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Suspect Majid Abdofara Arrested For Larceny in Dearborn

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DEARBORN, Michigan -- On September 5th, Majid Amin Abdofara, a 20 year-old Dearborn resident, was arraigned on Larceny Charges in before 19th District Court Judge Mark Somers after being arrested on September 4th at 12:56am in the area of Jonathan and Haggerty. Dearborn police responded after several alert neighbors reported seeing Abdofara steal two center … [Read more...]

Dearborn Police Looking for Suspect in Armed Robbery

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DEARBORN, Michigan — On September 4, 2014 at approximately 1:20pm the Dearborn Police responded to the 13000 block of Michigan Avenue on a report of an armed robbery at a business. On scene the officers spoke to the victim who stated while working at her desk a black male suspect entered the business through the rear alley way door. The suspect was armed … [Read more...]

Gov. Snyder Appoints Mayor O’Reilly to Special Council

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LANSING, Michigan – Gov. Rick Snyder on Monday appointed Dearborn Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. and four others to the Local Community Stabilization Authority Council. The five-member council is the governing body of the Local Community Stabilization Authority. The new authority replaces the existing METRO Authority, which has been responsible for … [Read more...]

New Hike and Bike Trail Opens at Camp Dearborn

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DEARBORN, Michigan – Bicyclists, hikers, and joggers now can easily connect with the broader Oakland County Regional Trail System with the opening of the universally accessible Camp Dearborn Non-Motorized Trail in Milford on Aug. 27. Kayakers and people who fish should also be happy because the non-motorized trail includes a combination … [Read more...]

Free Shredding Day 8AM–Noon, Saturday, Sept. 13

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DEARBORN, Michigan – The City of Dearborn is sponsoring a free document shredding day for residents 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, September 13 at the City of Dearborn DPW Yard, 2951 Greenfield Road, south of Rotunda Drive. This event is open to Dearborn residents only and proof of residency is required. There is a limit per person of five office sized … [Read more...]

Renewing the American Idea – Starting Today

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EDITORIAL - You might think it’s a little late to give an Independence Day address, but New York’s delegates to the Continental Congress didn’t vote to approve the Declaration of Independence until July 15. So I’d like to think I’m fashionably late—or as they’d say in New York, “right on time.” But the topic is always timely, because the Declaration of … [Read more...]

Dearborn City Hall Relocating on Tuesday, September 23

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DEARBORN, Michigan – Dearborn’s City Hall is moving. As of Tuesday, Sept. 23, the Mayor’s Office, City Council, City Clerk and many administrative departments will be conducting business about two miles west of the current City Hall. The new offices will be in a building now known as the Dearborn Administrative Center (DAC), 16901 Michigan Ave. It is on … [Read more...]

Dearborn Community Leaders Attend National Summit

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DEARBORN, Michigan - The Department of Homeland Security hosted a National Summit on Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism at their Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia from Aug. 13 – 14. A joint initiative of FLETC, the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and the University … [Read more...]

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