

Traffic stop leads to arrest over license, drugs
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
May 29


Home surveillance catches likely theft suspects
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
May 29


Patio furniture stolen while stored for season
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.
May 29


Cash taken from unlocked Mercedes Benz
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
May 29


Catalytic converter taken at park-ride lot
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
May 29


Car broken into at apartment complex lot
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
May 29


Cars broken into on Abbey Road, items taken
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
May 29


Ulta Beauty hit for over $600 in fragrance theft
The Ulta Beauty store at 2161 Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township was the target of retail fraud on Tuesday, May 12, when a couple stole over $600 of fragrances. The Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched to 2161 Ulta Beauty, on May 15 and the sales manager stated that on May 12 at approximately 7:45 p.m. two suspects entered the store and stole four fragrance testers valued at $669. The suspects were described as one white male and one Black female, both in
May 21


Arrest made at Target for merchandise theft
Bloomfield Township police made an arrest for theft of merchandise at the Target store, 2400 S. Telegraph, on Wednesday, May 13. Police were called to the store and when officers arrived, at about 6 p.m. the suspect was still on scene with Target loss employees.prevention employees, according to the police report. Employees stated that the suspect entered the store, selected a few items of clothing as well as a black purse, then entered the self-check out area. The suspect di
May 21


Man loses thousands in cryptocurrency scam
A 29-year-old man from Birmingham allegedly lost nearly $15,000 worth of cryptocurrency after clicking on a link sent to him through a phishing email. The man reported to Birmingham police that on Wednesday, April 29, he got a call from a number that displayed “Google” as the caller ID, informing him that his email account might be compromised. He said he later got the email that looked like it was from a known cryptocurrency website, but he realized there were unauthorized
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