

Police seeking info on Target attempted theft
Bloomfield Township Police were dispatched on Thursday, June 4, to Target located at 2400 S. Telegraph Road for a retail fraud that just occurred. An unknown white male suspect entered the store and selected $239.97 worth of assorted Lego sets and a carton of ice cream, according to the police report. The suspect proceeded to the self-checkout and paid for the ice cream using a gift card, but failed to scan or pay for the Lego sets. The suspect was leaving the store when he w
Jun 11


Customer damages door over credit card hold
After buying gas at a gas station on the 100 block of E. 14 Mile in Birmingham the night of Thursday, May 28, an Eastpointe man allegedly damaged the door of the gas station after getting upset over a credit card hold. An employee of the gas station reported to Birmingham police that the man came in upset about the hold, which he then explained was placed by the banks and not the gas station. The employee said the man became angry and pushed the door hard enough to cause dam
Jun 11


Two arrested on firearm charges in township
The Bloomfield Township Police Department at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, responded to a reported road rage incident involving a firearm in the area of eastbound Square Lake Road and Yorkshire Lane, and two arrests were made. The victim reported that she was traveling eastbound on Square Lake Road near Franklin Road when a black Cadillac Escalade repeatedly swerved into her lane, nearly causing several collisions. The victim attempted to distance herself from the
Jun 5


Driver arrested on nearly twenty warrants
After being stopped for making an illegal turn, a driver was arrested near E. Lincoln and Ann Street in Birmingham the night of Friday, May 22, on 19 traffic warrants issued from multiple jurisdictions. Birmingham police reported that the officers saw the illegal turn and pulled the car over. The driver said he didn’t have a license but had a Michigan ID, and when officers looked, they found the warrants and a suspended license. Birmingham police said the man was arrested and
Jun 5


Bottles thrown at driver in road rage incident
While driving on northbound Pierce Street in Birmingham the night of Friday, May 22, an Oak Park couple were involved in a road rage incident during which another driver threw two bottles at their car. The couple told Birmingham police that they left the Pierce Street parking garage and were driving along Pierce Street when an SUV started honking and threw a bottle toward them. They said the SUV later passed them and threw another bottle that hit the driver’s side door. Birmi
Jun 5


Police investigating alleged window smashers
Birmingham police are investigating reported smashed windows at a local business on the 2000 block of E. Lincoln in the city. The police report indicates that several windows had been smashed around Tuesday, May 19, with pieces of asphalt broken off from the road. The business owner said that he was informed of four broken windows around 4 a.m. and, later in the day after reporting them to police, four more windows were smashed. Birmingham police ported witnesses saw four juv
Jun 5


Driver leaves after hitting fire hydrant
A man from Bloomfield Hills was given three citations the night of Tuesday, May 26, after he admitted to hitting a fire hydrant on northbound Old Woodward in Birmingham without reporting it. According to the police report, officers patrolling near Old Woodward and Hamilton saw the man’s car parked in a parking lot with the hazards going off and significant damage to the car. They reported talking to the man who then admitted to hitting the fire hydrant. Birmingham police re
Jun 5


Driver caught with drugs, paraphernalia
A driver being pulled over for an improper license plate near Woodward and Webster in Birmingham on Friday, May 15, was subsequently arrested after officers found drugs on her person and drug paraphernalia in her car. The woman reportedly told officers that she did not have any identification on her when she was being pulled over, and the name she gave them didn’t turn up any records. This prompted officers to arrest her for obstruction, per Birmingham police, leading to th
May 29


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
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