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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.…
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…
Ali Wissam Aoun, 27, found fatally shot inside his father’s clothing store in Detroit
DETROIT — A young Arab American man from Dearborn was killed in a shooting inside a store owned by his father Wednesday evening, as police continued investigating the circumstances surrounding the crime and searching for the gunman. Police found 27-year-old Ali Wissam Aoun,…
Lochmoor fire contained
UPDATE — GROSSE POINTE WOODS — As gray smoke matching the stormy sky billowed from Lochmoor Club, firefighters from several area departments battled the blaze well into the night. A press release from the Woods Public Safety Department said a kitchen fire was reported at 2:41…
Beware of Scammers Pretending to Be From the City
Scammers are impersonating City of Livonia departments, commissions, and even City employees. These fraudulent communications may come through phone calls, emails, text messages, or social media and can appear very convincing.