Steve Neavling

2 days ago | metrotimes.com | Steve Neavling

A newly released audio recording captures suspended Hamtramck Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri telling a civilian volunteer to point a loaded gun at someone’s head, adding to the growing list of serious allegations against him and city leaders. The recording, released by attorney Jon Marko, features a disturbing exchange between Altaheri and civilian volunteer Carol Rutkowski during a conversation in the chief’s office on April 30.

2 days ago | metrotimes.com | Steve Neavling

The recreational use of nitrous oxide, commonly known as “laughing gas,” has led to an alarming surge in emergency medical incidents across Michigan, prompting a warning from state health officials on Wednesday. Calls to the Michigan Poison and Drug Information Center (MiPDC) involving adverse effects from nitrous oxide misuse rose 533% between 2019 and 2024, while emergency medical service responses increased by 553% over the same period.

3 days ago | metrotimes.com | Steve Neavling

A Muslim civil rights group has filed a complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights accusing a Domino’s Pizza in Waterford of religious discrimination after a family’s food was allegedly tampered with and a store employee made Islamophobic remarks. The complaint, filed by the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), stems from an incident in February when two Muslim women and their children ordered pizzas and asked for no pork.

3 days ago | metrotimes.com | Steve Neavling

Two Hamtramck officials at the center of a federal whistleblower lawsuit spoke publicly Tuesday for the first time, leveling new and explosive allegations of corruption, misconduct, and election interference against the city’s top leadership. At a news conference, attorney Jon Marko, who represents City Manager Max Garbarino and Officer David Adamczyk, outlined a sweeping array of claims against Mayor Amer Ghalib, Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri, and members of the all-Muslim city council.

4 days ago | metrotimes.com | Steve Neavling

Four international students at Wayne State University and the University of Michigan had their F-1 student immigration statuses restored after a federal court approved an agreement resolving a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan against the Trump administration. The lawsuit, filed in April, challenged what the ACLU called an “abrupt and illegal” termination of the students’ records by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).