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...
Charity donation box thievery frustrates local business owners
April 19th, 20120 A captured image from security cameras of the charity box thief at Al-Basha Subs in Dearborn Heights. He appears to hide the box under a towel or shirt. Photo courtesy of Al-Basha SubsDEARBORN - According to Hassan Sobh, the president of Al-Mabarrat charity, for months now thieves have been going around businesses in Dearborn and...FBI’s Arena announced as Detroit Crime Commission Executive Director
DETROIT — Andrew G. Arena, the current FBI Special Agent in Charge who was born in Dearborn and raised in Detroit, was named the Detroit Crime Commission's Executive Director on April 4, 2012. ArenaArena was designated assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Division by then Director Louis J. Freeh on March 22, 2001. In this...Members of the Hutaree Militia plead guilty to weapons charges
On Thursday David Stone, Sr. 47 and his son Joshua Stone, 23, members of the Hutaree Militia, pleaded guilty in federal court to weapon charges, according to United States Attorney Barbara McQuade. McQuade was joined in the announcement by Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation. From top left, David...Dearborn man’s family sues county after jail killing
DEARBORN – On Tuesday, a lawsuit was filed against Wayne County for more than $5 million by relatives of a Dearborn man who was stabed to death with a pencil in prison. The man is 51-year-old Jeffrey Horvath, who was allegedly attacked in a mental health observation area according to The Detroit News. Horvath's family says he was...Wife of gas station killer: Husband told her about shooting
DETROIT- Tanganyika Felton, the wife of the man charged with the murder, torture, and robbery of Highland Park gas station clerk Hussan A. Hussein, reportedly testified that her husband told her about the shooting, according to a Detroit Free Press report. Brian Evans, 33 the man charged with killing 59-year-old Hussein, told her...Three men arrested for food stamp fraud; abuse still an ongoing issue in community
DETROIT — Last week three Arab men from the Detroit area were charged with felony counts amounting to $262,000 in food stamp fraud operations at Schaefer Dollar Mania, a store located on Schaefer Rd in the west side of Detroit. This news echoes a story The Arab American News ran last month regarding Food Stamp fraud in the local...Charges brought against suspects in killing of gas station clerk Hussein
HIGHLAND PARK – A January 18 fatal shooting of 59-year-old Citgo gas station clerk Hassan Hussein of Dearborn has resulted in the arrests of two men, police said this past weekend. Hussein was killed after he left the cover of protective glass behind the register to examine and clean a spilled bottle of juice that a man dropped in...Dearborn man convicted in home invasion case
DEARBORN – Hassan Sobh, age 21 of Dearborn, was arrested in 2011 on home invasion charges during an alleged broad daylight heist. Sobh was found guilty by a jury on Feb. 2, 2012 of Home Invasion and was sentenced by Judge James Callahan on Feb. 23 to 6 months in Wayne County Jail along with five years probation. Chief Ron...Michigan man who spied for Iraq seeks release due to cancer
DETROIT — An attorney representing Najib Shemami, who has served about a year of a nearly-four-year sentence for spying for Iraq, has asked a federal judge to intervene last week in his quest for a release from federal prison in North Carolina due to his cancer diagnosis. The judge does not believe that she can tell the U.S....
Suspect captured for string of burglaries in the Dearborn-Dearborn Heights area
March 2nd, 20120 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A suspect has finally been arraigned for the string of burglaries that have occurred in both the West Dearborn and Dearborn Heights areas over the last four months, after Dearborn Heights Police caught the intruder in action when they received a tip from a local neighbor. Marcel Terry22 year old Marcel Terry had......
Snap decision by judge prolongs suffering for Zeidan family
February 19th, 20120 Family upset about second delay in high profile case A portrait of Hassan Zeidan, who was killed this past summer after a pickup basketball game, hangs in front of the Zeidan household in Dearborn. PHOTO: Nick Meyer/TAAN DETROIT – Fadi Hassan Faraj, the 35-year-old man accused of killing 23-year-old Hassan Zeidan after a...
Former Dearborn man charged in multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme
February 11th, 20120 Judge rules Iraqi charged with investor fraud poses flight riskFormer Dearborn man allegedly bilked locals out of millions Ahmed AlabadiDETROIT - In a detention hearing on Wednesday Magistrate Judge Mona K. Majzoub ruled Ahmed Alabadi, a former Dearborn resident convicted of investor fraud poses flight risk, and ordered him to......
Thieves steal dozens of truck batteries from Garden Foods
DEARBORN — The Garden Foods warehouse at 6430 Wyoming was the target of thieves on Jan. 22, as more than $5,000 worth of truck batteries were stolen from several trucks. The thief removed three batteries from each truck around 10 p.m. And placed them in a wagon. He was then picked up by a car that had originally dropped him off....Unpaid parking tickets could delay license renewal
LANSING — Michigan motorists who pile up unpaid parking tickets may soon find it harder and more costly to get their driver’s license renewed with a new bill recently passed by the State House. The bill, which was passed last Thursday in a 58-48 vote, will lower the number of unpaid tickets needed to prompt sanctions from the...NY man pleads guilty in crash that killed Detroit cop
DETROIT — A New York man could face up to 35 years in prison for killing a Detroit Police Officer in a car accident last June in the city’s Greektown entertainment district. Thirty year old Saddam Mohsin pleaded guilty last Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court to second-degree murder and operating under the influence after...Iraqi Dinar currency stolen from Waterford home
WATERFORD — Police are looking for a person who broke into a house earlier this month, smashed the glass doorwall and stole a safe. Included in the safe was an unknown amount of dollars and Iraqi Dinar currency. Those with info on the crime, which was committed in the 3000 block of Heron Pointe Court, should call Detective......
New bizarre twists emerge in Bashara murder case
DETROIT — According to a local news report one of the properties owned by Bob Bashara includes a sex and S&M room in the basement. One woman who lives near the property says she’s witnessed Bashara leaving the property, among others. Those claiming to have witnessed the inside of the basement say they saw whips and chains...Larceny reported at Islamic Institute of Knowledge
DEARBORN — Two female worshipers reported that their purses had been stolen after an afternoon prayer session at the Islamic Institute of Knowledge at 6345 Schaefer on January 20.Two men were observed sitting in the area where the purses were taken and police say they may be able to provide additional information.Dearborn Police......
Man and woman use baby to rob Dearborn home
DEARBORN — A 95-year-old Dearborn resident was the victim of a home robbery after a man and woman with a baby arrived at her home. The thieves used the baby to distract the senior while robbing the home. The victim, Catherine Morton said she went to get the door because she thought it was her electrician outside. After entering...Kids Count report finds rise in child abuse, neglect in Michigan
DETROIT — According to an annual Kids Count in Michigan report, over 32,500 children in the state were victims of abuse or neglect in 2010. The rate rose by more than one-third in the state in the past decade, the report also stated. Of Michigan's 83 counties, only seven saw a drop in their rates. The numbers paint an ugly......
