Crime
Crime
Four dead, 7 injured in Oxford High School shooting, 15-year-old being charged as an adult
November 30th, 20210 OXFORD — Police said three students were killed and eight others injured during a shooting incident at Oxford High School. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said that starting at around 12:51 p.m. on Nov. 30, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office received more than 100 calls to dispatch about an active shooter at Oxford High...
All three defendants found guilty in shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery
November 24th, 20210 BRUNSWICK, GA — A Georgia jury has found all three White defendants guilty of murder in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man, in early 2020. The killing of Arbery on Feb. 23, 2020, initially fell under the radar until a video of the killing was released that May and drew national attention. Arbery, 25, was...
Retired U of M music professor pleads guilty, faces up to 15 years for sex charges
November 17th, 20210 ANN ARBOR — A former University of Michigan music professor has pleaded guilty to a sex charge from 2002, said Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin. Stephen Shipps, 68, of Ann Arbor pleaded guilty to one count of transporting a minor girl across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual conduct and faces a statutory...
Two more rescued after teen sex trafficking victim recovered by MSP, suspect in custody
November 17th, 20210 DETROIT — Michigan State Police (MSP) have arrested one suspect and recovered two adult victims of human trafficking connected to the rescue of a teen. A 15-year-old was rescued early Tuesday during a traffic stop at the border of Detroit and Warren when offiers stopped a black Dodge Charger for speeding. The driver was a girl who...
Arrest made in Southfield shooting, carjacking may be related to violent Dearborn attack
November 10th, 20210 SOUTHFIELD — Police believe a shooting and carjacking by masked men in Southfield may be related to a violent attack in Dearborn. The attack in Southfield happened at 10:10 p.m. on Nov. 8 in the 25800 block of Southfield Road. According to authorities, the victim told police that he had been shot by two men who then stole his...
Former Oakland County priest pleads guilty in sex abuse cases
November 10th, 20210 LANSING — A former priest in Oakland County has pleaded guilty to sex abuse in cases that stemmed from allegations of abuse in the 1970s. The allegations involved three different victims who were between 13 and 15-years-old at the time. Gary Berthiaume, 79, was sent to trial in July by Judge James Brady in Oakland County’s...
Party store owner pleads guilty in Taylor mayor bribery scandal
October 29th, 20210 TAYLOR — A party store owner and developer plead guilty Wednesday to conspiring to commit bribery with Mayor Rick Sollars, the city’s development manager and another developer. Hadir Altoon, 49, who owns the party store Dominick’s Market, along with two property development companies, plead guilty after being accused of letting...
Dearborn man accused of trying to kidnap young girl from Novi Kroger
October 26th, 20210 NOVI — Novi police arrested a Dearborn man after he allegedly tried to kidnap a 12-year-old girl multiple times from a local Kroger store. The incident occurred on Sunday, Oct. 24 at around 7:41 p.m. at the Kroger located on Grand River Avenue, west of Beck Road. Mathias Mangone, 24, was detained by police after he allegedly...
Dearborn man charged with creating and sharing child porn, accused of raping 13-year-old
October 21st, 20211 DEARBORN — A Dearborn man is facing federal charges after authorities say a 14-year-old victim was sexually extorted. It’s reported that the man recorded videos of him having sex with the 14-year-old. Ahmad Haidar-Ahmad, 23, was arrested after federal authorities raided his home as part of an investigation into child...
Person in custody after reports of armed man inside John Glenn High School
October 21st, 20210 WESTLAND — A person has been taken into police custody for questioning after reports of a man with a gun inside of John Glenn High School. Police were at the school after the reports started coming in and officials say the individual was armed, but that no shots were fired inside the school. Police did say the building has been...
Michigan high court reviewing manslaughter conviction for Dearborn Heights man who shot, killed teen
October 7th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Michigan Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the case of a man sentenced to 17 years in prison for the shooting death of a woman in 2013. Ted Wafer of Dearborn Heights is asking the court to reconsider his second-degree murder and manslaughter convictions. He is arguing that it was improper to be charged...
Detroit Councilman pleads guilty in bribery charge
September 29th, 20210 DETROIT — Detroit City Councilman Andre Spivey has pleaded guilty to accepting more than $35,000 to influence towing contracts. The plea comes two months after Spivey, 47, was indicted on the charge. Spivey entered his guilty plea to conspiracy to commit bribery on Tuesday and will leave his seat on the City Council. He could...
Federal judge tosses out female genital mutilation case
September 28th, 20210 DETROIT — A federal judge has tossed out the case against a Metro Detroit area doctor facing charges for female genital mutilation (FGM). Dr. Jumana Nagarwala was the first person in the nation to face charges for FGM. FGM is described in many ways, including as a partial or total removal of the clitoris for nonmedical...
Taylor student brings loaded gun to school, threatens officer
September 22nd, 20210 TAYLOR — A 15-year-old Taylor High School student brought a loaded gun to school and threatened to shoot the school security officer, according to police. The student had brought the gun in a fanny pack and the gun reportedly had the serial numbers filed off of it. Officers were called to the high school Wednesday morning, Sept....
Home invasion suspect in custody
September 22nd, 20210 DEARBORN — At approximately 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 22, a male suspect forced his way into an occupied residence in the 14000 block of Lanson Street. After assaulting the resident, the suspect fled the scene. Dearborn police located a person of interest nearby and that person is in custody. The preliminary investigation reveals......
Woman arrested after assaulting Muslim woman on flight to Detroit on Sept. 11
September 13th, 20210 WAYNE COUNTY — On Saturday, Sept. 11, the Wayne County Sheriff's Department arrested a White woman who assaulted a Muslim African American woman on a flight from Atlanta to Detroit. Aicha Toure, who is visibly Muslim due to her headscarf, was traveling on a Spirit Airlines flight from Atlanta to Detroit when a White woman whom she...
Two men from Dearborn among those charged in $800,000 illegal opioid ring
September 3rd, 20210 DEARBORN — Hassan Samir Saad, 33, and Ali Hussein Keblawi, 26, both of Dearborn, have been charged for their part in an illegal opioid operation out of a pharmacy in Redford. On Wednesday, acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Saima Mohsin announced an indictment against Saad and Keblawi as well as two patient...
Dearborn police identify two suspects in separate shooting homicides on Sunday
August 31st, 20210 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department is investigating two separate shooting incidents that occurred last Sunday. Suspects have been identified in both investigations. Police say that at approximately 8:30 a.m., they responded to the 5000 block of Heather Dr. on a report of a shooting, with one subject injured. Responding...
Dearborn police looking for witnesses in Saturday shooting
August 28th, 20210 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department is looking for public assistance and witnesses to a shooting incident early Saturday. Police say that on Saturday, Aug. 28, at approximately 2 a.m., Dearborn officers responded to the 25000 block of Michigan Ave. on a report of a shooting, with one person injured. At the scene, officers......
Dearborn Police looking for Dodge Avenger that left the scene of an accident
August 11th, 20210 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department is looking for a vehicle that may have caused a serious accident and left the scene before police arrived to investigate. Police say that on Thursday, Aug. 5, at approximately 6:45 p.m., officers responded to an accident in the area of Military Street near Monroe Street. A motorcyclist...
14-year-old sentenced to juvenile detention in death of Uber Eats driver
July 7th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A second teenage girl has been sentenced to juvenile detention, and will be released when she turns 21, for the tragic death of Pakistani American Mohammad Anwar in Washington D.C. Anwar, 66, was an Uber Eats delivery driver. He was killed in March when two teenagers attempted to carjack him. Anwar clung on to......
Former Detroit councilman sentenced to 2.5 years probation
June 10th, 20210 DETROIT — Former Detroit Councilman Gabe Leland has been sentenced to two and a half years probation after illegally taking campaign contributions and violating state law. During a court appearance earlier this week, Leland said that he “crossed a line” when he took money he knew he shouldn’t have. The misconduct...
Former assistant attorney general pleads no contest to willful neglect
June 10th, 20210 LANSING — A former assistant attorney general has pleaded no contest to two counts of willful neglect of duty by a public officer. Brian Kolodziej resigned after admitting to a relationship with a victim in a rape case and was also the lead prosecutor on another controversial sex crimes case in September 2019. Kolodziej was......
