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...Dearborn businessman, local attorney convicted of bank fraud, bribery charges
DEARBORN — Hussein "Sam" Nazzal, a Dearborn businessman, and Edward A. Schneider, a local attorney, were both found guilty this week by a federal jury for multiple counts of fraud and commercial bribery. Nazzal (L) and Schneider (R)Nazzal and Schneider were found gulty for conspiring to defraud Fith Third Bank between the years of...Man charged with felonious assault in connection to knife altercation at Mango’s Cafe
DEARBORN— Zachary Teeters, a 26 year-old Dearborn man, was arraigned at the 19th District Court Mar. 1 on one count of felonious assault. Teeters allegedly threatened an employee of a local sub shop with a knife at about 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 27. The incident occurred at Mango’s Café here. TeetersThe altercation took...Dearborn man charged with bank fraud
DEARBORN - Radwan Khazaal (46), of Dearborn was arraigned Monday, Feb. 11 in U.S. District Court in Detroit on a one-count indictment for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Magistrate Judge Mark Randon ordered the release of Khazaal on a $10,000 unsecured bond with conditions including that he does not act as a fiduciary for a bank...Man arrested in connection to multiple lottery ticket thefts
Joseph DemarteDEARBORN — On Jan. 6 at approximately 8 p.m. Eric Joseph Demarte, an Ohio resident, was arrested for the multiple lottery ticket thefts which occurred at the Dearborn Liquor, Sunoco Gas Station, 7-11 and Joseph’s Market in the City of Dearborn. On January 09, 2013, the Wayne County Prosecutors Office charged Demarte...Dr. Hussein Awada, brother of Turkia Mullin faces federal charges
DETROIT— Turkia Mullin’s brother, Dr. Hussein Awada is facing federal charges of dealing prescription drugs from his Warren medical practice, and conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Turkia Mullin attracted media attention for her involvement in the Wayne County Severance Scandal more than one year ago. AwadaOn Wednesday Dr....Two charged and arrested for burglary
DEARBORN— On Friday Dec. 7 at approximately 1 a.m. Dearborn officers responded to the All Wireless cell phone store located on the city’s east side on report of a burglary in progress. Officers arrived and found the front door glass broken and a glass display case inside the store damaged. The suspects were no longer at...Suspects connected to local home invasions arraigned and charged
DEARBORN— On Nov. 14 at approximately 5 p.m., the Dearborn Police Department responded to the 22000 block of Cherry Hill after a report of a home invasion. Entry was gained by breaking in the side door of the home. The victim stated that there was jewelry missing from the home. During the investigation, evidence was located which led...Perpetrator tied to bloody beating of Arab man at funeral procession charged
DEARBORN — The Arab American News (TAAN) was first to report on an incident that occurred Oct. 25 involving an Arab American man who was brutally beaten after stepping outside of his car to check on whether other motorists involved in a car accident during a funeral procession between Ford and Chase Road here were fine....Indiana man arrested for Toledo mosque arson
TOLEDO — A community in Ohio was in shock this week when the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo was set on fire, resulting in the arrest of 52-year-old Randy Linn of Indiana, who was charged on Wednesday with two counts of arson and one count of aggravated burglary. The incident marks just the latest in a string of attacks on the...
Preliminary examination begins for death of local Dearborn man
August 31st, 20120 DEARBORN — On Tuesday at the 19th District Court, the preliminary examination for Charles Jackson, 26, Zelda Taylor, 28, Iashia Knox, 28, and Kristen Holmes, 28 was held in front of Judge Mark Somers, revealing some much awaited details about the death of 45-year old local man Hassan Jaber, who was found dead in his home in July.......
Detroit Police Department focuses more on preventing crime at gas stations
DETROIT — The Detroit Police Department is giving more attention to placing greater security measures at gas stations here where they say statistics show a high number of carjackings takes place. Recently The Arab American News published a piece chronicling a typical day for gas station owners in the city, and learned more about...Hearing delayed for four suspects in death of local man
DEARBORN — On Friday August 3rd, the four suspects attained for the murder of Dearborn resident Hassan Jaber appeared at the 19th District Court in front of a packed courtroom. The four suspects, Charles Jackson, 26, Zelda Taylor, 28, Iashia Knox, 28, and Kristen Holmes, 28, are facing charges of felony murder, armed robbery and......
Four suspects captured in killing of Dearborn man; Police say incident was not random
July 28th, 20120 DEARBORN — After an intensive investigation, four arrests have been made in connection with the July 15th homicide of 45 year-old Hassan Jaber of Dearborn, who was found dead in his home after a concerned neighbor went to go check on him. While the arrests have brought some relief to the family, there are still questions that need to...Dearborn Police suspect foul play in death of local man
DEARBORN — On Sunday evening, Hassan Jaber, a 45-year-old construction worker, was found dead in his east Dearborn home on the block of 6200 Williamson Street after a concerned neighbor went to go check on him when the victim didn't show up to finish a construction job.JaberHussein Wazne, the neighbor, discovered that Jaber's door was...Suspects charged in Dearborn Heights party store shooting
DEARBORN HEIGHTS-Two men, Christopher McKinnon, 25, and Benjamin Mathes, 20, were charged with a count of armed robbery and unlawful imprisonment after they, along with another suspect, robbed Dearborn Heights Liquor and Wine Shoppe recently. The men are accused of going into the store with shotguns, and holding up the attendant....Dearborn man receives prison sentence for basketball game murder
DEARBORN — Fadi Hassan Faraj, the 35-year-old Dearborn resident who fatally shot Hassan Zeidan, 23, at a pick up basket ball game last July, has finally been sentenced to serve 23-45 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder on June 18 at the Wayne County Circuit Court. Hassan Mustapha Zeidan's mother speaks in......
Dearborn businesses caught selling tobacco to minors
June 21st, 20120 DEARBORN — Dearborn Police have issued citations to four local businesses in the city that were caught selling tobacco to minors during a compliance check on Tuesday. The tests were conducted by the Dearborn Police Explorers, which include minors who disguise themselves as adults in order to see if the businesses would I.D them and...
State officials and locals crack down on synthetic marijuana
June 8th, 20120 LANSING - Synthetic marijuana branded with names like K2 and Spice has recently come under fire in the state of Michigan as more teens have been smoking the drug-like substances which has led to negative side effects that have included death, hospitalizations and even murder. Local communities and state legislators are quickly coming......
Local pregnant woman arrested for drunk driving with infant in vehicle after crash
Rania HiijaziSOUTHFIELD — Rania Hiijazi, a local woman who is eight months pregnant was arrested for being intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle with her 10-month-old baby in the car as well.According to reports, Hijazi, 37 was arrested by Southfield Police after she crashed her vehicle into a street sign on Southfield Road near...Dearborn Police obtain a suspect in 1991 homicide cold case
BradyDEARBORN — Dearborn Police Detectives have currently re-opened a cold homicide case that dates back to July 1991, when Gracielita Flores was murdered in the city’s south end inside of the ACCESS building she was cleaning the facility. Following her murder police had conducted an investigation but no arrests were made in......