Five-year-old Detroit boy shot in face, loses an eye
DETROIT — Five-year-old Donovan Lyles Jr. was shot in the face on Detroit’s east side during a drive-by shooting on Tuesday. According to reports, Lyles was struck in the face by a bullet that entered the window of a home on the 20200 block of Irvington near Eight Mile and I-75. The bullet went through the window and through...Four men arrested after woman found dead on side of road
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Four men are in police custody after a woman in her 40s was found dead on the side of the road in Dearborn Heights on Monday. Westland Police Sgt. Robert Wilkie said the woman was believed killed in that city and that tips helped lead police to the men. According to investigators, a man went to Westland Police and...Suspect arrested after entering unlocked cars
Simmons.DEARBORN — On Wednesday, Dec. 17 at about 11 p.m., Dearborn Police arrested Juan Nehzeh Simmons, a 33 year-old Romulus resident, after watching him enter several unlocked parked cars in the area in an apparent attempt to steal items from the vehicles. Police responded to the area after alert residents called to report a...Soccer player suspected of killing referee set to face trial
Saad.LIVONIA — A Dearborn Heights man who allegedly fatally assaulted a referee during a soccer game in Livonia on June 29 is set to begin his trial in February at the Wayne County Circuit Court. Bassel Abdul-Amir Saad was charged with second degree murder following a scuffle in which he struck and killed referee John Bieniewicz,...Bryant sentenced to life in prison
DETROIT — Lavere Bryant, the defendant convicted in the double homicide of Dearborn Family Dollar employees on July 15, 2013, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 11, to Life in prison without parole. He was convicted on two counts of first degree murder and kidnapping. He is expected to serve 37 to 60 years on one count of...Dearborn robber still at large
DEARBORN — On Wednesday at about 5 p.m. the 5th Third Bank in Dearborn, on Telegraph south of Ford Road, was robbed by a lone male who produced a hold-up note and demanded money. The suspect is described as being approximately 40-years-old, thin, between 5'9" and 6'0" tall and missing several teeth. A teller turned over an...Detroit Police kill man inside Macy’s Dry Cleaners, suspect allegedly targeted owner
DEARBORN — On Friday, November 28, Detroit Police shot and killed a suspect at Macy's Dry Cleaners. The suspect was wanted for a murder in Detroit earlier that day.The suspect, named Sam, is described as a Hispanic male in his late 50s by eyewitnesses who were at the scene. He had worked for the dry cleaner at one point more...Dearborn larceny suspects charged
DEARBORN — Early on the morning of Nov. 20, Dearborn police officers observed a red Jeep Liberty, which had been reported stolen from Warren. While patrolling a neighborhood struck by thefts of catalytic converters, officers observed the jeep cross Tireman into Detroit and stop near a parked vehicle. Three men got out. One was seen...Man found guilty in Dearborn dollar store slayings
DETROIT — A Wayne County Jury this week found Levere Bryant guilty in the July 2013 murders of Joseph Orlando and Brenna Machus. Both were 20-years-old. Orlando was found dead inside a Dearborn Dollar store’s bathroom with a gunshot wound to the head. Machus’ body was found a few days later in a wooded area near the Southfield...Two random shootings in Dearborn last weekend, one dead
Dearborn police at Fairlane Town Center.DEARBORN — Two shootings occurred in the city over the weekend of November 14-16. No arrests have been made. On Friday around 2 a.m., police responded to a phone call of a man down on Ford Road, between Wyoming and Oakman. 23-year-old Oak Park resident Rolex Dior Johnson was injured as a...23-year-old man shot to death on Foard Rd in Dearborn
DEARBORN- at about 2:00a.m., on Friday, November 14, Dearborn Police responded to the area of Ford Road between Wyoming and Oakman on report of a man down. A passing motorist called police after discovering a man down on Ford Road west of Wyoming. Further investigation revealed that Rolex Dior...Detroit gas station clerk murdered
DETROIT — Detroit police are still searching for the armed gunman who shot and killed gas station clerk Mohamed Zokari after 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4.The shooting occurred shortly after Zokari started his shift. About an hour later, his body was discovered by a customer who entered the store.Zokari had a permit to carry a concealed...Inkster man charged with supplying ‘Cloud 9’ synthetic drug
Bassam Honeini. DEARBORN – An Arab American Inkster resident was charged this week with supplying the Cloud 9 synthetic drug to retail distributors across metro Detroit and Macomb County. Bassam Honeini, 41, became the first person to be charged with the possession or delivery of the drug since local authorities issued an...Van used to break into Dearborn Secretary of state office and steal ATM
DEARBORN — An ATM machine was stolen from a Dearborn Secretary of State office on Sunday night after thieves used a van to break into the building. As of Monday, police said they were close to identifying the van used in the crime. A van they’d located after the fire had been set on fire. When the incident occurred,...Dearborn man arrested for larceny
Majid Amin Abdofara.Dearborn police responded after several alerted neighbors reported seeing Abdofara steal two center caps from a Cadillac Escalade parked on Jonathan. Abdofara was taken into custody after hiding the center caps in some nearby bushes. At the time he was arrested, Abdofara was also wanted on a felony......
Renisha McBride killer sentenced to 15-30 years
DETROIT — On Wednesday, Dearborn Heights resident Theodore Wafer was sentenced to 15-30 years in prison for the shooting death of 19-year-old Renisha McBride. “One life is lost and another is ruined,” Hathaway said.In court, Wafer said he would carry the guilt and sorrow forever. A minimum 17-year prison sentence was...Three charged with French street artist murder
Bilal Berreni.DETROIT — Three Detroit men were charged with the murder of a French street artist on Wednesday Sept. 3. Bilal Berreni, 23, was killed in July of last year on the city's east side. He was identified through his fingerprints months after his death. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy issued a press release......
Doctor deliberately misdiagnosed patients; planned on building $3M home in Lebanon
DETROIT — According to the FBI, Dr. Farid Fata, who was charged last year with misdiagnosing patients and recommending the wrong treatments, was interested in investing in luxury apartments overseas. Fata, 48, was charged with fraudulently billing Medicare millions of dollars in the process and enriching himself. Fata...
Iraqi American to pay $400 for Qur’an burning
August 15th, 20140 DEARBORN — The Iraqi American who burned copies of the Qur’an in front of a Dearborn mosque in June is being fined $400 for two misdemeanors. Ali Hassan Al-Asaidi, 51, was fined by Chief Judge Sam Salamey of the 19 District Court in Dearborn with littering and burning in front of the Karbala Islamic Education Center. Stemming...Police say Dearborn man made obscene gesture after punching soccer referee
LIVONIA – During the preliminary exam for Baseel Abdul-Amir Saad on Wednesday, July 30, prosecutors presented a photo of Saad leaving Mies Park after punching soccer referee John Bieniewicz during a game on June 29. In the photo, Saad appears to be making an obscene gesture. "It appears his right arm is extended with his middle...Dearborn Police offer $11,000 reward for information leading to arrest of bank robber
Bank robber.DEARBORN — On Tuesday, Dearborn Chief of Police Ronald Haddad and Crime Stoppers of Michigan held a press conference regarding a serial bank robber who has impacted multiple communities in southeast Michigan. Haddad offered a cash reward of up to $11,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of this......
Local man linked to 1980 deaths of Irish soldiers arrested on immigration charges
DEARBORN — A Lebanese man living in Dearborn and selling ice cream from a truck to earn a living was arrested Tuesday, July 15, on an immigration charge and can now face deportation. Mahmoud Bazzi, 71, had widely been known around the local community to have been linked to the murders of two Irish soldiers in Lebanon in 1980....Dearborn man pleads guilty to criminal sexual conduct with a teen
DEARBORN — A local resident could face up to 15 years in prison for criminal sexual conduct with a 14-year-old girl last May. Hassan Kamel Mougnieh, 23, pleaded guilty last Wednesday in Wayne County Circuit Court to second-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a teen. According to police reports, patrol officers arrested......
Two women arrested on theft charges
DEARBORN — Police arrested two women for stealing from the JC Penney at 18900 Michigan Ave on July 13. The women were charged with retail theft of jewelry and selected items. The women were accused of removing $845.96 worth of merchandise of clothes, shoes and hair accessories and concealing them in their bags. They attempted to...Suspects in Clinton Township store owner’s murder say shooting was unintentional
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The four suspects responsible for the March 28 murder of beloved Clinton Township store owner Basil Sulaka say they had no intention of taking his life when they robbed his store. Sulaka leaves behind a wife and two daughters. A police investigator testified Monday that the man who fired the fatal shot,......