Suspect lights garage fire, flees scene on bicycle
DEARBORN — Officials believe a garage fire on Orchard Avenue was lit by a suspect who fled the scene on a bicycle. Surveillance video from Sept. 17 shows a White male riding a bicycle down an alley on the 6400 block of Orchard Avenue at approximately 7 p.m. After the suspect stopped briefly, a garage caught fire. The suspect,...Dearborn Police search for suspect in cash box theft
Security footage shows the suspect at Beaumont Hospital. DEARBORN – A cash box has been reported stolen from the valet cashier’s desk at Beaumont Hospital, 18101 Oakwood Blvd. Dearborn Police say the larceny took place at about 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5. Security footage shows the male suspect, who was wearing a...Suspect in shooting of girlfriend and Mississippi professor left behind apology note
Shannon Lamb, an instructor at Delta State University, is suspected of shooting his girlfriend and a colleague before killing himself.A Mississippi college instructor suspected of gunning down his live-in girlfriend and a professor colleague before taking his own life, left behind a note of apology, police said on Tuesday.But Shannon...Road rage led man to run over, kill Michigan firefighter
LANSING – A Michigan man accused of killing a firefighter by running him over with his truck told investigators he did it because he was angry with the traffic delay caused by the fire crew -- who were collecting money for charity.According to charging documents, motorist Grant Taylor was driving in Lansing on Sept. 9 when he came upon...Suspect who shot gas station attendant in Westland arrested
A screenshot of the robberyWESTLAND — The suspect who shot a gas station employee in Westland last week was arrested in Bay City on Wednesday, Allie Berry, vice-president of Armada Oil & Gas Company, said.The gas station at the corner of Warren Ave. and Wayne Rd. is in a safe location across the street from Westland Mall. But...Rochester Hills man sentenced to life for beating parents to death
PONTIAC — A Rochester Hills who had beaten his elderly parents to death was sentenced Tuesday in Oakland Circuit Court to life without the possibility of parole. Jeffrey Brian Maurer, 54, was found guilty of first degree murder in January after killing his parents.Maurer's father, William Maurer, was 87 and his mother Gayle Maurer...Suspect charged in slaying of Clinton Township party store owner
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A Detroit man has been charged in the slaying of Clinton Township store owner Emil Salem. Albert McKinley, 30, is being held without bond for Salem’s murder. McKinley was arraigned Aug. 20 on felony murder and armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Salem, 50, the owner of Bernie’s Party Store in...Undercover Detroit police car stolen
A 2015 Ford Fusion DETROIT — When your car gets stolen, you call the police. But when a police car gets stolen, who do they call? An undercover officer was confronted with that question when his unmarked car was stolen from Detroit's northwest side last night. The police are not announcing the exact location where the car was...Four plead guilty in death of Westland woman
Westland — Four men pled guilty Monday in the fatal beating death of a Westland woman whose body was dumped along a road in Dearborn Heights six months ago. Randy Batts and Terrence Johnson plead guilty to second degree murder in the death of 46-year-old Diedra Akins in the home she shared with Johnson. In addition, Michael Bashlor...
Happy Pizza’s founder to serve four years in prison
July 17th, 20150 DETROIT — On Friday, July 10, Happy Asker, the president and founder of the pizza chain Happy’s Pizza, was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay 2.5 million in restitution for tax fraud. Asker started Happy’s Pizza with a single store, which later grew to include 75 locations around the country. Asker and...Four arrested in unarmed Dearborn bank robbery
DEARBORN— On June 30 at about 1:30 p.m., an unarmed robbery occurred at a bus stop near Michigan and Gulley. The victim, a 27 year-old Dearborn man, told police that he was at the bus stop when he was approached by two young males. One of the men asked the victim if he could use his cell phone. The victim...
Mom who stored dead children in freezer has “no remorse”
July 1st, 20150 DETROIT—This week Mitchelle Blair, 36, plead guilty to killing her two children and storing their bodies in a freezer. While in court Monday Blair, a Detroit resident told Judge Dana Hathaway, “I don’t feel any remorse for the death of those demons.” Blair faces life in prison with no parole. Authorities are seeking...Three men charged with manufacturing and distributing fake 5-hour energy drinks
DETROIT - Federal officials have charged 11 people across the country, including three from metro Detroit, for manufacturing and distributing fake bottles of 5 hour energy drinks.5 Hour Energy is used by 9 million Americans a week and has $1 billion in annual sales.The fake bottles were allegedly made in plastic vats and included...Dearborn Heights resident charged with neighbor’s murder
Gary Earl OliverROMULUS — A 65-year-old man was arraigned on murder charges this week in to the death of his neighbor in Dearborn Heights. Gary Earl Oliver is being charged with first degree murder and felony firearm after killing his neighbor, 60-year-old John Kennedy, Wednesday, June 3 on the 6400 block of Fairwood. Police...Family of 20-year-old fatally shot by ICE agent speaks out
DETROIT—The family of Terrence Kellom and various community groups held a press conference on Tuesday to speak out against the 20-year-old's shooting death. Kellom was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer assigned to a multi-jurisdictional task force known as the "Fugitive......
Third U of M fraternity member arraigned in resort vandalism
GAYLORD — A third member of the University of Michigan fraternity that caused thousands of dollars in damage to the Treetops Resort in January has been arraigned on a felony count of malicious destruction of a building greater than $1,000 and less than $20,000 Matthew Vlasic, an undergraduate economics major, was arraigned April 20...Worthy brings charges against former Inkster cop
DETROIT — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has brought charges of misconduct in office and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, five and 10-year felonies, respectively, against William Melendez, 46, the fired Inkster police officer accused of repeatedly beating 57-year-old Floyd Dent during a Jan. 28 traffic......
Dearborn resident sentenced in Medicare fraud conspiracy
DEARBORN — A Dearborn resident and two Brownstown Township residents were sentenced to prison on Tuesday, April 21 for their involvement in a $29 million Medicare fraud scheme. Felicar Williams, 51, of Dearborn, was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay $2,431,018 in restitution, representing the amount paid by...Dearborn police looking for armed robbery suspect
A sketch of the suspect Dearborn — Police are searching for an armed man who approached a Dearborn and attempted to abduct a Dearborn woman, who managed to escape. The suspect approached the victim on the evening of Tuesday, April 7 and produced a handgun. He demanded money, her wallet and forced her into the passenger...Detroit man said Inkster police targeted him because of race
DETROIT — In a press conference at his attorney’s office on Wednesday, 57-year-old Floyd Dent, an auto worker with no criminal record, described the January 28 incident in which he said Inkster police dragged him from his car during a traffic stop. The police also beat him and tasered him, according to Dent’s account, which was...Dearborn man sues Detroit police in federal court
DETROIT — Dearborn resident Joseph Fawaz has sued both the city of Detroit and its police department, charging that Sgt. Rebecca McKay, a member of the city's Copper Theft Task Force who was allegedly caught on surveillance video planting evidence, has waged a years-long vendetta against his family-owned Southwest Metals. According......
Judge sentences Bassel Abdul-Amir Saad to 8-15 years in prison
DETROIT — On Friday, March 13, a judge sentenced Bassel Abdul-Amir Saad to 8-15 years in prison for a punch that killed 44-year-old John Bieniewicz. "It's murder in my eyes," Bieniewicz’s widow, Kris, said Friday. "It will always be murder in my eyes." Saad was also ordered to pay more than $9,200 for Bieniewicz's funeral...Eleven charged with fraudulently using personal information of Blue Cross subscribers
DEARBORN — U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced that 11 metro Detroiters have been charged with running identity theft and credit card fraud schemes involving accounts of Blue Cross Blue Shield subscribers. The following were named in the indictment: Angela Denise Patton, 47, of Belleville. Sam Oscar Patton, 47, of......
Four suspects arrested for attempting to steal car parts with U-haul at Fairlane Meadow
March 13th, 20150 DEARBORN— Four suspects were arrested on Wednesday, March 11, after breaking through a security checkpoint at the Fairlane Meadow apartment complex with a U-Haul, where they were attempting to steal car parts. The four suspects are Detroit-Melvindale residents and all have warrants out for arrests in various cities.Niko Harrel,...Parolee arrested in stabbing of three
DETROIT — A 32-year-old parolee has been arrested in connection with the stabbing Tuesday night of a 34-year-old woman; a 16-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl at a home in the 12100 block of Monica on the west side. According to a police spokesman, the suspect also assaulted an 11-year-old girl, but didn’t stab her. The victims......