Papa Joe’s market on Woodward in Birmingham has been sold to the owner of Market Square gourmet markets which has a location on Southfield Road in the city and a location on Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield. Papa Joe’s in Birmingham was opened in 1987 by Tony Curtis and his brother Jeff, after working for years in the produce business. His son, Anthony, often referred to as Tony, took over the market in1990 and later opened a Papa Joe’s in Rochester, a location that will s

During a hockey game at the Birmingham Ice Arena on the 2300 block of E Lincoln, two dads of players on the team reportedly escalated an argument to assault and battery charge. The police report states that one of the men shoved the other during the Wednesday. January 14, game leading him to be arrested for assault and battery.

While driving in Birmingham the night of Thursday, January 15, a Clinton Township man was stopped by police officers for a traffic violation, only to be later arrested on an open felony warrant. According to the police report, the man admitted to the warrant for felony assault with a dangerous weapon out of Saginaw County, and the officers took him into custody after verifying the warrant was open. They state the Thomas Township police officers would pick the man up in the mo

A 16-year-old Highland Park teenager was arrested in Birmingham the afternoon of Friday, January 16, in an alley off Peabody, south of Maple, after allegedly shoplifting over $1,300 worth of merchandise from a store on the 100 block of S. Old Woodard. When Birmingham officer arrived to the store, they watched the 16-year-old run away with a bag full of goods, chasing him until they reached the Peabody alley and were able to stop him. They found the stolen merchandise both in

Bloomfield Township police on Sunday, January 18, took a report of a retail fraud at the Pie Collective of Bloomfield Hills, 1983 S. Telegraph Road. Employees of the bakery stated that on January 17 at 3:45 p.m. an unknown male suspect came into the store and stole an eight-inch chicken pot pie valued at $10.99. Video surveillance was reviewed and showed an older white male with white hair removing a chicken pot pie from the cabinet and walking out of the store without paying

The Bloomfield Township Police Department on Sunday, January 18, took a report of a stolen vehicle outside of 1632 Bloomfield Place. The victim stated that his 2024 Toyota 4Runner was stolen overnight between 8 p.m. on January 17 and 11 a.m. on January 18. According to the victim, the vehicle was locked and they were in possession of both sets of keys. This case is currently under investigation by the Bloomfield Township Police Investigations Unit.

Dick’s Sporting Goods on Telegraph Road in Bloomfield township has once again been hit with theft of items in the store. On Monday, January 12, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched to a theft that just occurred, in which an unknown white male entered the store and stole multiple pieces of clothing valued at $520.41 and left the store without paying. The suspect got on a bicycle and fled the area southbound. The suspect eventuall

Two of three work vehicles parked on the 2000 block of E. Maple Road the morning of Monday, January 19, were broken into and about $25,000 worth of tools were stolen while the owners were inside a nearby building working. The victims told Birmingham police officers that they parked their trucks to go inside, and later one of them came to grab an item from a car. They said that two of the vans had their passenger side windows broken and equipment missing from the car. Birmingh

Bloomfield Township’s supervisor, treasurer and clerk received a pay increase from the board of trustees on Monday, January 12. 

Plante Moran Realpoint was selected by the Birmingham City Commission during the Monday, January 12, meeting to serve as the city’s professional owner’s representative to help evaluate potential public-private partnership opportunities.