Dearborn
The city of Dearborn has been ordered to pay $100,000 in attorney costs in a civil lawsuit filed by a Christian missionary over the city’s policy restricting the distribution of leaflets during the annual Arab International Festival. Pastor George Saieg, a California resident, was represented by an attorney for the Thomas More Law Center in Ann Arbor. Saieg attended the event from 2004 through 2008 with other volunteers passing out Christian pamphlets.
Police seek suspect in stabbing attack on girl, 15
Police are investigating an attack on a 15-year-old girl Wednesday evening as she walked on River Circle west of Telegraph. The girl reported that around 8 p.m., she was approached from behind by an unknown man. There was an altercation and the man stabbed her with a knife, police said. She ran from the scene and was taken to a local hospital, where she was treated and released. Anyone with information is asked to call Redford Township Police at (313) 387-2551.
Farmington Hills
‘Bowl for Jobs’ aids Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit and radio station 89X will host “Bowl for Jobs” from 7-10 tonight at Drakeshire Lanes on Grand River. Proceeds will benefit Goodwill’s education, training and placement programs that help southeast Michigan residents find jobs. Cost is $20 and includes three games, shoe rental and food. For information, contact Chris Fichter at or call (313)-557-8793.
Voters to decide on SMART millage renewal
Farmington City Council decided this week to put a SMART millage renewal before voters after initially voting last month to end the bus service contract. Mayor Pro Tem Bill Galvin said the council voted 3-1 on Jan. 17 to opt out of SMART primarily because the bus service provider had eliminated routes. The city reconsidered after SMART made an offer to the city and Farmington Hills to provide three connector-style buses at no additional charge that would transport riders to shopping and medical centers and local college campuses. The City Council voted 4-0 on Monday to go back in to the system. The 0.59-mill tax will go before Oakland County voters in August. The city’s SMART millage will generate about $200,000 in the current budget year.
Royal Oak
Parolees found in violation during compliance checks
Royal Oak Police and Michigan Department of Corrections agents conducted nine in-home compliance checks of parolees last week. During the checks Jan. 26, two parolees were found in violation for moving from their listed address without notifying corrections officials. A third parolee was found to be noncompliant when the officers found alcohol at the home. There are 28 parolees registered to live in the city who will be the subject of future compliance checks, police said.
Pontiac
Secretary of State Johnson will speak at summit
Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson will be the keynote speaker at the 10th annual Women in Leadership Summit at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 10 at the Auburn Hills Marriott Pontiac at Centerpoint hotel. The event, presented by the Oakland County Employment Diversity Council, showcases women leaders and shares their accomplishments, stories and advice. For ticket information and availability, visit ocedc.net.
Police search for suspect in stabbing at drive-through
Authorities are looking for a man suspected of stabbing a woman in the hands in a fast-food drive-through line Tuesday. Police are looking for Roland Lee Moore Jr., said Detective Sgt. Deron Myers of the Chesterfield Township Police.
Moore is a parole absconder and described as white, 35 years old, 6 feet tall and 240 pounds with a shaved head and a reddish-brown mustache and goatee. He is heavily tattooed from the neck down, Myers said.
Police say Moore approached a woman who was paying for food at the McDonald’s on 23 Mile about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Moore lunged into an open window of her vehicle with a knife and grabbed her purse and laptop computer, officials said. Myers said the woman resisted and the man stabbed her several times.
Another man in the drive-through line saw the robbery and chased the attacker off with a baseball bat, police said. Anyone with information on Moore’s whereabouts should call (586) 949-2322.
Shelby Township
Man accused of locking workers in freezer arrested
Police have arrested a suspect who allegedly robbed a fast-food restaurant Thursday morning and locked its employees in a freezer.
The incident happened at a McDonald’s restaurant on Van Dyke north of 21 Mile about 3 a.m., authorities said. Employees told police a man dressed in black got inside the restaurant, robbed them at gunpoint and forced them into the freezer.
Police came up with a possible suspect after interviewing the victims, according to authorities. Anyone with information should call the Shelby Township Police at (586) 731-2121.
Mount Clemens
Couple accused in baby’s shooting will go to trial
A couple charged in a shooting that injured a 10-month-old boy in August are scheduled to go to trial Feb. 28, according to court records.
Kevin Lee Smith and Latasha Marie Hudson, both 28, face charges of assault with intent to murder. A judge scheduled the trial in Macomb County Circuit Court during a hearing Thursday.
Police say Smith fired six shots from a .44-caliber handgun into a Roseville home, and one of the bullets struck the baby. They say Hudson waited for Smith in a parked car and served as a lookout for him. Smith is in the Macomb County Jail on a $1 million bond, and Hudson is being held on a $500,000 bond.
Clinton Township
School district to interview superintendent candidates
Officials for the L’Anse Creuse Public Schools narrowed the field of candidates for the district’s top administrator this week. The Board of Education unanimously voted to interview three candidates for the job: Renee Foose, deputy superintendent for Baltimore County Public Schools in Maryland; Jacqueline Johnson, superintendent of Huron Valley Schools in Highland; and Michael Meissen, superintendent of Glenbard Township High School District No. 87 in Glen Ellyn, Ill. The board will interview all three during a public meeting at 9 a.m. Feb. 11. The meeting will be at the DiAnne M. Pellerin Center, 24001 Pankow Blvd. near Gratiot and Hall Road in Clinton Township.