November 22nd, 20240WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a push to expedite the implementation of new legislation aimed at preventing drunk drivers from operating vehicles, activist Rana Abbas Taylor from Michigan joined a sit-in alongside members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and U.S. lawmakers. The group urged swift enforcement of the new law, set to take...
January 19th, 20240DEARBORN – The chief of the Dearborn Fire Department was sentenced Wednesday for operating while intoxicated, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office announced.
On January 17, Joseph Patrick Murray, 44, was sentenced by Judge Mark J. Plawecki to one year of probation with 120 hours of community service as directed by the city of...
September 2nd, 20230DEARBORN — Fire Chief Joseph Murray has been placed on administrative leave following an arrest for allegedly operating a vehicle while under the influence.
Murray was placed under arrest at around 3 a.m. on August 29 after being pulled over by Dearborn Heights police near Telegraph Road and Dartmouth Street. Police pulled him over...
March 17th, 20220HOWELL — On Thursday, A judge sentenced State Rep. Jewell Jones (D-Inkster) to two years' probation for an April drunk driving incident that led to a physical altercation with police on I-96 in Livingston County.
Livingston County Circuit Judge Michael Hatty credited on the sentence the 61 days Jones served last fall as well as...
December 10th, 20211DEARBORN — After tragedy struck a Northville family with ties to Dearborn in January 2019, the sister of one of the victims decided to make a meaningful change in their honor.
The Abbas family of five was traveling on I-75 in Lexington, Kentucky, returning to Michigan from a trip to Florida, when they were struck by a wrong-way...
March 11th, 20210LANSING — The Michigan House approved a bill that would allow an estimated 200,000 one-time drunk drivers to ask a judge to set aside their convictions.
The bill is now heading to the Senate.
Violations that caused death or serious injury to another person and any subsequent conviction would not be eligible for...
January 11th, 20190WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Debbie Dingell has introduced the Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act. The legislation would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to set a federal motor vehicle safety standard that would require all new vehicles to be equipped with an ignition interlock device. DOT would have to complete this standard...
November 3rd, 20170DEARBORN ― Longtime Dearborn City Councilman Tom Tafelski and candidate for mayor, has been accused by multiple citizens of abusing his power while on the council.
Tafelski, who has held the position since 2001, is fighting a heated race against Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly.
He denies that any of allegations are true, calling...
