A Detroit woman reported that someone had made fraudulent charges on her debit card on Sunday, June 28, after she used it to make a $10 donation outside of a Birmingham store on the 2100 block of E. Maple. The woman said that three men asked her for the donation outside the store, then later that day she found $1,000 had been charged to debit card moments after the donation. She said her bank froze her accounts and denied more attempts to withdraw thousands of dollars.

Bloomfield Township police made two arrests on Friday, July 10, for retail fraud (theft) at businesses in the township, including Plum Market and Target. On July 10, at approximately 6 p.m., the Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched to Plum Market, located at 3675 W. Maple Road, for a retail fraud that had just occurred. Officers arrived on scene and located the suspect, who was standing at the customer service desk. Officers spoke with a 23-year-old female, wh

During a traffic stop for speeding near Woodward Avenue and Manor Road the night of Friday, June 26, Birmingham police officers found a bag of cocaine on a driver actively being arrested for warrants out of Troy. According to the police report, the officers pulled the 28-year-old over for speeding and discovered the warrants during the traffic stop. They said he was placed under arrest and transferred to the Troy Police Department.

A Birmingham woman’s credit card was stolen from her car and used shortly after in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 28, after parking her car in her driveway in the 700 block of Chesterfield. The woman told Birmingham police officers that she parked her car the afternoon before and went inside without locking it. She noticed in the morning that her credit card had been used at a gas station around 3 a.m., which would align with witness statements that police reported.

A 26-year-old Detroit man was arrested during a traffic stop near E. 14 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue in Birmingham the night of Tuesday, June 23, after failing to give police his driver’s license. Birmingham police reported that he had been stopped for running a red light and said he didn’t have his ID on him when asked but gave officers a fake name, phone number and date of birth. Police said he was arrested for obstructing police and failure to provide a valid driver’s l

Bloomfield Township police were dispatched to Kroger, located at 4099 Telegraph Road, for a retail fraud in progress on Sunday, July 5, and a suspect was arrested. Officers arrived on scene at approximately 8 p.m. and located the suspect and the stolen merchandise in the adjacent gas station parking lot. The recovered merchandise included 33 different food items totaling $307.77. Ebony Monea-Evette Haden, 35-year-old female, was placed under arrest for retail fraud first degr

On Thursday, July 2, at approximately 5 p.m., the Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched to Aldi, located at 1962 South Telegraph Road, for a retail fraud in progress. Officers were advised that the suspect had pushed a shopping cart of unpaid groceries out of the front door of the store. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect or groceries, according to the police report. The suspect is described as a black male, medium build, wearing d

Several teenagers were reportedly involved in a fight inside the bathroom of a Birmingham restaurant, located at the 100 block of S. Old Woodward, the night of Saturday, June 20, leaving a 17-year-old from Farmington Hills with multiple injuries. Birmingham police reported that the teen claimed he was assaulted over talking to two girls outside the restaurant. He said that the 16-year-old suspect, along with a group of other teenagers, approached him as he was talking to the

Birmingham police are currently investigating an alleged fight that broke out between a group of men in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 21, outside of a restaurant in the area of E. Maple Road and Woodward Avenue. According to the police report, the men ran away but police were able to catch up with one who the officers said had blood on his shirt. The man, a 20-year-old from Dearborn, said he was the victim of the fight and that he ran away because he was scared. P

After two friends called it quits, one of the pair allegedly started a fight with the other the night of Saturday, June 13, near the area of S. Old Woodward and E. Merrill Street in Birmingham. The Birmingham police department reported that one of the men claims the other started harassing him after their friendship ended. On the night of the fight, witnesses said they saw the suspect come up to the victim and shove him, starting a fight between the two. The suspect argued t