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U-M study shows Detroit anti-gun violence program appears to be working
An analysis by the University of Michigan shows a sharp drop in Detroit gun violence connected to a violence prevention program. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
Fatal stabbing of Chipotle worker raises concerns about downtown Detroit safety
DETROIT — While taking a break in the alley behind her workplace, an employee of a Chipotle restaurant on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit was stabbed several times and killed in broad daylight on Sunday, in view of passersby. Although Detroit police quickly identified and…
Roseville woman charged with threatening Dearborn mayor, mosque and Arab residents
DEARBORN — Prosecutors have filed several criminal charges against an Arab American woman from Roseville after she called Dearborn police and threatened violence against Arabs coming from Dearborn to Macomb County. The defendant, Alicia Choucair, 33, appeared in Dearborn’s 19th…
Life saved: Teen officer credited with saving DPW worker’s life after freak accident
GROSSE POINTE FARMS — “It went from zero to 100 very quickly,” said Officer Paul Lyke, who was dispatched in early September for a report of a DPW worker who cut his arm and was feeling a little lightheaded, but arrived at the scene of a man actively bleeding out from an artery.…
Green Oak roundabouts rank as most-dangerous intersection in county
Who’s surprised that the roundabouts at Lee and Whitmore Lake roads in Green Oak Township rank as both the most-dangerous intersection in Livingston County, as well as No. 5 on the list of most-dangerous roundabouts in Michigan. We’ve been reporting on the top ranking of the…
Road rage shooter held on $500,000 bond; next court appearance is Friday morning
LAPEER — The suspect in an apparent road rage incident that occurred on Sept. 16 on Van Dyke between the freeway and Newark Road that resulted in shots fired at a vehicle driven by a Metamora-area man was arraigned Friday, Sept. 18 in 71-A District Court in Lapeer. Shaun Wagner,…
LAPEER POLICE DEPARTMENT INCIDENTS
Lapeer Police Dept. Incidents are compiled from reports over the last several days MONDAYWhen: 5:23 a.m.Where: N. Main StreetIncident: Area checkWhen: 11:33 p.m.Where: Second StreetIncident: Mental health callWhen: 11:40 a.m.Where: S. Main StreetIncident: Personal injury traffic…
IMLAY CITY POLICE DEPT. INCIDENTS
Sept. 20• E. Second Street and S. Almont Avenue — Hit and run citation• W. First Street — Assault/battery• W. First Street — Citizen assist• Industrial Parkway — Alarm investigation• S. Cedar Street — Hit and run citation• S. Blacks Corners and W. Borland roads — Traffic stop• S.…
Armed Troy man accused of threatening to kill Muslims outside public library
TROY — In the latest act of Islamophobia in Metro Detroit, an elderly Troy resident faces four counts of aggravated hate crime after allegedly threatening to shoot and kill four Muslim men outside a public library last weekend. According to local police, Peter Hamilton Northup,…
LETTER: Will Flock cameras protect us from governmental overreach?
Regarding the use of Flock, or Flock-type camera systems by our Sheriff’s Department, these cameras are funded with our tax dollars, but without our input or consent. Of course the argument that we are given for their use is that it will “protect” us. What we need protection from…
Detroit police determine death of Ali Wissam Aoun was a suicide
DETROIT — The death of 27-year-old Dearborn resident Ali Wissam Aoun has been determined to be a suicide, according to the Detroit Police Department. Detroit Police Department spokesman Jackson Vidaurri informed The Arab American News of the department’s findings by phone and…