Clarkston Shoplifter Arrested With Corona Cases at Birmingham Kroger

Officers with the Birmingham Police Department arrested a 45-year-old Clarkston man for trying to steal three cases of Corona beer from the Birmingham Kroger last week, police said. 

Police responded to the store at about 12:30 p.m. May 2 and found the man detained by store security officers, a report said. They told police the man tried to leave the store with the beer without paying. 

The officers issued at ticket for misdemeanor retail fraud and released him when he paid an undisclosed bond. A court hearing is pending.

Larceny

Birmingham police officers arrested a 56-year-old Detroit man that stole cash from a teenager's purse at Panera Bread last week. A 17-year-old Bingham Farms resident told police that roughly $20 was missing from her wallet as she studied at the business, reports said. 

Officers spoke with witnesses who said they saw a man take the money and provided a description. Police dispatchers used downtown surveillance cameras to locate a possible suspect that matched the description and arrested a mans shortly after once witnesses positively identified him, reports said.

Bicycle Theft

A bicycle parked behind the Jimmy John's was taken sometime between 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, reports said. The bike is described as a silver Huffy men's mountain bike with red lettering. A small red pouch is underneath the seat. No suspect information was available.