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...Sterling Heights Meijer evacuated after ISIS threat
STERLING HEIGHTS― A Meijer store was evacuated on Monday evening after a customer made a threat referencing ISIS.Local media outlets reported that the man got into an argument with an employee at the customer service desk about a return and then threw a backpack behind the counter. He said, "Have you ever heard of ISIS?"The man...Robbers shoot Dearborn Coney Island employee in leg
Dearborn Coney IslandDEARBORN― According to police, two men robbing Dearborn Coney Island at dusk on Nov. 24 shot an employee in the leg.The employee was repairing a back door when two masked men forced him inside the diner and ordered him to hand over money from the cash register. One of the suspects shot the employee while he was......
Dearborn Heights pedestrian struck in fatal accident
DEARBORN — A 57-year-old Dearborn Heights woman was struck by a vehicle while walking across Michigan Avenue to catch an eastbound bus. The driver of the vehicle, 47, of Woodhaven, was eastbound and crossing through a green light at Outer Drive when she hit the pedestrian. The accident happened at about 6 a.m. Tuesday, Nov....
Suspect arraigned for holding teenager hostage at knife point
November 20th, 20150 DEARBORN - On Friday November 20, 2015, Anthony Jamal Sharay was arraigned by the Honorable Judge William Hultgren in the 19th District Court. Sharay was charged with Home Invasion 1st Degree, Assault with the Intent to Murder, Great Bodily Harm, Felonious Assault and Unlawful Imprisonment and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. His......
Ex-Inkster cop found guilty in beating of driver
William MelendezDETROIT — A former Inkster police officer was found guilty on Thursday of assault and misconduct in office in the beating of a Black motorist during a traffic stop caught on video. A jury in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit found William Melendez, 47, guilty of a third charge of strangulation from the Jan. 28...Dearborn home invasions under investigation
DEARBORN― Several homes have recently been invaded in Dearborn and surrounding communities.The Dearborn Police Department, who is investigating the crimes along with nearby agencies, said the suspect enters the homes through ground-floor unlocked doors and windows with the intent of committing a sexual assault.The invasions usually...
UPDATE: Lockdown lifted at Fairlane Town Center after shooting
November 9th, 20150 DEARBORN — On Monday November 9, Fairlane Town Center and its surrounding area was put in a lock down by Dearborn Police following a shooting inside the mall. The incident took place around 4:45 p.m., when an argument between two men ensued inside a jewelry store on the second floor. One man grabbed a pair of Cartier glasses off the...
Inkster fisherman’s body found in Lake Erie
November 6th, 20150 FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP — The body of an Inkster fisherman who was reported missing last month at Sterling State Park was found in Lake Erie, according to police. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said the body of 53-year-old Stanley Eliot Moore was found Wednesday in the lake, about 100 feet from the shoreline of the park in......
Trial to start for Michigan police officer accused in videotaped beating
Photo: ReutersDETROIT― The trial of a white former suburban Detroit police officer accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Floyd Dent in January is scheduled to begin this week.Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday, and Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Vonda Evans said opening statements in the case could begin on...Police arrest suspect in Divine Child High School shooting threat
"While there is no information to believe that this was anything more than a threat we will spare no resource or effort to ensure the safety of our community."DEARBORN ― Lincoln Charter Township police arrested a man suspected to have sent an email early Monday morning threatening to shoot up Divine Child High School.Police said they......
Man stabs, slashes two Detroit emergency medical technicians
Photo: Wayne County 36th District CourtDETROIT― A man stabbed and slashed two emergency medical technicians across the face with a box cutter when they responded to an emergency call early last Tuesday near downtown Detroit, a city spokesman said.The EMTs, a man and woman, were responding to a report of a woman with an injured ankle...Couple arrested for allegedly kidnapping woman in Dearborn
The victim was forced into the couple's truck at gunpointDEARBORN — Police arrested a couple for allegedly kidnapping a 22-year-old woman. The victim was forced into the couple's truck at gunpoint but managed to escaped from the moving vehicle and later made it to a hospital and called the police.On Oct. 18, Henry Ford Hospital in......