September 30th, 20200DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department was accepted into the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project by the Georgetown University Law Center, also known as Georgetown Law.
The project is Georgetown Law's national training and support initiative for U.S. law enforcement agencies committed to building a culture of...
September 24th, 20200DEARBORN — Dearborn Police have announced that on Wednesday, September 23, at approximately 5:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of Michigan Avenue and Schlaff Street for a report of man found deceased in a pickup truck.
Upon arrival, officers found the victim, Darius Whiting, a 48-year-old Farmington Hills resident, had...
September 4th, 20204DEARBORN — Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad held a press conference on Thursday to update the city on recent crimes. The department also released information on several incidents and related arrests in the past few weeks.
Though the department reports a decline in crime by 18 percent, several Arab Americans involved in various...
September 4th, 20200DEARBORN — On Tuesday, August 25, Dearborn police officers responded to a shooting that occurred on the 14300 block of Michigan Avenue at approximately 5:15 pm.
The suspects, described as two Black males, fled the scene. A 26-year-old Dearborn resident was transported to a local hospital with a non-fatal gunshot wound.
After a...
August 12th, 20200DEARBORN — Police say the victim of a mid-July homicide victim was Maxine Callaghan, 93, a “vibrant and independent” woman who gave back to her community at the time of her death.
Callaghan was a volunteer at The Henry Ford. She was also well known in her community and described to have enjoyed bird watching and taking...
July 23rd, 20200DEARBORN — Hak’s Jewelry, the jewelry store owned and operated by a member of the Abdel-Hak family, was robbed by two armed men Wednesday evening.
According to the Dearborn Police Department, the two men broke into the jewelry store located at 10221 Warren Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. and proceeding to commit armed...
July 21st, 20200DEARBORN — In the six weeks between June 1 and July 17, police say they have seen a 130 percent increase in firearm-related offenses.
During a news conference on Tuesday, the Dearborn Police Department acknowledged a spike in gun crimes in the city, as well as a recent fatal shooting.
Even so, crimes involving firearms increased...
June 18th, 20200Dearborn — Dearborn officials have come together with local businesses to organize a COVID-19 essentials giveaway.
On Saturday, June 20, the Bint Jebail Cultural Center, in partnership with Comerica Bank, the Dearborn Police Department and Dearborn Fresh Market, will be holding the community drive-by giveaway of COVID-19...
April 30th, 20200Dearborn — Since December of last year, multiple business owners in the city have experienced a rash of break-ins and theft of donation boxes. Jose Cartalla, 33, has been criminally charged with seven of the incidents beginning last December and ending in April.
After an extensive investigation, Dearborn Police Department patrol...
September 23rd, 20190DEARBORN — After recent armed robberies and deaths, crime and safety enforcement were two main topics at a neighborhood association meeting this past Wednesday evening at the Hajj Jamil Community Center. They’re also issues that impact almost every neighborhood in Dearborn.
Held by the Aviation Property Owners Association...
August 24th, 20190DEARBORN – With the new school year beginning on Monday, August 26, Mayor Jack O’Reilly, Jr. has directed the Dearborn Police Department to increase traffic enforcement.
The strict traffic enforcement will serve to protect students from speeders, stop-sign runners and inattentive drivers.
Officers will focus on streets used...
May 17th, 20190DEARBORN — On Thursday, May 16, the Dearborn Police Department held a press conference to address crime updates and issues in the city.
The conference focused on arrests of full-scale organized fraud involving ATM “skimming”, robberies, hit and run accidents and more.
Fraud and ATM skimmer
The Dearborn Police Department,...
April 29th, 20190DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department is joining forces with other departments across the country to intensify enforcement of state and local texting and distracted-driving laws for April, the National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
The purpose of this increased activity is to raise awareness about the dangers, and legal...
April 26th, 20190DEARBORN — On April 23, the Dearborn Police Department responded to a report that a sedan crashed into into Bryant Middle School.
The vehicle hit the side of the building near Telegraph Road and Cherry Hill Street.
Dearborn Police and Fire Department personnel responded and rendered first aid to the driver, a 33-year-old Dearborn...
April 26th, 20190DEARBORN - On Tuesday, April 23, the Dearborn Police Department was notified by CSX Transportation that possible human remains had been located in a wooded area near Michigan Avenue and Miller Road.
A search by officers confirmed that the remains were human. The Wayne County Medical Examiner’s office responded for testing...
April 24th, 20190Dearborn – The Dearborn Police Department is taking back unused, unwanted and expired prescription drugs on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This is the 17th opportunity in eight years that the Dearborn Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration has given residents to safely dispose of their unused prescriptions...
April 5th, 20190DEARBORN — Dearborn police are investigating an accident that caused one officer to be transported to the hospital.
On April 3, a police car was involved in a crash with another vehicle while officers were responding to an arrest in an unrelated incident.
The incident happened during the evening at the intersection of Ford and...
March 1st, 20190DEARBORN — Dearborn Police request assistance from the public in identifying the suspects involved in an assault at the Taco Bell on W. Warren Avenue earlier this month.
On February 9, Dearborn Police officers responded to the Taco Bell and found an unresponsive female victim lying on the pavement in the parking lot.
The...
February 16th, 20190DEARBORN — Dearborn police are requesting assistance from the public in identifying a man who passed a counterfeit $100 bill at a local 7-Eleven in late December.
On December 29, at approximately 12:40 am, the male suspect entered the 7-Eleven on Greenfield near Rotunda and passed the fake $100 bill.
Anyone with information...
June 30th, 20180DEARBORN — On June 25, the Dearborn Police Department provided updates on several major crimes that occurred in the city, during a press conference at the Dearborn Administrative Center.
On June 20, three suspects allegedly committed an armed robbery and carjacking of a 32-year-old-male victim. Kimani Waiters, 22, is alleged to have...
