{"id":2676,"date":"2019-12-24T01:57:19","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T22:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/?p=2676"},"modified":"2019-12-24T01:57:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T22:57:19","slug":"dearborn-police-wraps-the-year-with-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/dearborn-police-wraps-the-year-with-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Dearborn Police Wraps the Year with everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Simon Albaugh<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dearborn Police Chief Ronald Haddad had some good news, some difficult news, and overall success stories to report for the end-of-year press conference with Dearborn Police Department.<\/p>\n

As one of Metro-Detroit\u2019s major destinations for Arab-American Heritage, American History and Shopping venues, Dearborn attracts more than just residents for a stay. But crimes reported still remain just as common as some other communities in the metro-area.<\/p>\n

Over the past month, Dearborn has made some high-profile arrests. Two such arrests resulted in the confiscation of massive amounts of marijuana products from two teenagers in possession of the drug. Despite it now being legal, the substance is only available to use for people above the age of 21.<\/p>\n

Another high-profile arrest for armed robbery, among other charges, led to the removal of five rifles and one handgun. The two were charged with felon in possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition.<\/p>\n

Both arrests were the result of traffic stops based on information the police had. Other arrests made were based on crimes reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe men and women [of the Dearborn Police Department] have done a terrific job,\u201d Chief Haddad said. \u201cAnd so have the citizens because they report the crimes. They call us all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Good News<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Weekly crime statistics have been reduced by 9.6% over the past year. This continues a trend that saw nearly half of the crime rate in Dearborn reduced since 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been on a pretty good roll,\u201d Chief Haddad said. \u201cThe past decade, we\u2019ve reduced crime by 45% and I\u2019m very proud of that. But it\u2019s a constant battle and it requires constant maintenance. It\u2019s not going to go away by itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Police Department\u2019s use of force incidents rate has also been steadily declining over the past decade with 44 incidents total. Of those, 37 involved standard take-downs while 5 involved taser deployment and 2 involved pepper spray deployment.<\/p>\n

Chief Haddad also said his department\u2019s use of random traffic stops have helped locate around 400 wanted felons each year, with as many as 700 during the highest year in the past decade.<\/p>\n

Dispatchers have also taken a major role in the reduced crime rate. Since both fire and police use the same dispatch, called the Dearborn United Dispatch Center, Dispatchers are able to coordinate all departments for more efficient emergency response.<\/p>\n

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The Bad News<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chief Haddad says that phone scams, which predominately target elderly people, have been on the rise for the holiday season. The phone scams will typically request personal information like social security numbers or money for fines of various types.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just want to remind people that if anyone is asking for this sort of information, that they should just ignore them,\u201d Chief Haddad said.<\/p>\n

Since the decriminalization of Marijuana, Dearborn Police reported some challenged for the adjustment. Dearborn is one of numerous communities that have opted out of recreational marijuana sales. But since the state law has deemed the substance legal for adults to consume, Dearborn Police is forced to respond.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe dogs have to be retrained, we\u2019re training our officers on how to detect impairment with drugs and Marijuana,\u201d Chief Haddad said. \u201cSo that\u2019s a whole new challenge. But the good news is we have one of a few in the state \u2013 one of our officers is highly trained in that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What You Need to Know<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As of December, Chief Haddad says the most common crimes are crimes of opportunity. Usually it\u2019s theft from unlocked cars. \u201cPeople want a quick fix, they steal money out of an ash tray,\u201d Chief Haddad said. \u201cOr they see a purse. Oftentimes there\u2019s no money in the purse, but people lose their IDs. So it does cause hardship.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second most common sort of crimes are assault and Domestic Violence. But this, Chief Haddad says, is a priority for the Police Department.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to come back after the new year and try to up our game just to try and slow [the prevalence of domestic violence] down a little bit,\u201d Chief Haddad said.<\/p>\n

As for location, Chief Haddad adds that there is no strictly defined area where these crimes happen. \u201cThere\u2019s no place where you can pin-map it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty pervasive around the whole city.\u201d<\/p>\n

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