A driver being pulled over for an improper license plate near Woodward and Webster in Birmingham on Friday, May 15, was subsequently arrested after officers found drugs on her person and drug paraphernalia in her car. The woman reportedly told officers that she did not have any identification on her when she was being pulled over, and the name she gave them didn’t turn up any records. This prompted officers to arrest her for obstruction, per Birmingham police, leading to th

Bloomfield Township police, following a traffic stop on Wednesday, May 20, ended up arresting the driver for failure to have an active drivers license and for possession of a controlled substance. At approximately 11 p.m. on May 20, township officers conducted a traffic stop on Telegraph Road near 14 Mile. During the traffic stop officers discovered the driver had a suspended driver’s license and was in possession of a controlled substance. Officers arrested the driver, Cris

The home surveillance system of a home on the 700 block of Rivenoak Avenue in Birmingham captured footage of two unknown people walking up to the homeowner’s car and attempting to get in. The homeowner reported the footage to Birmingham police after her neighbor had let her know about recent thefts from cars in the neighborhood. She reportedly checked her surveillance after hearing about the thefts and found the Monday, May 18, incident which took place around 4 a.m. Birm

A set of patio furniture stored on the side of a home on the 1000 block of Abbey Road in Birmingham was stolen from the home while tucked away for the winter season. The owner told Birmingham police officers that she last saw the furniture in its storage spot in March, and she filed the police report on Wednesday, May 13. Police report there are currently no suspects, and an investigation is ongoing.

Bloomfield Township police were dispatched to the 1600 block of West Square Lake Road on Monday, May 25, for a larceny from automobile involving the taking of $150 cash left in the vehicle. Police said the victim left her white 2017 Mercedes Benz unlocked overnight. An unknown subject, wearing a jacket with its hood up, entered the vehicle and stole $150 cash from the center console. Th case was turned over to the Bloomfield Township Investigations Unit and is currently und

At approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, May 25, the Bloomfield Township Police Department responded to the park and ride lot at Adams Road/Square Lake Road for a report that a catalytic converter was taken from a 2014 Dodge 1500 ST. Police said the victim stated he parked his vehicle on May 22 and when he returned on May 25 one of his catalytic convertors was cut off and the other one was partially cut off. This case was turned over to the Bloomfield Township Investigations Uni

While parked in his apartment complex’s parking lot overnight between Monday, May 18, and Tuesday, May 19, a Birmingham resident had his car broken into and a bag stolen. According to the resident, he parked his car in the parking lot of the complex, located on the 1000 block of N. Adams, around 6:30 p.m. He came back the next morning around 11 a.m. to find that his car had been searched through, items were moved around and a bag was missing. Birmingham police report an i

Two cars were reportedly broken into the night between Sunday, May 17, and Monday, May 18, with a wallet, an iPad and the keys to one of the cars still missing. The owners of the cars reported to Birmingham police that they left both cars unlocked and parked in the driveway of the home, located on the 800 block of Abbey Road, overnight. They said they noticed the items were missing as they were leaving for work. Birmingham police report an investigation is ongoing, howeve

Mark, a veteran English and journalism teacher in an Oakland County school district, has just about had it. In his 18 years of teaching, he has witnessed the ever-increasing reliance on curriculum delivered digitally and its impact on teaching in classrooms where every student has their own device. Technology has become a barrier between his lessons on writing, literature, grammar, and sentence structure and the students who need to learn them.

Detroit Guitar, formerly located at 243 W. Maple Road in Birmingham, closed its doors on May 1 after serving the community for 15 years. Owned by Charlie Lorenzi and Eric Wolfe, the business has relocated to a new, significantly larger space—three times the size of its previous location—at 32302 Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak. The new location will continue to offer a wide selection of new and used guitars, along with guitar lessons and repair services. Business Matters for the