Bloomfield Township police made an arrest of a local resident on Monday, October 19, on a charge of making a false threat of terrorism. At 9:44 a.m. on Monday, the Bloomfield Township Police Department was contacted by an employee of 7-Eleven, located at 4890 West Maple Road, regarding a white male inside of the store who was acting erratic and had stolen a pack of Virginia Slims cigarettes. While inside of the store, the male was yelling at patrons, claimed he was a terrori

By Grace Lovins Just under six months after a shooting incident took place at a short-term rental property on E. Lincoln in Birmingham, city commissioners moved on Monday, October 19, to permanently ban rentals under 30 days city-wide, with the changes to take effect the next week. Short-term rental regulations have been a hot topic in the city for several months. Following the shooting incident on E. Lincoln, the commission enacted a six-month moratorium on the issuance of n

The Bloomfield Township Police Department was contacted by a representative of Lowe’s, located at 1801 South Telegraph Road, on Monday, October 12, regarding two separate retail frauds with the same suspect. According to the police report, on August 24 the suspect, described as a heavy-set white male, entered the store, selected a DeWalt shop vacuum, valued at $179, and went to the return desk in attempt to obtain a fraudulent return. The suspect was unable to provide a recei

Complaints about theft of election signs are showing up on the incident records for the Bloomfield Township Police Department. The police department took several complaints of larcenies involving political signs at the following locations:1800 block of Harvest Lane, 2500 block of Indian Mound Road, and 2700 block of Colonial Trail. In two of the instances, the thefts occurred during the overnight hours of Tuesday, October 13. These cases were turned over to the Bloomfield Tow

With the six-month moratorium on e-bikes in full effect, Bloomfield Township Police Sergeant Nate Eller and Sean Manor, Community Relations Officer, came before the board of trustees to present their proposed safety plan on Monday, October 12.

The conversation around deer management in Bloomfield Township continued at the board of trustees meeting on Monday, October 12, and ended in unanimous approval to move forward with the deer management advisory committee’s recommendation to partner with a wildlife biologist from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Birmingham Planning Board members reviewed preliminary recommendations for changes to the city’s zoning ordinance during the Wednesday, October 14, meeting, continuing the months-long process of updating the ordinance to reflect the most recent master plan adoption.

The Bloomfield Township Public Library, in partnership with the Bloomfield Historical Society on Sunday, November 1, will gather the community for the annual History Harvest event to help add to the township’s collection of historical items. The History Harvest, taking place at the library from 1-3 p.m, is an opportunity for the public to help preserve local history by donating local history items. Yearbooks, photographs, city and telephone directories, printed ephemera (me

Birmingham police are currently investigating an alleged breaking and entering of a business in the 400 block of S. Old Woodward. The business’s security company claimed that, around 1 a.m. the morning of Monday, October 12, someone broke in through the roof access and left through the back door, triggering the alarm. The report posted by Birmingham police does not note if the business reported missing or broken merchandise, but they say there are no suspects at this time. Th

Two retail frauds which occurred at Lowe’s, 1801 South Telegraph Road, on October 1 and October 5 have been reported to the Bloomfield Township Police Department. On October 1 the suspect, described as a Black male with dreadlocks and wearing glasses, stole a DeWalt seven-piece tool kit valued at $799. On October 5 the same suspect returned to Lowe’s and stole a Dyson vacuum cleaner value at $849. In both instances, the suspect advised staff the stolen merchandise was part of