Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
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A 34-year-old Waterford man pleaded guilty on July 20 to attempted false report of terrorism after threatening to firebomb and shoot up the Oakland County Republican Party headquarters in Bloomfield Township, and faces sentencing on Aug. 31.
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MDOT announced July 28 that the Woodward Avenue ramps to westbound I-696 will reopen Thursday, July 30, while the Southfield Road ramps close the next day as the Restore the Reuther rebuild progresses.
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Bloomfield Township police logged 589 calls for service the week of July 20–26, 2026, investigating 45 crashes and making 27 arrests including four OWIs and 10 suspended-license stops, while a coordinated pre-dawn larceny on 14 Mile Road remains under investigation.
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Bloomfield Township Police arrested James Brian Walsh, 59, after he was allegedly caught masturbating in his vehicle outside the Target at 2400 S. Telegraph Rd.; the Oakland County Prosecutor charged him with aggravated indecent exposure.
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A 21-year-old Troy man faces a felony reckless driving charge after police say he sped through a red light at Big Beaver and Livernois on July 19, critically injuring a 27-year-old Bloomfield Hills driver.
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Birmingham homeowner Alexander Simpson faces six misdemeanor charges and party organizer Rodney Harrington faces two in 48th District Court following a June 13 pool party that drew about 200 people to Westchester Way.
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Eight suspects stole 113 Nike apparel items worth $10,800 from the Dick's Sporting Goods on Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township on Monday, July 20, marking the second group retail theft at the same store in consecutive days.
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Kenneth Bardwell, 66, faces a federal wire fraud charge after a Birmingham resident's 2025 complaint helped trigger an FBI investigation into the Motown Sports Village scheme, which allegedly funneled $4.4 million in investor funds to personal spending.
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Bloomfield Township police reported 675 calls for service during the week of July 13–19, highlighted by a stolen Glock 19 handgun taken from an unlocked vehicle, a group retail theft at Dick's Sporting Goods, five OWI arrests, and 39 traffic crashes including six hit-and-runs.
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SEMCOG launched an online survey on Wednesday, July 22, asking Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Beverly Hills, and Bingham Farms residents to report how flooding affects their properties; responses will shape the region's new Flooding and Resilience Plan.
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Troy Fire Department Staff Lt. Keith R. Young says lithium-ion battery fires have shifted from garbage trucks into occupied homes this year, and Birmingham and Beverly Hills residents who share recycling services through SOCRRA are urged to follow safe disposal and charging practices.
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