old Wayne State University police officer. Rose died Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Detroit Receiving Hospital. Hours after Rose's death, authorities revealed that the suspect, DeAngelo Davis, has a history of "assaultive-type"...
Police searching for 7-Eleven robbery suspect
November 18th, 20160 DEARBORN — Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an armed robbery at a 7-eleven store. On November 14, at approximately 1:30 a.m. in the area of Telegraph and Oxford, a male approximately 25-30 years old, with what is described as a "scraggly sculpted beard", entered the store. He...
Canton police search for driver after hit and run kills two
November 15th, 20160 CANTON - Canton Township police were searching for a hit-and-run driver involved in a three-vehicle crash that resulted in the deaths of two pedestrians on Michigan Avenue at Lotz Road on Sunday evening. A 54-year-old Westland resident, Martin Lesinsky and a 45-year-old Inkster resident, were crossing the eastbound lanes of...
Florida man kills wife and son
November 6th, 20160 MIAMI - A gunman who killed his wife and son at their Miami-area home and then shot an attorney was shot by SWAT officers after a standoff Wednesday, police said. Fadel Jabado, a 54-year-old Ice Cream truck driver, allegedly murdered his 43-year-old wife Bassima Jabado and 26-year-old son Ahmed Jabado, who were found dead in the......
Police seek assistance in death of gunned-downed driver
October 28th, 20160 DEARBORN — The Police Department is still asking for the public's assistance in obtaining information regarding the murder of Raymond Mshahwar, a 33 years-old Canton resident. On Sunday October 16, 2016 at approximately 10:00pm, the Dearborn Police Department was dispatched to the area of Madison and Bennett on an...
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......
