Wayne

DEARBORN

A man whose rock band sings songs describing violence against Muslims is leading a rally against Islamic law at 3 p.m. today on the steps of Dearborn City Hall.

Frank Fiorello, 35, of Marlette is with a band called Crude Legacy and a group called Order of the Dragon.

“We’re a peaceful group,” Fiorello said.

Originally, he planned to rally with Quran-burning Pastor Terry Jones in front of a mosque in April, but backed off after meeting with Dearborn officials. Fiorello said today’s rally is “an assembly against radical Islam and shari’a,” which is Islamic law.

In the past two years, Dearborn has dealt with accusations that the city is under shari’a, a claim city officials say is ludicrous.

Oakland

ROYAL OAK

Home invasion suspect arrested

Royal Oak police said they hoped the arrest of a suspect early Thursday will end a rash of home invasions in neighborhoods near Beaumont Hospital.

Devone Winbush, 21, of Southfield was charged with home invasion, a 15-year felony. Winbush was arrested after a homeowner on Hillside Court called police at 11:55 p.m. Wednesday and said someone had just tried to break in. Her area experienced about a dozen breaking-and-enterings in recent weeks, so police raced to surround the area and brought in a tracking dog, Royal Oak Police Lt. Tom Goad said.

Near the Urbane apartment building on West 13 Mile near Woodward, police saw two men carrying pillow cases bulging with property, Goad said. One man escaped, but Winbush was captured, he said Friday.

“We are certainly looking to see if our suspect is connected to a lot of these other crimes,” he said.

Macomb

STERLING HEIGHTS

Man held in armed robbery

A Sterling Heights man was being held on $500,000 bail after police said he robbed a store clerk at gunpoint and got into a hit-and-run accident in the clerk’s vehicle.

Richard A. Smith, 33, of the 12700 block of Windsor Court was being held Friday in Macomb County Jail on armed robbery and carjacking charges. On Thursday, he was arraigned in 41A District Court and a judge ordered him to wear a GPS tether if he posts bond. His preliminary exam is set for June 8.

Police said Smith entered the 7-Eleven on Plumbrook near Schoenherr and robbed the clerk about 5:40 p.m. Wednesday. He fled in the clerk’s vehicle. About three hours later, a hit-and-run accident was reported near Clinton River Drive and Gainsley, police said.

The hit-and-run vehicle was the clerk’s stolen vehicle. Officers checked nearby subdivisions and found it in an open garage at Smith’s home. Police found Smith hiding under a rug in the basement about 3:30 a.m. Thursday.

Berrien

NILES

Ex-officer gets prison in sex assault

A former southwest Michigan police officer who authorities say sexually assaulted a jail inmate was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison.

Ivery Cross was sentenced Friday in a Berrien County court in Niles, where he was a police officer for about two years. The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune reports that Cross cried as he apologized to his family and the man he was accused of assaulting, who didn’t appear in court. The 26-year-old told the judge he hopes to lecture to youths about the consequences of making a mistake.

Last month, Cross pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of misconduct in office stemming from the assault on the 19-year-old. In exchange, a first-degree criminal sexual conduct charge was dropped.

Quick hit

PILOT DETAINED: Authorities say the pilot of a single-engine plane has been detained after a crash in west Michigan. The Muskegon Chronicle and WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids reported that the pilot was in his 60s and had minor injuries following the crash Friday near Fremont. Police say alcohol was suspected to be a factor in the crash. A 46-year-old passenger wasn’t hurt.

Source: Detroit Free Press