- Jun 15, 2018
Wireless installation permitted on DTE pole
Despite some concerns by Bloomfield Hills city commissioners, Mobilitie LLC received unanimous permission at the commission meeting on Tuesday, June 12, to install DAS equipment on a DTE pole at Long Lake and Woodward in order to provide greater wireless coverage. Mobilitie LLC was hired by Sprint to attach small wireless communications facilities on a new utility pole, owned by DTE, on the northwest corner of Long Lake Road and Woodward, in the right-of-way. The pole is appr
- Jun 15, 2018
Bloomfield Hills offers seniors Meals on Wheels
Bloomfield Hills city commissioners on Tuesday, June 12, approved the allocation of $6,000 from Oakland County for fiscal year 2018, to continue participating in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program through the Bloomfield Township Senior Center to provide Meals on Wheels to Bloomfield Hills residents. The U. S.·Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires Oakland County to renew its cooperation agreement with participating communities every three
- Jun 15, 2018
Construction truck stolen in Birmingham
A construction worker employed on the downtown Birmingham road construction project got a rude awaking on the morning of Thursday, June 7, when he arrived for work and discovered his red Ford F-250 had been stolen from Maple and Old Woodward. The construction worker told Birmingham police he had parked the Ford truck in the gravel lot on the southeast corner of Maple and Old Woodward on the evening of Wednesday, June 6, and when he returned the following morning at 7 a.m., it

- Jun 15, 2018
Couple tag team to steal cameras from Target
A man moved two Nest cameras to the toy department at the Bloomfield Township Target store, and then a woman came and put them in her purse and left with them on Monday, June 4. A loss prevention manager at the Target store at 2400 Telegraph Road, just north of Square Lake Road, contacted Bloomfield Township police for a retail fraud complaint. The manager stated that a white male took two Nest cameras from the electronics department and placed them in the toy department. He

- Jun 15, 2018
Woman attempts to steal cosmetics, jewelry
On Monday, June 11, the Rite Aid store manager at Woodward and Square Lake roads confronted a woman trying to steal beauty products, personal care goods and costume jewelry in her purse, and Bloomfield Township police arrested her for what turned out to be her second time stealing from the store. Around 6 p.m. June 11, township police officers responded to the Rite Aid at 42931 Woodward Avenue on a retail fraud complaint. The store manager had confronted a woman suspected of
- Jun 15, 2018
Rochester to expedite water, sewer rate increases
Rochester City Council on Monday, June 11, approved a measure to expedite water and sewer rate changes that will help protect the city from absorbing pass-through fees in the future. The city has two separate water systems, with the eastern half of the city supplied water by the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) by way of Shelby Township, and the western portion served by a municipal water well located off Livernois Road. The city's department of public works is responsible
- Jun 15, 2018
Sustainability worksheet scores high with council
Rochester City Council on Monday, June 11, approved the use of a sustainability report and associated worksheet used to rate proposed development projects as an accepted policy for the tool to be used in reviewing development plans. The city in late 2017 contracted with McKenna Associates to develop a sustainability matrix tool to determine how proposed development projects would likely impact sustainability in the city, including environmental health, mobility or transportat
- Jun 15, 2018
Motorcyclist killed in Rochester Hills crash
A 63-year-old Warren woman died on Wednesday, June 13, from injuries she received when her motorcycle was struck by an adjacent vehicle on eastbound M-59, near John R, in Rochester Hills. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office said the woman, whose name had not yet been released, was driving her 2005 Harley Davidson in the center lane about 9:38 p.m. when a 21-year-old Sterling Heights woman in a 2012 Hyundai Accent changed lanes and struck the motorcycle. The victim was transpo
- Jun 15, 2018
Troy driver charged in fatal vehicle accident
A 21-year-old Troy man has been charged in connection with the death of a passenger in his vehicle on Sunday, June 10, who was killed during a crash on South Boulevard, near Fredmoore Drive, in Rochester Hills. Alexander Munch was charged on Wednesday, June 13, with one count of operating while intoxicated causing death, a 15-year-felony, and one count of operating while intoxicated causing an injury, a five-year felony. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office said Munch was into
- Jun 15, 2018
Credit cards stolen from vehicle; used in stores
Rochester police are investigating the illegal use of credit cards stolen on Saturday, June 9, from a vehicle in the 900 block of Aspen. Police said an officer was dispatched about 10 a.m. to the area after a resident discovered several credit cards were stolen from his black GMC Yukon. The cards were used at several area stores. Police said the vehicle was parked in the driveway of the victim's home.