A Clinton Township woman was accused of stealing two gold bracelets, belonging to a friend of a friend, while they spent the night in a short-term rental on the 1100 block of Floyd Street in Birmingham. The man reported the theft to city police four days after the incident, which took place on Sunday, September 20, saying that the bracelets were worth about $9,600. Birmingham police report an investigation is ongoing.

Roughly $90,000 worth of jewelry is reportedly missing from a resident’s room inside a senior living facility, located in the 100 block of Elm Street in Birmingham. The resident, along with her 57-year-old son, told Birmingham police on Sunday, September 27, that 10 pieces were missing and that they couldn’t remember seeing the pieces in the last four weeks. Birmingham police report an investigation is ongoing.

A woman was arrested while attempting to leave the Peabody Street parking garage in Birmingham the night of Friday, October 2, after reportedly driving away from police officers trying to stop her, hitting another car and having nitrous oxide canisters in her car. According to Birmingham police, someone reported a suspicious person near the parking garage, and when they arrived, they saw the woman trying to leave the structure in a car. She allegedly drove away from the offi

An employee of Target at 2400 S. Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township has been arrested and arraigned for embezzlement of pricey items from the store. On Sunday, September 29, the Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched to Target in reference to the embezzlement complaint. Officers met with loss prevention personnel from Target who explained the suspect, Derick Palmer, an 18-year-old black male from Pontiac, had stolen one Meta Quest, one pair of Ray-Ban Meta Gl

The Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched on Thursday, October 1, to Pet Supplies Plus, located at 2057 S. Telegraph Road, for a retail fraud. During the officer’s investigation it was determined the suspect took five dog treats, one dog toy, and one dog supplement on September 21. Pet Supplies Plus personnel say they believe the same suspect had committed three other retail frauds at the location dating back to April 23, 2026. The suspect is described as a whi

During the Monday, September 28, city commission meeting, Birmingham commissioners opted to postpone action on proposed ordinance amendments aimed at regulating short-term rentals.

The Birmingham Blue Dolphins swim club is now a tenant of the city-owned building at 400 E. Lincoln following city commissioners approval of a short-term lease agreement for six months, allowing them to take over operations and maintenance of the pool and lower level of what had been a YMCA building.

The Community House is on track to hire an executive director in the near future after city commissioners approved an employee lease agreement through which the city would fund the position for a year, a move that was approved in a 5-1 vote during the Monday, September 28, meeting.

By Grace Lovins At the request of the City of Birmingham Community House Foundation board, Birmingham City Commissioners appointed three new members to the foundation board during the Monday, September 28, meeting, bringing the board to a total of 11 voting members. Mayor Clinton Baller said the foundation board requested at their last meeting to increase the board from nine to 11 voting members. The foundation was established to oversee the ownership, maintenance and improve

The Hamlet at Bloomfield Manor development may have been approved with little fanfare by the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees at their September 28 meeting, but it still led to some chaos at Township Hall. After the approval was given for the development – with a unanimous vote from the board – yelling could be heard from the back of the room, with multiple residents saying that they had not gotten a chance to talk during the evening’s meeting to express their concerns.