A West Bloomfield man was arrested in Birmingham during the early morning hours of Friday, March 27, after attempting to break into a home in the 600 block of N. Old Woodward. Birmingham police reported seeing the man throwing his body against the door when they arrived, leading them to place him under arrest. The man allegedly said his friend lived at the residence, but it was later found out that the friend actually lived in Troy. Police report an investigation is ongoing

Birmingham police are currently investigating an alleged armed-robbery that took place the night of Sunday, March 29, in the 34000 block of Woodward Avenue. According to the two employees working at the time, a man came into the gas station with his hands in his pockets, walked up to one of the employees and told her to give him all the money in the register or he would shoot them. The employees said they didn’t see the gun, but they handed over the money in the register tot

The Bloomfield Township Police Department on Monday, March 30, was dispatched to Sephora located at 6520 Telegraph Road for a retail fraud report at approximately 6 p.m. When the officer arrived, he was told that on March 28, at approximately 5:30 p.m., five individuals (three females and two males), entered the store and stole 38 beauty care items totaling $1,500. All suspects arrived and left the store in a dark sedan with dark tinted windows. This case was turned over to t

Bloomfield Township police were called to Target, located at 2400 S. Telegraph Road, on Saturday, April 4, for an employee embezzling merchandise who was eventually arrested and charged. When officers arrived on scene, a 27-year-old female employee was being held by asset protection personnel. The Target team leader provided documentation which showed her embezzling 78 pieces of merchandise, totaling $1,314.63. She was subsequently arrested and transported to the Bloomfield T

Birmingham police are looking for a driver who reportedly struck and broke the gate arm at the Old Woodward parking structure on Saturday, March 28, around 11 p.m. Per the police report, as one car was leaving the parking garage, the car behind tried to quickly follow and ended up hitting the gate arm. Police said there is no suspect currently but an investigation is ongoing.

While leaving a Birmingham grocery store in the 600 block of E. Maple, a woman was stopped by store employees the morning of Friday, March 27, after they reportedly saw her stealing multiple items by hiding them in her purse. The store employees told Birmingham police that they saw the woman take a bottle of vodka, apple cider vinegar and rapeseed oil, put them in her purse, then leave the store. Police reported that they issued the woman a citation for retail fraud. The nam

Bloomfield Township police have made an arrest of the bank robber who escaped with cash on Wednesday, April 1, from Mi Bank located at 3707 W. Maple Through a collaborative effort between the Troy Special Investigations Unit, Southfield Tactical Crime Suppression Unit, and the Bloomfield Township Police Department, 51-year-old Deshawn Steven Johnson was located in Southfield on April 3. He was taken into custody without incident for the bank robbery. At the time of his arrest

The Bloomfield Township Police Department on Wednesday, April 1, was dispatched at approximately 2:03 p.m. to Mi Bank located at 3707 W. Maple, for a hold up alarm. Bank employees reported that a male suspect entered the bank and demanded money. A weapon was not implied., according to police. The teller handed over a sum of cash and the suspect left the bank on foot. Township police immediately responded to the area but the suspect was not located. This case has been turned o

Multiple packages were reportedly stolen the afternoon of Thursday, March 26, off the front porch of a home in the 700 block of Brookside in Birmingham. The homeowner told city police that the packages, containing clothing and bedding, were worth over $600.

Bloomfield Township police made an arrest on Sunday, March 29, for retail fraud at the Target located at 2400 S. Telegraph Road in the township. At approximately 4 p.m., the Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched to Target for a retail fraud (price tag switching) in progress. Officers were told the suspect was a Black female dressed in a black shirt, white pants, holding a Gucci bag and a large plastic bag. She was trying to leave the location in a white Mercede