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......
Dearborn Police discuss crime statistics and initiatives at south end meeting
DEARBORN — On Tuesday the Dearborn Police Department held a town hall meeting at Salina Intermediate School in the south end of the city. The meeting, which was attended by around 75 locals, discussed crime rates in the city as well as proactive initiatives and programs the Dearborn Police Department has been taking in recent years to...Dearborn police looking for thieves on south end
DEARBORN – City police are looking for a man who was caught on camera breaking into two businesses on Dix Road, ComputerTec and Rasmia's Hair Salon. The man is described as white and in his 20s with a thin build. He broke into the computer store at 9700 Dix Road and also the salon next door, riding on a scooter during the incident...19-year-old arraigned after bringing gun to Crestwood High School
PerkinsDEARBORN HEIGHTS — Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy has charged Robert Lee-Curtis Perkins a 19-year old Dearborn Heights Crestwood High School student from Inkster for allegedly carrying a loaded hand gun in his waist band on school property. On May 7, 2012, at approximately 10:45 a.m., a fellow Crestwood High School...Slain store owner was “model for community businessmen” in inner cities
May 4th, 20120 DETROIT — Another store owner became the victim of senseless violence on Tuesday, May 1 as 63-year-old Chaldean American liquor store owner Faraj "Freddy" Dally was robbed and shot twice in the head as he attempted to open his store, the Medicine Chest, at 9 a.m.Memorial balloons have been placed outside following his death while......
Man accused of mosque threat takes plea
DEARBORN — Roger Stockham, 64 of California, the man accused of making a terror threat against the Islamic Center of America, accepted a plea deal last Friday.Stockham had been arrested outside of the ICA last January after a local bar owner heard him mention a pending explosion at the center in a bar nearby to owner Joe...Dearborn man convicted in counterfeit merchandise case
DETROIT — A seventh conviction was reached in a case involving the sale of counterfeit goods across metro Detroit this past Friday.Hassan Aoun, 43 of Dearborn, was found guilty of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, along with three counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods as well, after a two-week trial.Prosecutors showed......
New law makes it illegal to lie to police officers in Michigan
LANSING – Last Friday, a new bill was signed into law making it illegal to lie or conceal facts from Michigan police officers investigating a crime.People have the right to remain silent according to the law but must tell the truth when speaking. The law is similar to the federal one regarding agents. According to the ACLU,...Son charged with murder of Dearborn schools official Cipriano
FARMINGTON HILLS — The Dearborn Public Schools district continues to mourn the loss of Business Services Director Robert Cipriano, who was killed in the early morning hours of Monday after a break-in at his home. Robert Cipriano (L) and Tucker Cipriano. Tucker and another man, Mitchell Young, have been charged with murder......