A caller posing as an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office employee scammed a Birmingham woman out of nearly $1,300 after claiming she had multiple misdemeanor warrants issued for her arrest.  The woman reported to Birmingham police on Monday, October 20, that a caller from an unknown number claimed they were with the sheriff’s office and that the fines for her warrants would be reduced if she made a phone payment. Although she was reportedly skeptical, the scammer verified her ho

Bloomfield Township police were notified on Thursday, October 16, that someone stole a license plate from an auto in the 6700 block of Telegraph Road. The victim reported that the license plate on his 2007 Chrysler Town and Country was stolen between 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. the day prior.. The case was turned over to the Bloomfield Township Police Investigations Unit and is currently under investigation. Anyone with any information is urged to contact the Bloomfield Township Pol

Early in the morning of Monday, October 20, an SUV was stolen from the driveway of a Birmingham home on the 1800 block of Redding. The SUV fled from Birmingham police officers near southbound Woodward and 14 Mile, but officers were able to identify the owners based on the registration. The owners of the car reported that they last saw it parked in their driveway the night before and the car was likely unlocked with the keys inside. One of the owners reported that a purse with

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