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CBS News
6 days ago
- CBS News
Body of missing Dearborn man recovered in Lake Erie
The body of a Dearborn man who was presumed drowned in Lake Erie Sunday has been recovered, the Monroe County (Michigan) Sheriff's Office reported. Hussein Afi Hassoun, 23, was last seen alive Sunday evening when he was with a group of people who jumped off a 34-foot Baja boat to go swimming. The boat was in Lake Erie, several hundred yards east of the Sandy Creek/Sterling State Park boat channel at the time. Hassoun, who was not wearing a life jacket, started struggling and went underwater. The other boaters lost sight of him. Search efforts began that evening, and the local fire department's marine team helped escort the boat back to shore. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office Marine Division had resumed their search for the body Tuesday morning when a boater informed deputies they saw a body in the water about 8:45 a.m. The marine division deputies located his body and transported it to shore. Hassoun's body was then taken to the Lucas County Medical Examiner's office in Toledo, Ohio. Monroe County deputies were assisted on the initial call by the Frenchtown Township Fire Department, Monroe City Fire Department, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, along with dive teams from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Downriver Mutual Aid and Van Buren Township. The incident remains under investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Detective Bureau. Anyone with information that can help deputies in their efforts is asked to call 734-240-7530. The above video originally aired Aug. 11.
CBS News
05-08-2025
- CBS News
Shooting at motorist in Monroe County's Bedford Township results in arrest
One person has been taken into custody as a result of a motorcyclist shooting toward a vehicle in Bedford Township, which is in Monroe County, Michigan. The shooting happened about 4:26 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Secor Road and Hemmingway Lane, which is between Summerfield Road and Sterns Road, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office reported. The victim was not injured and managed to drive away, although the vehicle was damaged as a result of the gunfire. The suspect fled the scene on a motorcycle. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office Detective Bureau assisted the agency's traffic services unit on the investigation. With the use of the Flock Safety license plate reader camera information, officers were able to identify a suspect and prepare a search warrant for a nearby residence. The weapon used in the incident has been recovered. The suspect was arrested and lodged at Monroe County Jail. That person's name will not be released until a formal arraignment takes place, deputies said. Anyone who has information they would like to share with officers can call the detective bureau at 734-240-7530; or contact Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 800-SPEAK-UP.
Daily Mail
03-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Florida man makes shock move after finding 50 pounds of cocaine in the ocean
A Florida boater made a shock move after stumbling on a massive stash of suspected cocaine floating just five miles off Islamorada - handing it over to cops instead of fleeing or pocketing the loot. The unidentified Good Samaritan spotted more than 20 tightly wrapped, black, brick-shaped packages drifting in the water on Thursday and immediately alerted authorities, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Deputies, with help from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, swooped in and hauled the 50-pound stash ashore - a total of 23 kilos - suspected to be packed with cocaine. Photos show the suspicious bricks bobbing in the turquoise waters before they were loaded onto law enforcement vessels. Testing is still underway, but officials believe the bundles are cocaine. The haul has since been turned over to federal agents for further investigation. It's unclear whether the boater will receive a reward - or face any blowback - for getting involved. Packages of cocaine that wash ashore in Florida aren't just dangerous - they're often marked with cartel symbols, making it clear they belong to someone you don't want to cross, reports News 6. And hanging onto them isn't just risky - it's illegal. 'It should go without saying that retaining possession of (a washed-up block of drugs) is an incredibly bad idea...' Florida law firm Perlet & Shiner told News 6. 'If, for example, you intentionally retain possession of a block of drugs later valued at $100,000, you have committed grand theft in the first degree, which can carry up to 30 years in prison, plus significant fines.' He's not the only one to strike white gold. Just weeks ago, a beachgoer in the Panhandle found $500,000 worth of cocaine - part of a growing trend of drug bundles washing ashore along Florida's coast. Last year alone, authorities recovered over 180 pounds of cocaine across the state - from bricks floating near Key West to stashes buried in the sand in Volusia County. Even massive bales of marijuana have been found on beaches in Palm Beach and Neptune Beach. Experts say the phenomenon is tied to drug routes from South America, which produces about 90 percent of the cocaine consumed in North America, according to the United Nations. Smugglers use boats and small planes to ferry drugs north - and when law enforcement gets too close, they often toss the cargo overboard to avoid arrest or arrange pickup later. These floating bundles, dubbed 'blow bales,' can drift for miles, especially after storms churn the sea - just like Hurricane Debby did before last year's $1 million stash surfaced in the Keys. And it's not just humans at risk. Scientists have warned that cocaine dumped in the ocean may be affecting Florida's marine life - especially sharks, according to Live Science.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Yahoo
Tupelo man charged with stalking in Oxford
OXFORD – A Tupelo man was rearrested Monday and charged with stalking, after he continued to harass a victim, even with a protection order and being arrested Friday for the same thing. An Oxford police parking and code enforcement officer witnessed a verbal altercation on North Lamar Boulevard Friday July 11 around 4:15 p.m. The suspect, later identified as Mitchell Wren, 23, of Tupelo, tried to flee the area as the officer approached. He was located shortly by responding patrol officers while trying to leave Oxford. After the initial investigation determined that Wren had been cyberstalking and harassing the victim, he was arrested, transported to the Lafayette County Detention Center, and given a bond. After posting bond July 14, Wren violated a domestic abuse protection order by continuing to text and call the victim. Oxford police obtained a new arrest warrant and Wren was later taken into custody by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Monroe County Jail at 1:40 p.m., where he will remain incarcerated until he can be released into the custody of the Oxford Police Department. This case remains under investigation.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Yahoo
Texas man rented a boat in Key West — then he took it to Cuba, deputies say
A Texas man was cuffed Thursday after deputies say he took a boat that he rented in Key West to Cuba this week. Floyd Dean Devasier, 63, was arrested by federal agents on a Monroe County warrant in Miami, where he was flown after being detained by Cuban authorities, according to the sheriff's office. Devasier, from Katy, Texas, rented the 26.5-foot Panga boat from Beach Weekend Key West Marina on Tuesday for two days, said Monroe County Sheriff's Office spokesman Adam Linhardt. The rental agreement stipulated the vessel was not to be operated at night and was to be returned by the end of the business day Wednesday, Linhardt added. A marina employee told deputies that Devasier bought and filled an extra 20-gallon fuel tank before leaving. Per the sheriff's office, Devasier told marina staff he was going to dock the boat overnight at the 6800 block of Front Street on Stock Island. But witnesses who own businesses and boats on Front Street told deputies they never saw the boat, and deputies watched security camera footage from the area, which never showed the vessel, Linhardt said. Then marina staff used GPS tracking that showed the boat heading south in the Atlantic Ocean, but Linhardt noted the tracking eventually ceased. A man fishing on his boat in the ocean saw the vessel and took photographs of it, the sheriff's office said. On Wednesday, the Cuban Border Guard notified U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations that they had the boat, Devasier and a 38-year-old woman in custody. 'I want to thank the U.S. Coast Guard, HSI, the Cuban Border Guard and the good Samaritan on the water for their help and cooperation in bringing this case to a successful conclusion,' Sheriff Rick Ramsay said in a statement. Devasier was not yet in Monroe County jail as of Thursday night. Linhardt said he faces a charge of hiring or leasing with intent to defraud. According to the sheriff's office, Devasier has several prior drug-related convictions, including a case in 2019 in which he also kept a rental boat past its return date and took it to Cuba.
