City of Hamtramck Defends Islamic Right to Broadcast Prayer

When the Ideal Islamic Center moved into its current Hamtramck location on Holbrook Avenue, a short distance from the Hamtramck Senior Plaza; to say the least, heads turned and ears perked up. It is a condition of the Muslim faith that the Islamic prayer, or Salah, is conducted five times every day. Typically, only mosques …

Hamtramck Chief of Police to Forge Deeper Connection Between Police and Underrepresented Populations

Max Garbarino of Hamtramck is the first (and youngest) police chief in the history of the city to engage in a dialogue with the city’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP. Bill Meyer, a member of the Hamtramck NAACP states that he cannot recall any preceding police chief …

Attempted Armed Robbery of Hamtramck Pawn Shop Leaves One Dead, and Two Arrested

“It’s pretty stupid for anyone to try and rob someone in Hamtramck… our store owners are armed, and, not to mention, you know, we’re there in 30 seconds.”, says Hamtramck Chief of Police Max Garbarino responding to an alleged armed robbery of the Detroit Pawn Shop off Joseph Campeau Avenue on Thursday, August 1st. When …

Hamtramck Chief of Police Embarks to Bangladesh for Cross-Cultural Police Dialogue

Hamtramck Chief of Police Max Garbarino and a Hamtramck officer who prefers to remain anonymous due to his connections with the DEA, are the first participants of a state sponsored transnational police conference set to take place in Bangladesh. At the conclusion of the nearly 24 hour flight from the officers’ Metro Detroit headquarters, Garbarino …