September 29th, 20230DETROIT – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, recently announced a settlement has been reached with the city of Detroit for the discriminatory arrest of three Muslim men in 2020.
In 2021, CAIR-MI filed a...
June 9th, 20230DETROIT — A Detroit gas station clerk allegedly shot and killed a man he claimed was a shoplifter as he was running from the station.
Reports state that police arrested the employee and shut down the business at that time.
The Mobil gas station located at Clark and Vernor was shut down by police Monday, June 5, following the...
March 29th, 20220DETROIT — The program designed to help police officers respond to mental health calls has expanded to another Detroit police precinct.
The crisis intervention team officers are trained to identify people who may need help and connect them with mental health support.
“The crisis intervention team is part of the mental health...
February 12th, 20220UPDATE: The Arab American News has learned from sources that the suspect in the attack on the Al-Huda mosque Saturday morning is believed to unfortunately be a member of the Arab American community.
Authorities believe he may have been suffering a mental health episode at the time of the fire attack.
Local and federal law...
April 8th, 20211DETROIT — A Garden City man charged in the shooting death of his domestic partner, an off duty Detroit police officer, was granted bond.
Eddie Ray-Jr. Johnson was charged with the killing of Elaine Williams in their home on June 2, 2019 in Garden City.
Officers had arrived at the home in the 200 block of Belton Street at 11:45...
April 5th, 20210DETROIT - Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged 60-year-old Bernard Smith of Detroit in connection with making terrorist threats against Detroit police.
On April 2 at approximately 1:02 p.m., Detroit police officers responded to a parking complaint for the defendant’s vehicles in a vacant lot across from a residence in the...
December 16th, 20200DETROIT — In an effort to better serve the community and respond to calls appropriately, the Detroit Police Department has announced a co-response team.
Collaborating with the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network, the department and health network will allow for police officers to respond to mental health crisis calls with a...
February 14th, 20200DETROIT— Nationally known Iraqi American hair stylist Bashar Kallabat was found dead in a hotel room at the JZ Motel on Eight Mile Road in Detroit on Tuesday night. Detroit Police say a 24-year-old man they believe Kallabat met on a dating site has been arrested.
Kallabat, 56, died from blunt force trauma to the head. Police said...
September 23rd, 20180DETROIT — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, (CAIR-MI) a non-profit advocacy group for Muslims, plans to represent the interests of the family of Abdullah Beard (aka Abdullah Abdul Muhamin) regarding his fatal shooting by the Detroit Police on Friday, Sept. 14.
"Per the family's request, we will not...
May 2nd, 20180DETROIT - On Thursday, May 3, 2018, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Detroit Police Department, Wayne State University Police Department, and Wayne County Sheriff’s Office along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Michigan State Police, Detroit Fire Department, United States Attorney’s Office and...
January 12th, 20180DETROIT — Police investigators are seeking a warrant to bring charges against a CVS guard who works at the store located at 18585 E. Warren Near the Grosse Pointe border, according to WXYZ TV.
Jerry T. Bell Jr. said the armed guard assaulted him Friday, Dec. 29 as he was leaving the store to get cash from his car to pay for...
March 17th, 20170DETROIT — Two Detroit Police officers were shot on the city's west side Wednesday night. A suspect has been apprehended.
At press time, the two officers were in critical condition and being treated at Detroit Receiving Hospital.
During a news conference outside the hospital, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said one officer was...
