Four vehicles broken into at HFCC
DEARBORN - On Thursday, Jan. 16 between 8:45 a.m. and 10 a.m., four vehicles were broken into at the East Campus, specifically the parking lot between the Nursing and M-TEC buildings. Entry was gained into the vehicles by breaking the passenger side windows.Purses were taken from two of the vehicles, the in-dash radio was taken from the...Dearborn resident arrested for possession of child pornography
DEARBORN - On December 18, 2013 the Dearborn Police in conjunction with the Michigan State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Edward Bak of Dearborn for possession of Child Sexually Abusive Material.Bak was arrested on 12 separate charges including Child Sexually Abusive Material – Possession, Child Sexually...FBI Boston Subject with Connection to Detroit added to Most Wanted Terrorists List
DETROIT - Ahmed Abousamra, an FBI Boston subject with connections to the Detroit area, was added Wednesday to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists List. A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to his capture and return to the U.S. With the inclusion of Abousamra, there are currently 30 individuals on the FBI’s...Benihana shooting suspect turns himself in
DEARBORN — The suspect, who allegedly shot a fellow diner at Benihana restaurant in Dearborn two weeks ago, turned himself in to the police on the morning of Monday, Dec. 9. Darrius Demmar Greene turned himself in to the Harper Woods Police Department. He was later transported to the Dearborn Police Department. Darrius...Local singer found guilty on multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct against niece
Nasser Habib.DEARBORN-On Thursday, Dec. 5, a jury found local singer Nasser Mohamad Bazzi, who goes by the stage name Nasser Habib, guilty of several criminal sexual conducts involving his niece, who was a minor at the time of the accusations.The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office issued a warrant on June 13 for Bazzi's arrest,...Dearborn Police seek assistance in Al Wissam clothing store robbery
Dearborn, MI. — On November 28, 2013, Dearborn Police were dispatched to Al Wissam clothing store located at 13354 Michigan Ave for a vehicle that struck the building. Responding officers found a 2007 Jeep had struck the rear entry doors of the business causing...Benihana shooting suspect still at large
DEARBORN — After an extensive investigation the suspect involved in the Benihana shooting here Nov. 12 has been identified as 28-year-old Darrius Demarr Greene of Detroit. Police are still searching for Greene who left the restaurant after shooting another man in the stomach that he was reportedly having dinner with. The Wayne...Border patrol busts 144 lbs of cocaine en route to Canada
DETROIT — A truck carrying 144 pounds of alleged cocaine was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents, while attempting to cross the Ambassador Bridge to Canada, on Sunday, Nov. 17. The agents stopped the truck, which was hauling a trailer seemingly filled with vegetables, on the American side of the border. But what they...Man shot at Benihana restaurant in Dearborn
DEARBORN — On Tuesday, a 43-year-old man was shot at the Benihana restaurant in Dearborn on Hubbard Drive. The incident occurred in the evening while the restaurant was packed with families. Many people ran to the bathroom to escape the chaos. The man was reportedly shot after an argument inside the restaurant. No other injuries were...Larceny at Dearborn mosque
DEARBORN — Several larcenies have occurred at the American Moslem Society, located at 9945 Vernor. The suspect enters the mosque during prayer service, removes personal items from the storage shelf and then exits the mosque. The latest two incidents occurred on Oct.17 at approximately 2 p.m. and Oct. 24 at about 8 p.m....Former Dearborn mankills two elderly women
DETROIT — Former Dearborn resident, Mike Reda, shot and killed two elderly women with an assault rifle on Sunday, Oct. 20 at a his nursing home, because he believed they persuaded his ex-girlfriend to leave him. Reda.Reda, 65, shot the women with an AK-47 at Detroit’s Pablo Davis Elder Living Center. Earlier that day, he had a...Three face felony charges for involvement in Hamtramck election ballot fraud
HAMTRAMCK — The office of the Michigan Attorney General has filed charges against three Hamtramck men, who are accused of violating election law. Salim Ahmed, 50, Armani Asad, 33, and Mohammed Russell, 32 are accused of submitting absentee ballots to the city clerk’s office that were not related to them, or members of their...Dearborn Police ask for public help in capturing gas station robber
September 19th, 20130 DEARBORN — On September 12, 2013, a male entered the Marathon Gas Station located on Ford Rd east of Telegraph. The suspect approached the on-duty attendant, exposed a handgun, and demanded money. The attendant complied and the suspect fled the business carrying the stolen money.The suspect is described as a black male......
Two local men arrested for allegedly robbing Dearborn gas station with bug spray
September 19th, 20130 DEARBORN — On Thursday, September 12, two men were arrested by Dearborn Police for allegedly robbing the Marathon Gas Station at 23645 Ford Road, in west Dearborn, this past July, using bug spray as their weapon of choice.Joe Fawaz, 19, and Collin Kyle Peterson, 21, were arraigned at the 19th District Court for armed robbery....Thieves target charity donation boxes at local businesses
DEARBORN — Thieves are continuing to target donation boxes that are on display at local businesses. Recently, some were caught on camera, stealing the Dearborn-based Wyoming Bakery’s Sadr Foundation donation box. A video, posted on Youtube, titled “Thieves steal from orphans, take donation box at Wyoming bakery in Dearborn,”......
Man stabs deputy sheriff with comb, escapes Detroit courthouse
DETROIT — A man, about to be sentenced for armed robbery, stabbed a deputy sheriff several times in the neck with a plastic comb, took his uniform and vanished from a Detroit courthouse on Monday, Sept. 9.Police believe the man rode seven floors down a prisoner transfer elevator and escaped from the rear of the courthouse and then...Suspects involved in armed robbery apprehended by police
DEARBORN — On Sept. 7, at 9:28 p.m., an attempted armed robbery was committed on Payne St., near Arthur. Two subjects ran up to a resident, as he was walking from his vehicle to his front porch. One subject placed a handgun to the victim’s head and shouted “Give us what you have!” The second subject held the victim and...Man found with rifle hiding under Dearborn Police car
DEARBORN — On Sept. 7, Dearborn Police dispatch received a 911 call from a citizen about a suspicious white male, who was peering through the gate at the rear of the secured Dearborn Police Parking lot. The citizen advised the dispatchers that the white male was carrying a foreign object that he had removed from a vehicle. The...Local men charged with running drug ring
DEARBORN — Six Arab Americans from Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Detroit, were arrested on Friday, August 2 and indicted on federal charges of running a drug ring in a Detroit neighborhood. Mohamed Faraj, 29, and Fouad Faraj, 43, of Dearborn Heights, are accused of leading the ring that allegedly distributed marijuana and......
Local man arrested in Canada for first degree murder at Inkster apartments
INKSTER — A local man, suspected of a murder at the Cherry Hill Apartments in Inkster last week, was captured and arrested for first degree murder in Scarborough, Canada over the weekend.Ali Mohamed Elatrache, 25, was wanted for first degree murder, stalking, arson and a home invasion that had occurred on Thursday, July...Police arrest suspect in Family Dollar double homicide
July 25th, 20130 DEARBORN-- On Wednesday, July 24, police arrested a suspect in the murder of two Family Dollar Store employees that took place in Dearborn last week. Lavere Bryant, 34, was arraigned in front of Judge Sam Salamey, in the 19th District Court and charged with eight counts, including two for first-degree murder, one count of unlawful......
Gas station attendant receives up to 17-year prison sentence for killing customer
Saleh.A local gas station attendant, who fatally shot a customer after a dispute last year, was sentenced to 4 years, 5 months to 17 years in jail by a Wayne County Circuit Court judge on July 11.The shooting occurred on March 10, 2011 at a BP gas station in Detroit, after Michael Haynes, a 24-year-old customer, argued with the...Local man charged with identity theft involving Connecticut victim
DEARBORN — On June 29, 2013, Mahdy Mohammad Qasem, a 35-year-old Dearborn Heights resident, was arrested in Dearborn, near the corner of Outer Drive and Pelham, after passing out behind the wheel and blocking traffic. He was initially arrested and booked at the Dearborn Police Department for “operating under the......