Longtime Japanese restaurant Sushi Japan, at 176 S Old Woodward in downtown Birmingham, is preparing for a new start after Birmingham City Commissioners approved the transfer of ownership and liquor licenses Monday, October 27, for the new restaurant concept, Kaishin Izakaya.

A 32-year-old Lincoln Park man was arrested in Birmingham around midnight on Saturday, October 18, at 220 Merrill after becoming aggressive with security guards and causing a scuffle.  Per the police report, several complaints were made against the man for his behavior and intoxication, which caused the security guards to try to remove him from the premises. One of the security guards was injured during the incident but reportedly did not want to press assault charges against

A verbal argument at a Birmingham restaurant on the 33700 block of Woodward Avenue on Saturday, October 18, ended with a Waterford man being arrested for assault and battery. Birmingham police reported that the man pushed and hit another man in the face whilst the restaurant after the argument, then tried to run. He was subsequently arrested when police arrived. The name of local businesses are seldom provided by Birmingham police.

Bloomfield Township police recently responded to four incidents of destruction of property. On Wednesday, October 22,the Bloomfield Township Police Department took two reports of malicious destruction of property at homes under construction in the 7000 block of Franklin Road. In one instance the words “Love Live” were spray painted in black paint on the front of the home. In the other instance the word “Love” was spray painted in white paint on an interior wall. On Thursday,

After opening several fraudulent business bank accounts at various Michigan bank branches, a Bronx, New York resident was arrested on Saturday, October 18, in Birmingham. Birmingham police reported that they received a call from the bank, located on the 700 block of E. Maple, reporting that the man was in the building. He reportedly fled when officers pulled up, starting a foot chase, which ended after the man slipped and fell.  Police stated the man had multiple fake IDs and

Employees at Sephora, 6520 Telegraph Road, in Bloomfield Township have reported that two unknown females entered the store and stole several items by concealing them in purses and on their person on Tuesday, October 21. The females were described as black females between 25-40 years old. Combined the females walked out with over $1,800 in product. This case was turned over to the Bloomfield Township Police Investigations Unit and is currently under investigation. Anyone with

Birmingham police are investigating a theft at a Birmingham gym, located at the 400 block of E Brown, after a man and woman were reported for stealing a water bottle and article of clothing from the front lobby of the building.  According to the police report, the couple were seen entering the gym around 7 p.m. the night of Thursday, October 23, and heading into the men’s and women’s locker rooms. They allegedly checked for unlocked lockers to try and steal items and then sto

On Monday, October 20, at approximately 4:45 p.m., the Bloomfield Township Police Department responded to a retail fraud that just occurred at Dick’s Sporting Goods located at 2105 S Telegraph Road. The described middle-aged black male selected over $500 worth of Nike apparel. The suspect approached the check out counter and attempted to pay for the items, but had an issue with his credit card. The male stepped away from the counter and when the cashier was distracted left wi

After parking in the Peabody Street parking structure on Thursday, October 16, a woman returned to her car to find someone had keyed it, cracked her windshield and left a note questioning her parking skills under the windshield wiper. Birmingham police report they are investigating the incident.

Birmingham police are investigating a potential breaking and entering of a home on the 700 block of Pleasant Avenue.  The homeowners allege that they left their home in the early afternoon for a few hours on Monday, October 20, only to return and find signs that someone had attempted to break in. According to Birmingham police, officers noticed pry marks near one of the doors, but the residents believed nothing was stolen from the house.