Sunday, May 19, 2013
The Birmingham Police Department has people and resources planned and in place for today's celebration, but they want your help too, chief says.
The Birmingham Police Department will have a strong, visible presence in today's Celebrate Birmingham Parade, and among the crowds anticipated to watch the community procession on South Old Woodward Avenue, Chief Don Studt said Friday. Despite recent tragedies like the Boston Marathon bombings, and last week's mass shooting at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans that could raise concerns about 'soft' targets, the department has not seen a specific need to address how to deal with crowds in open events downtown. "I think everyone's aware of what's gone on recently in our country and in our world today, and importance of staying vigilant," Studt said. "You always want to be aware of your surroundings and people that are out there to cause…
Saturday, May 18, 2013
The Birmingham Police Department provided the following information. Arrests, where they are mentioned, do not indicate conviction.
A student's cell phone and cash were taken from a locker at Seaholm High School last week, reports said. Officers with the Birmingham Police Department are currently reviewing surveillance video footage to try and determine who stole the items from the men's locker room, according to reports released Friday. The property was reportedly in the pocket of a pair of pants inside an unlocked locker. The student reported the theft occurred at about 11 a.m. May 10. A leather jacket valued at $1,200 was stolen from the Found Objects clothing and lifestyle store last week, police reports said. Officers with the Birmingham Police Department responded to a call from an employee of the new shop, located at 241 E. Merrill Street, at about 1:30 p.m. …
42.545517
-83.213764
241 E Merrill St, Birmingham, MI
Found Objects
/articles/thefts-reported-at-seaholm-new-birmingham-business
/locations/9399337
42.537471
-83.244579
Seaholm High School
2436 W Lincoln St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/thefts-reported-at-seaholm-new-birmingham-business
711636
/locations/9399338
42.545944
-83.215532
Birmingham Police Department
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/thefts-reported-at-seaholm-new-birmingham-business
1470482
/locations/9399339
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
A Roseville woman was pinned between two vehicles after her vehicle stalled in the North Old Woodward Parking Lot.
A 45-year-old Roseville woman died Monday when she became pinned between two vehicles at the North Old Woodward Parking Lot, Birmingham police said. Michaele Love was trying to push a 2004 Toyota Sienna Van out of the driving lane after it stalled at the entrance of the lot when it began to roll shortly after 3 p.m., a news release stated. The initial investigation showed Love was outside the driver's side with the door open and tried to stop the vehicle as it dipped on a slight downgrade. The vehicle sideswiped another car and pinned her, according to a witness that called 9-1-1, police said. Love was unresponsive when officers and firefighters arrived. They freed her and rushed her to the emergency room at William Beaumont Hospital in …
42.548611
-83.215951
333 N Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI
Municipal Parking Lot
/articles/woman-trying-to-push-car-killed-in-birmingham-parking-lot
/locations/9385610
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Birmingham Police Department provided the following information. Arrests, where they are mentioned, do not indicate conviction.
Officers with the Birmingham Police Department stopped several motorists on suspicion of operating while under the influence over the past week. Here are the incidents highlighted from recent police reports.
Friday, May 10, 2013
The woman said two strangers attacked her in the alley and knocked her to the ground. She suffered minor injuries, police reports said.
A Birmingham woman told police two men knocked her down and stole her jewelry in the alley behind Bella Piatti Saturday night, reports said. The 44-year-old woman said she was attacked at about 11 p.m. by two men she could only describe as tall and strong, reports said. They took her white gold tennis bracelet and amethyst ring before running off. The woman suffered a scraped knee, a swollen and bloody eye from the fall. There are no witnesses, and no suspect information was available. Anyone with information is asked to call the department at 248-530-1870.
42.545944
-83.215532
Birmingham Police Department
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/birmingham-woman-attacked-robbed-behind-bella-piatti-a96ab44f
1470482
/locations/9373368
42.544473
-83.215644
Bella Piatti
167 Townsend St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/birmingham-woman-attacked-robbed-behind-bella-piatti-a96ab44f
2048956
/locations/9373367
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 …
42.546811
-83.209794
Kroger Food and Pharmacy
685 E Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI
/articles/thefts-larceny-reported-in-birmingham
711409
/locations/9373188
42.545944
-83.215532
Birmingham Police Department
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/thefts-larceny-reported-in-birmingham
1470482
/locations/9373189
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. …
42.54192
-83.20854
34300 Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI
Walgreens
/articles/man-finds-stolen-tractor-in-birmingham-seaholm-lacrosse-gear-taken
/locations/9320107
42.53912
-83.194999
Birmingham Racquet Club
2100 E Lincoln St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/man-finds-stolen-tractor-in-birmingham-seaholm-lacrosse-gear-taken
711301
/locations/9320108
42.537471
-83.244579
Seaholm High School
2436 W Lincoln St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/man-finds-stolen-tractor-in-birmingham-seaholm-lacrosse-gear-taken
711636
/locations/9320109
42.545944
-83.215532
Birmingham Police Department
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/man-finds-stolen-tractor-in-birmingham-seaholm-lacrosse-gear-taken
1470482
/locations/9320110
42.54014
-83.195599
2000 Cole St, Birmingham, MI
Construction site
/articles/man-finds-stolen-tractor-in-birmingham-seaholm-lacrosse-gear-taken
/locations/9320111
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.
42.545944
-83.215532
Birmingham Police Department
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/birmingham-police-seek-gas-station-burglar
1470482
/locations/9320503
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 …
42.545944
-83.215532
Birmingham Police Department
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/birmingham-home-invasion-suspect-charged
1470482
/locations/9305571
42.553612
-83.219724
1100 N Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI
Block of home invasion
/articles/birmingham-home-invasion-suspect-charged
/locations/9305572
Friday, April 19, 2013
The Birmingham Police Department provided the following information. Arrests, where they are mentioned, do not indicate conviction.
A shoplifter tried to steal four canisters of baby formula from the Birmingham Kroger by hiding them under his coat last week, police reports said. Store security stopped the man at the exit at about 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 12 and retained the merchandise, but the man fled before police officers arrived. The man drove away from the parking lot in a blue Dodge Neon. Police reports described him as a Chaldean male, about 6-feet-tall, with a medium build and a goatee and moustache. He had dark, slicked back hair, and wore a black peacoat and blue jeans. Larceny A resident in the 1400 block of Washington Boulevard told police that she discovered two bracelets and a necklace missing on April 10, reports said. authorities interviewed a …
42.545944
-83.215532
Birmingham Police Department
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/baby-formula-thief-stopped-at-kroger
1470482
/locations/9270440
The Village
10:40 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Don't get me wrong. Complete sympathy for the loss of life. A beloved human being died. And by training AND thinking of the family who lost their family member trying to get a distressed vehicle to move by pushing it because her concern was getting the child she was caring for - the family of the deceased should also be cared for. more ›