Key Takeaways:
- Dearborn police executed a search warrant at the former Hyatt — most recently known as the Edward Hotel — a vacant Dearborn landmark currently under renovation.
- Officers — including a SWAT team and drones — searched the nearly 1 million-square-foot building and found no evidence of human trafficking.
- Approximately 40 construction workers were on-site; each was interviewed, and none reported being a trafficking victim or said they were unable to leave freely.
DEARBORN, Mich. — It’s one of Metro Detroit’s most recognizable landmarks.
Known for years as the Hyatt — and more recently as the Edward Hotel — the massive building has sat vacant while construction crews work to remodel it.
But a routine inspection recently raised serious concerns — and now Dearborn’s police chief is stepping forward to set the record straight…