$15 million cash bond set for two involved in Dearborn strip club shooting
December 21st, 20210 DEARBORN — The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office approved a 16-count felony complaint against Khalil Elgarmi and Izeddine Elgarmi for the double shooting at BT’s Executive Club last Saturday. The two were also arranged on a $15 million cash bond. The incident occurred Saturday, Dec. 18. Dearborn Police Department officers...
Art teacher charged with making threats against St. Clair Shores middle school
December 21st, 20210 MACOMB COUNTY — A 59-year-old art teacher is accused of slipping hand-written threatening notes into three classrooms at a St. Clair Shores middle school. Johnna Rhône claimed that the allegations were not true when she appeared in court on Dec. 20. Police say that she made the false threats at Jefferson Middle School last week...
Dearborn police investigating armed robbery
December 16th, 20210 DEARBORN — On Wednesday, Dec. 15, at approximately 7:50 p.m., Dearborn police responded to the 7500 block of Wyoming on a report of an armed robbery. The report came from a local business. Police say that upon arrival, it was discovered that an unknown African American man wearing a surgical mask and all-black clothing had...
11-year-old student charged with making threats at O.W. Best Middle School
December 15th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — As more and more students countywide are being charged with making threats, an 11-year-old from O.W. Best Middle School is among them. In the weeks following the Oxford School shooting, police have been investigating several instances of threats against schools, resulting in dozens of juveniles across Wayne,...
Charges filed against parents of Oxford School shooter
December 3rd, 20210 OXFORD - Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley have been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. During court proceedings, Oakland County Lt. Tim Willis provided details about the potential involvement of the Crumbley parents. Willis said that on Monday, Jennifer Crumbley received a...
Students arrested in Southfield, Sterling Heights for weapons and threats following the Oxford School shooting, more than 60 schools close statewide due to threats
December 2nd, 20210 DEARBORN — In the days following the Nov. 30 Oxford School shootings that killed four students, schools statewide went into a panic over “copycat” threats. On Dec. 1 at approximately 12:30 p.m., a 17-year-old Southfield Regional Academic student was arrested after police found him carrying a pistol in his coat pocket during...
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell’s Dearborn office broken into, vandalized
November 30th, 20210 DEARBORN — On Monday, Nov. 29, at approximately 3:20 p.m., Dearborn police officers responded to a breaking and entering on the 19000 block of Outer Drive. The location of the crime was the Dearborn office of U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn), located at 19855 W. Outer Drive. The office will remain closed for the foreseeable...
Four dead, 7 injured in Oxford High School shooting, 15-year-old being charged as an adult
November 30th, 20210 OXFORD — Police said four students were killed and seven others injured during a shooting incident at Oxford High School on Tuesday, Nov. 30. With another school shooting also happening on Nov. 30 in Tennessee, these two incidents combined mark 29 school shootings nationwide this year and 21 of those incidents have occurred since...
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......
