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

Members who serve on the Bloomfield Township Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) and Wetlands Board will soon see an increase in their compensation.

The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees voted Monday, March 21, to allow treasurer Michael Schostak to refinance the township’s outstanding general obligation unlimited tax bonds for a second time. 

Liquor licenses were unanimously approved for both Tamar Mediterranean Kitchen and Bar, and Western Market during the consent agenda at the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, March 23.

Birmingham businesswoman Linda Dresner, recognized locally as well as in the New York and international fashion world as a fashion visionary, passed away on March 30 at the age of 88. For 28 years, until March of 2021, she maintained the Linda Dresner boutique at 290 West Maple Road in Birmingham after spending a decade at the Somerset Collection in Troy. Dresner also maintained a boutique in New York on Park Avenue for 25 years. Dresner built a reputation in the fashion indu

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

Birmingham police are actively investigating the alleged theft of several bottles of tequila on Friday, March 27, from a grocery store in the 600 block of E. Maple. A store employee reported the theft, saying that the thief, a man from Detroit who is reported to be a suspect in several other liquor thefts at different stores, walked in and took six bottles of tequila, about $219 worth, before leaving without paying.  Birmingham police reports an investigation is ongoing. The