public safety

International gang targets upscale county homes

An international gang is targeting very high-end homes in Oakland County, including a few in Bloomfield Township's Turtle Lake subdivision…

Thief shot breaking into Turtle Lake home

After a rash of break-ins in Bloomfield Township's Turtle Lake subdivision, a homeowner shot a suspected thief breaking into a basement...

Alarm tips Bloomfield Hills officers to invasion

Bloomfield Hills officers responding to a burglar alarm on Barrington Park discovered that entry had been made to the home through a rear...

Teen assaulted during group feud in Birmingham

After someone threw a half-full water bottle during an argument between two groups, an 18-year-old from Oakland Township wound up with a...

Construction workers brawl after argument

Two construction workers at a work site on the 900 block of Puritan in Birmingham are being investigated by police after an argument...

Clothing stolen from store in downtown

The owner of a clothing store on the 600 block of N. Old Woodward in downtown Birmingham reported to police around 2 p.m. on Tuesday,...

Porch poachers steal package with book

Porch poachers struck Birmingham again on Thursday, September 14, after an Amazon package was stolen from the front porch of a resident...

Company scammed after fake texts received

An employee of a business in the 300 block of W. Maple Road in Birmingham was reportedly tricked into buying Apple gift cards on the...

Phony Amazon employee almost scams resident

A Birmingham resident living on the 1200 block of Buckingham was nearly scammed out of $6,500 on Tuesday, September 12, after a caller...

DoorDash order stolen from resident’s driveway

A Birmingham resident’s food delivery from DoorDash was stolen from his driveway on Tuesday, September 19. The resident living on the 300...

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