Friday, May 10, 2013
The Birmingham Police Department provided the following information. Arrests, where they are mentioned, do not indicate conviction.
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. 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 …
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Kroger Food and Pharmacy
685 E Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI
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42.545944
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Birmingham Police Department
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Long-time West Maple Elementary School teacher Harry Berkowitz was attacked by his roommate, Thomas Ian Matthews, at the Franklin home they shared, police said.
The autopsies of slain West Maple Elementary School teacher Harry Berkowitz and the man police said killed him were scheduled for Wednesday afternoon by the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office, authorities said. Detective Lt. William Castro of the Franklin-Bingham Farms Police Department planned to be at the autopsy to glean preliminary results, but final results may not become official until results from toxicology and other tests are known, Police Chief Daniel Roberts said. Roberts confirmed Berkowitz, 72, was shot multiple times and that there's little doubt what or who killed him. The autopsy, however, will likely help investigators define the timeline when police believe roommate Thomas Ian Matthews attacked Berkowitz in the …
42.520442
-83.313229
26800 Charles Ln, Franklin, MI
Block of homicide
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The beloved Birmingham Public Schools teacher killed Tuesday in a murder-suicide had no local family members that police can identify.
The The Franklin-Bingham Farms Police Department has not been able to identify any family members of Harry Berkowitz and is asking for the public to help. Berkowitz, 72, was unmarried, had no children, and although had many close friends and colleagues in the Birmingham Public Schools, didn't talk much about his own family, said Chief Daniel Roberts. "We have not been able to find anyone locally or out of town for that matter," he said Wednesday. "We've talked to many friends, associates, and colleagues, but really haven't been able to come up with a name." Berkowitz worked in the Birmingham Public Schools for nearly 47 years, and most recently was a specialist that worked with students at West Maple Elementary School. Police said he was…
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-83.305884
32311 Franklin Rd, Franklin, MI
Franklin-Bingham Farms Police Department
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Police from multiple jurisdictions are in Royal Oak assisting with a lead related to the case, officials said.
The Franklin-Bingham Farms Police Department is investigating the suspicious death of a resident that is likely tied to an ongoing police situation in Royal Oak, authorities said. Franklin-Bingham Farms police officers responded to 26000 block of Charles Street just north of the Birmingham border this morning and discovered the dead resident, whose identity is not being released this afternoon pending notification to relatives, a press release stated. "The death is suspicious in nature and the Oakland County Sheriff's Department is assisting at the scene," the release stated. The department asked Royal Oak police officers to assist with a possible lead in the death investigation, but no further details about the deceased, or a possible …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Find out what crimes made headlines in neighboring communities over the past week.
The following information was supplied by area police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. ROYAL OAK: Man Arrested After Breaking Into Royal Oak Church Citizen alerted police to man scaling a metal pipe to get into the building, police said. BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP: Police Issue Another Warning After Mail Theft Reports The Bloomfield Township Police Department urges residents to use official U.S. Postal Service boxes for outgoing mail. TROY: Woman Tells Troy Police, 'I Should Not be Driving' The following information was obtained from the Troy Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. CLAWSON: Clawson Man Arrested After Driving Drunk with …
Friday, May 3, 2013
The Birmingham Police Department provided the following information. Arrests, where they are mentioned, do not indicate conviction.
Officers with the Birmingham Police Department are investigating the theft of four iPads from Quarton Elementary School sometime last week, according to reports. School staff contacted police on April 26 after discovering the district-owned devices were missing near the end of the school day. One of the iPads had a black rubber case and the other three were covered in a red "skin" that said "Quarton School" on it. Investigators believe the thefts occurred sometime between 9 a.m. on April 25 and 3 p.m. on April 26, reports said. No suspect information was available. Anyone with information is asked to call the Birmingham police at 248- 530-1870 or email birminghampolice@bhamgov.org. The Birmingham Police Department reported multiple …
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Birmingham Police Department
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Find out what crimes made headlines in neighboring communities over the past week.
The following information was supplied by area police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP: Police Stop Men Walking with BB Guns in Wabeek Bloomfield Township police officers responded to a call about armed men walking down Wabeek Lake Drive. BIRMINGHAM: Birmingham Police Seek Gas Station Burglar Surveillance video captures the man who smashed the front glass door if a Mobil station at about 4:30 a.m. Can you help identify him? BERKLEY: Berkley Armed Robbery Suspect Sought A woman was physically unharmed but her purse was taken by a man wearing a dark, hooded shirt early Thursday outside the Blarney Stone Pub. TROY: Troy Police Help to Nab Home Invasion Suspect Lucious…
Saturday, April 27, 2013
The Birmingham Police Department provided the following information. Arrests, where they are mentioned, do not indicate conviction.
A man told Birmingham police that he saw a tractor that was stolen recently from a Troy construction site at a building under construction in the 2000 block of Cole Street, reports said. Officers verified the tractor did belong to the man and are investigating how it was in city. Larcenies Retail Fraud Birmingham police are trying to identify a man that stole cell phones from Walgreens on Tuesday, reports said. The man walked in the store at about 4 p.m. and took two phones without paying. He was described as black, between 5-feet-8 inches and 5-feet-11 inches tall and had short hair, a mustache and a goatee. He also wore a dark blue "Detroit" baseball shirt; light blue jeans and white shoes. Police are investigating surveillance video. …
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34300 Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI
Walgreens
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Birmingham Racquet Club
2100 E Lincoln St, Birmingham, MI
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Seaholm High School
2436 W Lincoln St, Birmingham, MI
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Birmingham Police Department
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
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42.54014
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2000 Cole St, Birmingham, MI
Construction site
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Surveillance video captures the man who smashed the front glass door if a Mobil station at about 4:30 a.m. Can you help identify him?
The Birmingham Police Department seeks the public's help in trying to identify a man that burglarized the Mobile Gas Station at 101 East 14 Mile Rd. Tuesday morning. Surveillance videos captured the man breaking the front sliding glass door to the business at about 4:30 a.m., and taking cash, reports said. He is described as black, heavy set, and wore a dark coat with the numbers '100-1' on the back. The coat also had a triangular design on the front right side. Reports also said he wore black high-top tennis shoes with white-tipped toes. Anyone with information is asked to call the Birmingham police at 248- 530-1870 or email birminghampolice@bhamgov.org.
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Birmingham Police Department
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Lucious Brinson, 27, faces multiple felony counts stemming from an incident reported Friday, police said.
A man suspected in at least one recent home invasion in the city of Birmingham will face a preliminary hearing on multiple felony charges in 48th District Court next week. Lucious Brinson, 27, is charged with home invasion, possession of burglary tools and possession of drugs, stemming from his April 19 arrest outside a home near downtown. He was released Monday after posting a $25,000 cash bond and is expected back in court next week, record show. Undercover officers with the Troy Police Department had Brinson under surveillance, and arrested him in the 1100 block of North Old Woodward after witnessing the home invasion crime, a news release stated. Birmingham police officials said he tried to flee, but was boxed in by patrol vehicles …
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Birmingham Police Department
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
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42.553612
-83.219724
1100 N Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI
Block of home invasion
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Racer Boy
5:43 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
I thought the article was quite clear on what was taken. I didn't understand the basis for your inquiry. more ›