After parking her car in the Peabody Street parking garage in Birmingham early on Tuesday, October 21, a Bloomfield Hills woman returned from work to find her car missing.  The woman told Birmingham police officers that she parked her car on the lower level of the garage around 5 a.m. to go into work, leaving her keys inside the car at the time. When she came back out, the car was no longer where she parked, but it was later found on the second floor of the garage by Birmingh

An Oak Park man was arrested in Birmingham the night of Tuesday, October 21, after police officers discovered an arrest warrant during a traffic stop for speeding.  According to the police report, patrol officers watched the man speeding near Adams Road and Derby Road and pulled him over. During the stop, they learned he had a warrant issued from Dearborn Heights, leading the officers to arrest him. He was later transferred to the Dearborn Heights Police Department, Birmingha

Several noted national retailers are making plans to join the downtown Birmingham shopping district, according to an announcement from Cindy Ciura, principal of CC Consulting. The national retailers include rag & bone, long represented in the state by retailers such as Saks and Neiman Marcus, which will open its first standalone Michigan store at 110 S. Old Woodward Ave. in a two-level, lofted retail space currently under construction which will deliver a modern, elevated sho

By Dana Casdei Last April the Bloomfield Township Road Advisory Committee – made up primarily of volunteer residents – held their inaugural meeting and this week they brought their first update to the board to present all they had found out about township’s roads during the last six months.  “We won’t be hearing solutions tonight, this is simply fact finding,” said chairman Jeff Salz.  The overall verdict is that Bloomfield Township roads are in poor condition, with over 80 p

After a 7-0 vote from the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees in favor of the new site plan, the existing Bloomfield Car Wash at 4025 Telegraph Road in the township is on its way to becoming an improved Jax Kar Warsh.

Jewelry and other items in a Birmingham home worth roughly $30,000 were reportedly stolen from a home on the 700 block of S. Glenhurst Drive during a Tuesday, October 14, home invasion.  The home residents reported the theft to Birmingham police, saying that around 12 p.m. someone came into the house and stole their belongings. Birmingham officers reported no signs of forced entry, and the residents confirmed that they typically leave some of the doors unlocked.  The police d

After over a year since the incident, a 25-year-old Sterling Heights man was arrested on a felony warrant for a Birmingham identity theft case that took place last September.  According to the Birmingham police report, the man had been pulled over by Royal Oak police near 11 Mile Road and Main Street in Royal Oak for a traffic stop. The Royal Oak officers found the warrant and called Birmingham police to make the arrest.  Birmingham police report that he was arrested and tran

An 81-year-old Birmingham man was arrested the night of Tuesday, October 14, after allegedly pulling a gun on a repossession agent in the process of repossessing his car at the 1000 block of E. 14 Mile Road.  According to the report from Birmingham police, the repossession agent confirmed that the repossession was valid with the financial agency before loading the car onto the tow lift. The senior claimed that the car was paid off but was unable to provide proof of payment th

An alleged scammer used charity magazine sales to swindle a Birmingham resident living at the 1000 block of Cole Avenue out of over $720 earlier this month.  The residents reported the incident to Birmingham police on Monday, October 13, claiming that on Saturday, October 4, a man came up to his door selling magazines for charity and said purchases were tax-deductible. The resident ended up sending $720 through Zelle to a woman in Pontiac but tried to dispute the charge with

Several long-awaited updates to the Birmingham police station inside city hall at 151 Martin Street are on the horizon after Birmingham City Commissioners approved the selection of MCD Architects to begin designing a new and improved police garage, interview room and dispatch center, along with a new sally port, during the Monday, October 6, meeting.