After leaving her car unlocked and unattended for about a half hour, a Birmingham woman’s backpack with her laptop inside had been stolen from the interior of her car. The woman reportedly told Birmingham police officers that her car was parked in the parking lot of a Kroger grocery store the morning of Wednesday, August 12, when the theft took place. Birmingham police reported that, with the help of the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, the laptop was found and recovered, but

An Oak Park woman driving through Birmingham the morning of Friday, August 7, was stopped for speeding and ultimately arrested after city police officers found she had an outstanding warrant from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. Birmingham police reported that the woman was stopped after an officer caught her driving 60 mph in a 40 mph area while going north on Woodward near Wimbleton. The officer later found the outstanding warrant after checking her information. Birming

The Bloomfield Township Police Department at 4:51 p.m. on Thursday, August 13, was dispatched to a retail fraud in progress at Target, located at 2400 S Telegraph Road, and two people were arrested in the process. Two subjects, a white male and white female, were seen concealing items on their person. Officers arrived on scene and located the two suspects walking down the stairs past all points of purchase. The officers made contact with the suspects and discovered several pi

While being pulled over for a traffic stop, an Auburn Hills man was arrested in Birmingham the night of Monday, August 10, after officers found out he was driving under a restricted license and had active warrants for his arrest. Birmingham police report they pulled the man over in the area of Maple and Woodward, and the man had confessed to driving with a restricted license before officers confirmed the pending warrants.

An unlocked automobile in the 500 block of Wooddale Road in Bloomfield Township became a theft target during the overnight hours on Sunday, August 16. The victim told Bloomfield Township police that their vehicle had been gone through the night prior. They reported their wallet and keys had been stolen from inside. The vehicle was parked in the driveway, unlocked, with the key fob left inside. The victim’s credit card was used at a gas station out of the area. This case was t

The Birmingham Police Department has issued a statement that it is continuing to investigate a street brawl involving anywhere from 20-40 persons in the early morning hours on Sunday, August 9, in the area of Willits and Bates outside Sidecar Slider Bar but are lacking specific evidence of who was involved in the incident. The department’s statement was posted Thursday on social media and asks that "anyone ‘who witnessed the incident, was involved, was a victim of assault, ha

A Birmingham clothing store located at the 33000 block of Woodward was robbed overnight on Saturday, August 1, and jewelry and cash were found missing. The store owner called Birmingham police that morning around 8 a.m. and explained that the exterior window was broken and the window frame was pried open. They said several pieces of jewelry were missing from the store and cash was gone from the register. While Birmingham police report there are no suspects at this time, an i

After repairing three pieces of jewelry for a Bloomfield Hills woman, a Birmingham jeweler located in the 200 block of Pierce is left without the $320 payment. The owner of the store reported the incident at the Birmingham police department, explaining the incident took place the night of Thursday, July 23. The owner reported that the woman left with the jewelry without paying after her credit card was declined. Birmingham police, who seldom provide the name of local busine

Scammers impersonating employees of Apple tech support scammed a Birmingham resident with a pop-up ad that showed up on her tablet’s web browser. The woman reported the incident to Birmingham police on Tuesday, July 28, saying that the pop-up ad told her to call an Apple support number because her web browser was locked. She said the scammers told her she needed to send Bitcoin to get her devices fixed, which she did. The scammers reportedly said she needed to pay additiona

While a 14-year-old Birmingham resident was inside a gas station at the 1000 block of E. Maple on Monday, July 20, his e-bike had been stolen, allegedly by a man from Clinton Township.