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🌱 Patch AM: Dearborn Police Release More Details In Shooting That Injured 2 Officers
Also, don't miss Frames of Reference, Past and Present: Selected Works by Anita Bates | Opening Reception on the Dearborn Patch calendar
Good morning Dearborn! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Undercover Dearborn officers shot during gas-station confrontation with armed suspect
- What Dearborn plans to do with its newly acquired Fordson Island land
- How Dearborn's new $3M hub could change local lives
Also on today's calendar: Frames of Reference, Past and Present: Selected Works by Anita Bates | Opening Reception and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 78, low: 54.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Dearborn Police Release More Details In Shooting That Injured 2 Officers (patch.com) — Dearborn residents are learning more about a violent overnight confrontation in which two undercover city officers were shot while trying to arrest an armed man who fled from the Pantheon Club. The officers and suspect exchanged gunfire at a gas station near Inkster and Van Born roads, leaving the suspect critically injured and both officers recovering at home with non-life-threatening wounds. Police Chief Issa Shahin praised the officers' actions and said investigators are reviewing video and witness statements. 
2. Dearborn acquires Fordson Island property from State Land Bank (downriversundaytimes.com) — Dearborn has formally approved acquiring nearly one acre of Fordson Island property from the State Land Bank for $1, strengthening the city's control over this Rouge River site. The move positions Dearborn to pursue environmental cleanup, habitat restoration, and future public access or passive recreation. City officials will now seek state brownfield funding to assess and prepare the land.
3. Dearborn nonprofit LAHC opens $3M behavioral health and workforce development hub (wxyz.com) — A longtime Dearborn nonprofit has opened a new $3 million behavioral health and workforce development hub that will significantly expand services for local residents. The 6,500-square-foot facility offers career training, counseling, and ESL classes, and will host a Dearborn Public Schools special needs program. City, state, and county leaders say the expansion will help more residents enter the workforce and access vital support.
4. 3 Dearborn high school football players commit to college programs in July 2026 (westernwaynetoday.com) — Three Dearborn high school football standouts have committed to play at Princeton, Youngstown State, and Lafayette after strong summer recruiting. Divine Child's Giancarlo Vitti and Jack Bobin, along with Fordson's Tj Reaves, all announced their decisions in July. The commitments spotlight local talent moving from Dearborn programs to respected college football stages.
5. KKK Flyers Dropped In Dearborn Heights After Anti-Muslim Protest (wkfr.com) — Residents in Dearborn Heights and nearby Melvindale are dealing with KKK flyers scattered across neighborhoods following an anti-Muslim protest linked to activist Jake Lang's call to "go to Dearborn" and cause trouble. Local people with diverse families are speaking out strongly against the hate, while police investigate the flyer distribution and tensions around recent demonstrations.
📸 Around Dearborn
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dearborn
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- First day of school, half day all students, teacher PD in PM
Howe Montessori and Center Based Education Dearborn, MI 48124 - Board of Education Study Session & Regular Meeting
Crestwood School District 1045 N Gulley Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127, USA
5:30 pm - HFC Board of Education Meeting
Haigh Elementary School Andrew Mazzara Administration Services & Conference Center, Henry
7:00 pm - Soft start - half day for kindergarten and Young 5s, teacher scree
Howe Montessori and Center Based Education Dearborn, MI 48124 - VVA BOD Mtg
VVA Chapter 528 Dearborn, MI 48124
7:00 pm - Soft start - half day for kindergarten and Young 5s, teacher scree
Howe Montessori and Center Based Education Dearborn, MI 48124 - Picture Day for Students and Staff
Crestwood High School Gym
8:00 am - CHS Open House - Student Success Night
Crestwood High School Whole School
5:30 pm - Frames of Reference, Past and Present: Selected Works by Anita Bates | Opening Reception →
Stamelos Gallery, 4901 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn
5:00 pm - 10,000 Sq. Ft. Rummage Sale →
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms
9:00 am
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Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Friday September 11
📣 Dearborn Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Toddler Story Time at CKL →
Caroline Kennedy Library of Dearborn Heights, 24590 George St, Dearborn Heights
10:30 am - HS Link Crew Training
Lindemann Elementary Allen Park, MI 48101
7:00 pm - First day of school, half day all students, teacher PD in PM
Howe Montessori and Center Based Education Dearborn, MI 48124 - Board of Education Study Session & Regular Meeting
Crestwood School District 1045 N Gulley Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127, USA
5:30 pm
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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