A Birmingham clothing store located at the 33000 block of Woodward was robbed overnight on Saturday, August 1, and jewelry and cash were found missing. The store owner called Birmingham police that morning around 8 a.m. and explained that the exterior window was broken and the window frame was pried open. They said several pieces of jewelry were missing from the store and cash was gone from the register. While Birmingham police report there are no suspects at this time, an i

After repairing three pieces of jewelry for a Bloomfield Hills woman, a Birmingham jeweler located in the 200 block of Pierce is left without the $320 payment. The owner of the store reported the incident at the Birmingham police department, explaining the incident took place the night of Thursday, July 23. The owner reported that the woman left with the jewelry without paying after her credit card was declined. Birmingham police, who seldom provide the name of local busine

Scammers impersonating employees of Apple tech support scammed a Birmingham resident with a pop-up ad that showed up on her tablet’s web browser. The woman reported the incident to Birmingham police on Tuesday, July 28, saying that the pop-up ad told her to call an Apple support number because her web browser was locked. She said the scammers told her she needed to send Bitcoin to get her devices fixed, which she did. The scammers reportedly said she needed to pay additiona

While a 14-year-old Birmingham resident was inside a gas station at the 1000 block of E. Maple on Monday, July 20, his e-bike had been stolen, allegedly by a man from Clinton Township.

A Warren man was arrested in Birmingham the afternoon of Sunday, July 26, at a grocery store in the 600 block of E. Maple after allegedly stealing four-packs of alcohol. Birmingham police reported that officers found the man and questioned how he got the alcohol, but he denied being inside the store. They report that he was placed under arrest and cited for retail fraud. The name of local businesses are seldom provided by Birmingham police.

A man had his wallet stolen from inside the car during the night of Monday, July 27, which was parked near the 1000 block of Graefield Road in Birmingham. He reported the theft to Birmingham police the next afternoon and said he believed he had left it unlocked that night as there were no signs of damage to the car. Birmingham police reported they are investigating the incident.

Although the hotly contested Democratic primary contest for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, between Congresswoman Haley Stevens and former Wayne County medical director Abdul El-Sayed, was simply too close to call as of 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, Stevens at 10 a.m. Wednesday called El-Sayed to concede the election.

The board of directors of the City of Birmingham Community House Foundation made a couple of decisions on Thursday, July 23, to continue with organization of the community center, including creating committees of the board, and determining the future of the Early Childhood Center(ECC). According the information released by the board, the foundation considered several proposals for continuing with the ECC and decided to commit to a lease of the space to the Birmingham Public

Birmingham city staff reported three new rental code violations during the Monday, July 27, city commission meeting, outlining the city’s recent enforcement of rental property violations and briefly discussing the planning board’s progress on developing ordinance language that limits short-term rentals.

A proposed 10 cent sustainability fee on parking transactions in Birmingham was again set aside by the city commission during the Monday, July 27, meeting, after commissioners remained divided over whether the proposal meant residents were being overburdened with offsetting carbon emissions.