Bloomfield Township police were dispatched on Sunday, March 8, to the 5000 block of Windingwood Drive for a home invasion that occurred while the homeowners were out of town. Officers arrived on scene and determined that the homeowners had been out of town since the beginning of March. When the homeowners returned home they found the side window to the home pried open and a jewelry box was missing. I It appeared that other belongings in the residence were rummaged through as

Bloomfield Township police officers on Friday, March 6, responded to 2105 S Telegraph Road, Dick’s Sporting Goods, for a report of retail theft. Employees stated that a Black male wearing dark clothing left the store without paying for merchandise and drove away. According to the cashier, police said, the male inquired about applying for a store credit card and began to fill out an application. The cashier asked to see the suspects identification when he reached over the coun

A 98-year-old Birmingham resident living in the 1000 block of Larchlea was almost scammed of $15,000 by a caller posing as a Microsoft employee. The woman told Birmingham police officers that she called the number for computer help thinking it was Microsoft. She said a man answered her call and had her click a link to resolve the computer problem, then asked her to write over $22,000 from her bank. She reported that the bank refused, so the man had her withdraw over $15,000

A Bloomfield Hills man was arrested for operating while intoxicated and cocaine possession after Birmingham police pulled him over around 2 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, for speeding on Old Woodward. Birmingham police report that an officer saw the man speeding in a 25 mph zone on northbound Old Woodward near Euclid. The officer said they noticed signs of intoxication and confirmed it with a field sobriety test. After the driver was placed under arrest, the officer had the c

Items were taken from a vehicle in Bloomfield Township as the local resident was unloading groceries from the auto and taking them into his home. Bloomfield Township police on Wednesday, February 25, at about 7:30 p.m., responded to a larceny from automobile that just occurred in the 400 block of N. Foxhills Drive. The victim stated he had returned home from the grocery store and was carrying his groceries into his residence when he observed his vehicle’s rear driver side doo

The Bloomfield Township Police Department has announced multiple reports of mail tampering and mail theft during the past week. In two instances, victims reported that silver coins and bars were stolen out of the mail after confirmed delivery. The Bloomfield Township Police Department is encouraging everyone to stay vigilant of mail theft this time of the year and is recommending residents sign up for the USPS Informed Delivery service which would alert a resident to what ite

A pair of women were arrested in Birmingham in the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 24, after a minor collision with a curb caused city police to perform field sobriety tests, with both women failing. According to the police report, officers saw two different cars stopped at the 300 block of N Old Woodward, one stuck on a curb and the other parked nearby. The driver of the car stuck on the curb reportedly failed the field sobriety test after officers smelled intoxican

A Royal Oak resident was arrested by Bloomfield Township police at the Target store located at 2400 S. Telegraph Road on Saturday, February 28, for theft of items at the retail outlet and eventually had to be taken to a hospital after complaining about chest pains. At approximately 2 p.m. on that Saturday, loss prevention personnel identified a male subject in the store that was actively concealing bottles of liquor and batteries, according to police. As officers arrived at T

A catalytic converter was reported stolen from an auto in the 400 block of S. Foxhills in Bloomfield Township on Tuesday, February 24. Bloomfield Township police the victim stated that within the last two weeks his catalytic converter was stolen off of his Ford Fusion. The exhaust pipe showed two fresh cut marks where the converter would typically be located. The oxygen sensor wire was hanging beneath the vehicle. The case was turned over to the Bloomfield Township Investigat

Two women were reportedly arrested by Birmingham police following an alleged retail theft that took place the night of Thursday, February 12, at a store on the 100 block of S. Old Woodward. Police were tipped off that the two women leaving the store had stolen merchandise on their persons. When officers caught up with the women, they reportedly found roughly $2,500 worth of merchandise stolen, approximately $1,200 coming from the Birmingham store and the remaining from other