A man from Montreal, Quebec, was cited for disorderly conduct in Birmingham the night of Friday, November 28, after he allegedly took a swing at a security guard.  According to the police report, officers arrived at the bar, located on the 100 block of Willits, after the man swung at the security guard while the guard was trying to remove him and his girlfriend from one of the stalls in the women’s restroom. After giving the man a preliminary breath test, he was issued a cita

The Bloomfield Township Police Department took five reports of larceny from automobiles throughout the township from December 4 through December 5. In total, police said, eight vehicles were entered and personal property, purses, computers, and shopping bags full of items were stolen. In every instance the vehicles were parked in a driveway and left unlocked. Each larceny occurred during the overnight hours. The Bloomfield Township Police Department is investigating each of t

A package was stolen from a residential mailbox in the 600 block of Wilshire Drive in Bloomfield Township on Saturday, December 6. Bloomfield Township police took a report for a larceny of mail, with the victim saying that between 4:20 p.m. and 7 p.m., a Macy’s package with a Nike jacket was delivered and stolen from his mailbox. The victim advised he saw the package in his mailbox when he left his home, but it was missing when he returned. The jacket is worth $120. The case

Over $1,600 worth of baseball equipment was reportedly stolen from a Birmingham resident’s car sometime between Monday, November 17, and Monday, November 24, while it was parked in the driveway of her home on the 1200 block of Shipman Blvd.  The resident reported the theft to police on Tuesday, November 25, saying that the car was unlocked. Birmingham police report an investigation is ongoing.

Dick’s Sporting Goods, located at 2105 S. Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township, was hit with a retail theft on Friday, December 5. Police officers arrived on scene and were advised that the suspect, a black male in his mid-20’s with braided short hair, had already left the store. Employees stated that the suspect entered the store at approximately 5:15 p.m. and stole a black Nike backpack valued at $100. The suspect fled the store using the rear emergency exit. The case is c

Birmingham officials at the close of the day on Thursday, December 4, were still awaiting a decision by the Oakland County Circuit Court on a November 25 request by the city for a temporary restraining order on the possible sale of The Community House (TCH) on Bates Street in the downtown area of the city.

The 2026 budget for the 48th district court was approved by Birmingham City Commissioners during their Monday, December 1, meeting.

Talks of potentially using artificial intelligence (AI) by the city of Birmingham to generate board and commission meeting minutes were dropped during the Monday, December 1, city commission meeting, after commissioner Brad Host’s attempt to bring the item forward as a formal agenda item failed to garner support.

A woman has filed a Bloomfield Township police report on Friday, November 28, of the theft of $1,551 from her purse while she was shopping at Hollywood Market at 1525 Opdyke Road in the township. The victim stated that she entered the store with $1551 cash in her purse at approximately 3:10 p.m. When she went to check out, approximately 3:30 p.m., she discovered that her purse was unclasped and the money was gone. The victim stated that she never took her purse off her should

Birmingham woman, worrying she was getting scammed, reported calls she received from a court in another district asking her to make multiple small payments on behalf of a relative. The woman told officers that she was expecting the call regarding payment on behalf of her relative. When she received the call, she attempted to make the $1,500 payment which was initially flagged as fraud. The supposed court representative told her to split the payments, which raised suspicion w