OAKMAN BOULEVARD

The Dearborn Police Department and Dearborn Fire Department are investigating a house fire that they believe to be “suspicious.”

Dearborn police said they are continuing to investigate Monday’s early morning fire on Oakman Boulevard, and they consider it “suspicious.”

Dearborn police are investigating a fire on Oakman Boulevard as arson, they said.

Clearing the roads of all the snow is a big job, and it’s becoming an even more challenging task with the ongoing worker shortages. Some Road Commissions have to look outside the department to get things done.

The snow has been constant, and the roads have been slick as slush builds up along the highways, making for some real problems near Oakman Boulevard and Jefferies Freeway.

It has long stood as an iconic symbol of Detroit’s decline, the old Lee Plaza Hotel on West Grand Boulevard has sat vacant for decades, but that’s soon going to change. This is the towering Lee Plaza; it’s been abandoned and ransacked for 25. Now it is getting a new lease on life.

July 16 flooding in East Dearborn, at the intersection of Ford Road and Oakman Boulevard. Photo: The Arab American NewsDEARBORN – Last Saturday’s rainfall brought flashbacks of late June’s horrific flooding in Dearborn. The Arab American News learned that approximately 100 homeowners in the area north of Hemlock Avenue between Schaefer and Miller Roads on the city’s east side reported 2-3 inches of water back up in their basements to the city. The city’s sewer system is designed to handle 3 inches of rain within 24 hours. Dearborn is one of 43 community in the Rouge River watershed.

The driver is OK, but is unable to get out of the vehicle.

A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting outside of a Dearborn club has reportedly turned himself in.

One person was killed in a crash between a school bus and a moped in Dearborn

A Detroit Fire Department truck was shot at Saturday night in the area of Dexter Avenue and Oakman Boulevard with five shell casings recovered from the scene, police say.

Police are seeking the public’s help in locating 51-year-old Kevin Phelps. Detroit police said Phelps was last seen on Dec. 30 at a family function in the 800 block of Oakman Boulevard. Kevin Phelps Details Age 51 years old Height 6′5″ Weight 140 pounds Clothing Black coat, blue jeansPolice said Phelps is known to frequent the area of West McNichols Road and Hamilton Avenue. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detroit Police Department’s 10th Precinct at 313-596-1040 and Crime Stoppers at 800-Speak Up. More: Missing in Michigan

DETROIT – Detroit police said a missing 15-year-old boy in now home safe. Kyzel Stevenson was last seen Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. in the Oakman Boulevard and Chicago area. On Wednesday, police said he was home safe. READ: More missing person coverage

DETROIT – A man was fatally shot in a vehicle at about midnight Sunday on Detroit’s west side. According to authorities, a 63-year-old man was found shot sitting in the driver’s seat of a black Oldsmobile Aurora after gunshots were heard. Police said it happened near the intersection of Stawell Avenue and Ohio Street, just east of Oakman Boulevard. Emergency medical crews pronounced the man dead at the scene. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.

DETROIT – A house was destroyed Saturday afternoon on Detroit’s west side in a potential gas explosion. The house was located on LaBelle Street, near 14th Street and Oakman Boulevard. Authorities are searching to find the woman who resided there and trying to determine if she was home at the time of the explosion. Gas has been turned off in the area as crews continue the investigation. MORE: Detroit news

DEARBORN, Mich. Police are investigating a shooting that happened during a road rage incident near Oakman Boulevard and Warren Avenue in Dearborn on Sunday. The victim was shot multiple times and hospitalized. Officials are still searching for 25-year-old, Jawad Aref Bazzi, who has been identified as a person of interest. Bazzi is described as an Arab American, 5 feet, 8 inches tall with black short hair and brown eyes. He was last seen driving a silver 2020 Ford F-150 with black stripes on the driver and passenger doors.

DETROIT – Police are investigating a stabbing that put a man in the hospital Saturday morning. According to authorities, at about 1 a.m., a 42-year-old man had an altercation with a 38-year-old man in the 15700 block of St. Marys Street, between Puritan and Fenkell avenues. The 38-year-old make was taken into police custody shortly after, near the intersection of Pasadena and Linwood streets, south of Oakman Boulevard. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5840 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up. More: Detroit crime news

DETROIT – Police are investigating a stabbing that put a man in the hospital Saturday morning. According to authorities, at about 1 a.m. a 42-year-old man had an altercation with a 38-year-old man in the 15700 block of St. Marys Street, between Puritan and Fenkell avenues. The 38-year-old make was taken into police custody shortly after, near the intersection of Pasadena and Linwood streets, south of Oakman Boulevard. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5840 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up. More: Detroit crime news

Welcome to this weeks installment of Curbed Comparisons, where we explore what you can buy for a certain dollar amount in various Detroit neighborhoods. Aviation SubdivisionA 1,499-square-foot brick ranch on Oakman Boulevard is listed with Deborah Smith of Keller Williams Realty for $100,000. Highland ParkA 1,382-square-foot home on Eason Street is listed with James Saros and Kyle Lawrence of Saros Real Estate for $109,000. Inside the three-bedroom home, theres lots of white-painted wood paneling, trim, and built-in shelving. Berg-LahserA 1,432-square-foot home on Greydale Avenue is listed with Jeff Glover of Keller Williams Realty for $109,900.