By Charles Sercombe Some good police work led to the capture of two robbery suspects. For three weeks in a row, patrons leaving Shadow Bar on Jos. Campau and Holmes have been preyed upon by two robbery suspects. Last Saturday night, two officers staked out the area and noticed the suspects. A car chase and [...]
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter When most people think of bikers, they picture mean guys with nasty attitudes. But that stereotype only makes up a fraction of motorcycle riders. The rest are decent, friendly and caring — a lot like the members of the STAR Touring and Riding Association. STAR is a non-political, non-confrontational riding [...]
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s Nov. 3 General Election is just two weeks away. This year’s election promises to be a roller-coaster ride and one of the most pivotal elections in recent memory. The August Primary Election was a stunner for those who follow local politics. Why is that? It appears the Bangladesh community is no [...]
By Charles Sercombe One of the bright and shiny showcase trophies of former Emergency Financial Manager Louis Schimmel has now been unceremoniously tossed in the dumpster. On Tuesday, the City Council sealed the deal on the Hamtramck firefighters’ new contract. One of the key changes in the contract was eliminating Schimmel’s two-tier benefit plan. Under [...]
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck, get ready for a starring role. Maybe. The Piast Institute is asking the U.S. Census Bureau to use Hamtramck in its advertising campaign to get the public to participate in the upcoming national population count. Thaddeus Radzilowski, President of Piast Institute, said he proposed using Hamtramck because of its cultural diversity. [...]
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter It looks like the Hamtramck High School football scandal will not go into overtime this season. Former Head Coach Tarif Kumasi has resigned and it appears the school has concluded its self-initiated internal investigation into the program. So what exactly happened? There were two separate incidents that turned out to [...]
By Charles Sercombe Remember that childhood ditty that went, “You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream”? Well, city officials are singing a slightly different tune, but it certainly involves ice cream, namely a ban on allowing ice cream truck drivers from parking on residential streets and on lots and yards. Yes, they [...]
By Charles Sercombe On Thursday, a suspect dubbed the “AK-47 Bandit” was expected to turn himself in. Police say Spencer Williams, 26 and of Hamtramck, is connected with three separate shootings. In all three shootings, bullets from an AK-47 were found, said Detective Michael Szymanski. “It’s a 50-50 shot that he’s involved in all three,” [...]
By Charles Sercombe A year ago last Friday (Oct. 2) is the last day Tangena Hussain was seen. Police were stumped then on where the 2-year-old disappeared to, and a year later, they still don’t know what happened to her. But now, in an effort to rev up the stalled investigation, the FBI is offering [...]
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter At the beginning, it looked like a season of glory for the Cosmos football team. For the first time in five or six years, the team was on a winning streak, claiming victory in three of its first four games. But then, scandal tackled the team’s hopes. First, a key [...]
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