Friday, March 15, 2013
Residents reported seeing a suspicious man believed to be behind an attempted home invasion on Dewey Street early Wednesday morning.
Birmingham Police are investigating a report of an attempted home invasion on Dewey Street early Wednesday morning. According to police reports, a resident living on the 600 block of Dewey Street said the home alarm system went off around 4 a.m. Wednesday. The homeowner told police he saw a man wearing dark clothing running away from his home immediately afterward, though nothing was stolen or disturbed. Police then followed the tracks in the snow from Dewey to Greenwood, and then from Greenwood to Willits, through a yard on the 300 block of Willits, and onto Warren Court, a dead end street near the First Baptist Church in downtown Birmingham. Around that time, a resident living on the 400 block of Warren Court later reported to police …
42.549061
-83.220635
600 Dewey St, Birmingham, MI
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42.547865
-83.218011
400 Warren Ct, Birmingham, MI
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Friday, February 15, 2013
The incident happened just over a week after two bikes were stolen from the Woodward Avenue bike shop.
Someone tried to break into Birmingham's KLM Bike & Fitness last weekend, just 10 days after two bikes worth more than $5,000 were stolen from the Woodward Avenue shop. According to Birmingham police, store employees found the deadbolt on the shop's back doors slightly popped out on Saturday morning. Police believe the incident happened between 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9. According to reports, there was a pry mark on the metal plate secured to the door frame, but no entry was gained. The incident occurs just over a week after someone stole two bikes from KLM Bike & Fitness. On Jan. 29, police say someone broke the bottom left window of their sliding front door, taking two Giant-brand bikes worth $4,550 and $915. Anyone with…
42.5354
-83.20292
KLM Bike & Fitness
33502 Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI
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Friday, February 8, 2013
Two Giant brand bikes went missing after a thief broke into the Woodward Avenue bike shop late last Tuesday night.
A thief made off with more than $5,000 in bicycles last week from KLM Bike & Fitness on Woodward. According to police reports, bike shop employees reported that sometime around 11 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, someone broke the bottom left window of their sliding front door. Police believe the suspect used a rock to break through the glass. In total, two bicycles were missing from the store the next day: a blue, black and silver Giant TCR Advanced Zero compact bike, in the medium to large model. That bike is worth $4,550, employees say. The other missing bike is a 2013 Giant Avail 3 compact bike, medium model, in black, purple and white. That bike is worth $915. Birmingham Police after viewing the store's surveillance tapes, they determine the …
42.5354
-83.20292
KLM Bike & Fitness
33502 Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI
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Friday, January 25, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Birmingham Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Check out the latest reports from the Birmingham Police Department: Birmingham Police arrested two drunk drivers last week and weekend. The first arrest occurred around 2 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 near Maple and Adams. The vehicle was pulled over for speeding, police reports say, and the driver, a 41-year-old Farmington woman, was determined to be under the influence of alcohol. Officers also arrested a 34-year-old Rochester Hills man around 2 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 20 near the intersection of Old Woodward and Merrill. Police reports say the man was driving erratically on Old Woodward and upon investigation, was found to be under the influence of alcohol. Officers also found marijuana in the man's car, police say. A resident on Northlawn reported …
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-83.209794
Kroger Food and Pharmacy
685 E Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI
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711409
/locations/8669959
42.534861
-83.241928
2300 Northlawn Blvd, Birmingham, MI
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42.54572
-83.21334
S Old Woodward Ave & E Merrill St, Birmingham, MI
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42.54693
-83.20583
E Maple Rd & N Adams Rd, Birmingham, MI
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42.546047
-83.214952
Crimson Rose Antiques
205 Pierce St, Birmingham, MI
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710866
/locations/8669963
42.55505
-83.23401
Fairfax St & Raynale St, Birmingham, MI
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Friday, December 28, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Birmingham Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Check out the latest reports from the Birmingham Police Department: Police are looking for two suspects after CVS employees said a man and woman tried to steal a shopping cart full of Red Bull energy drinks from the drugstore Wednesday. According to store employees, the couple were both approximately 30-40 years old. As the couple tried to wheel the shopping cart out the rear door of CVS around 2 p.m., police reports say the manager confronted them and asked for a receipt. According to police, they then left the store and drove away in an older model silver Grand Am, with a possible license plate of CUM6972. Two Detroit men were arrested early Saturday morning after they were found driving around Birmingham in a car full of illegal drugs, …
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CVS
444 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI
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711587
/locations/8461444
42.546775
-83.211315
Woodward Ave & E Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI
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42.5445
-83.21488
Pierce Street Parking Structure
Pierce St & Townsend St, Birmingham, MI
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42.53737
-83.209759
600 Humphrey Ave, Birmingham, MI
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42.53823
-83.20582
Woodward Ave & Ruffner Ave, Birmingham, MI
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42.5471
-83.1993
E Maple Rd & Cambridge St, Birmingham, MI
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42.544441
-83.243709
300 Bryn Mawr St, Birmingham, MI
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42.54987
-83.205969
1100 Buckingham Ave, Birmingham, MI
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Residents living on Chapin said someone stole jewelry from their home while another says someone tried to kick in their door days before Christmas.
Thives may have targeted Chapin Avenue this Christmas after jewelry was stolen from one home and another resident reported an attempted break-in only a few blocks away. Police say someone tried to break into a home on the 1500 block of Chapin earlier this week. According to police reports, someone broke two windows and kicked the front and side doors of the home sometime between 11 p.m. Sunday and 1 p.m. Tuesday, Christmas Day. Police say it doesn't appear anyone entered the home and nothing is currently missing. However, a resident living on the 1300 block of Chapin reported that someone broke their home's window sometime between 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Monday. Jewelry is missing from the home, police say. Both thefts occurred on the …
42.535998
-83.201291
1500 Chapin Ave, Birmingham, MI
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42.53595
-83.203459
1300 Chapin Ave, Birmingham, MI
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Friday, November 9, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Birmingham Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Check out the latest reports from the Birmingham Police Department: A catalytic converter was reportedly cut off a 2002 Pontiac parked in a parking lot on the 1200 block of Derby. According to police reports, the incident occurred sometime between noon and 1 p.m. on Halloween. The incident is similar to a string of catalytic converter thefts in Bloomfield Township. According to the Bloomfield Patch, catalytic converteres were cut off two vehicles on Oct. 28 and Oct. 29 at the Fox Hills Condominiums in Bloomfield Township — the fourth and fifth of such thefts in the township since the spring. The converters, which are used to filter the engine's emissions, are commonly targeted by thieves because of the valuable metal components inside, …
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-83.221411
Holy Name Catholic Church
630 Harmon St, Birmingham, MI
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42.534
-83.216629
1700 S Bates St, Birmingham, MI
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42.534341
-83.227534
1400 Norfolk St, Birmingham, MI
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Friday, September 28, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Birmingham Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Check out the latest reports from the Birmingham Police Department: Birmingham Police and Fire were called to a house fire on the 1800 block of Maryland on Sept. 22. The fire was started in the rear porch area, with the rear door window having been broken out. The fire was believed to be intentional, and minor damage was done to the porch area. Further investigation revealed the house had not been occupied for the past seven years. A 50-inch television monitor and bracket were taken from Holy Name Church sometime during the evening Sunday. Employees believe the property may have been taken by a contractor/employee who has access to the building. An investigation is ongoing. Officers responded to a breaking and entering alarm at Sav-On …
Friday, September 14, 2012
Officers responded to an alarm at the Woodward Avenue bike shop around 2 a.m. Saturday.
Birmingham Police are investigating after a $2,400 bicycle was reported stolen from KLM Bike and Fitness. According to police reports, the incident occurred around 1:50 a.m. last Saturday at the bicycle shop at 33502 Woodward Ave. Officers responded to a breaking-and-entering alarm at the shop. When police arrived, reports state they found the front door glass broken out. When a manager arrived, he told police a Giant TCR composite bicycle that had been sitting next to the front door was gone. Police continue to investigate.
42.5354
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KLM Bike & Fitness
33502 Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI
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711149
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Friday, August 31, 2012
Employees say narcotic pills are missing after an early-morning break-in at the pharmacy Tuesday.
Birmingham Police are looking for three suspects after an early-morning break-in at Mills Phamarcy. According to police reports, the break-in occurred around 4 a.m. Tuesday at the West Maple Road pharmacy, located near Schakolad across the street from First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham and the First United Methodist Church of Birmingham. Officers responded to the store alarm, reports state, finding the rear door pried open. When employees arrived, they told police that several bottles of narcotic pills had been taken from the pharmacy area. A review of the store's surveillance cameras show three men enter the business, go to the pharmacy and remove several items before fleeing the building about two minutes later. Anyone with …
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-83.23619
Mills Pharmacy
1740 W Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI
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Judy Brown
12:55 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
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