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Community House sale to Birmingham finalized
The City of Birmingham on Monday, July 6, closed on the $5.2 million purchase of The Community House building and property at 380 S. Bates Street in the downtown area, putting to rest a nearly nine-month issue surrounding the iconic community center that was announced for sale last November.
Marshall Fredericks sculpture given to library
The Birmingham Baldwin Public Library (BPL) has announced receipt of a donation of a bronze cast Otter sculpture made by renowned artist Marshall M. Fredericks, donated in June by Dr. Franziska Schoenfeld.
Township library Michigan bald eagle program
The Bloomfield Township Public Library will be presenting a program on Michigan Bald Eagles with Dr. Carl Palazzolo on Tuesday, July 21.
Driver busted with narcotics during traffic stop
During a traffic stop for speeding near Woodward Avenue and Manor Road the night of Friday, June 26, Birmingham police officers found a bag of cocaine on a driver actively being arrested for warrants out of Troy.
Credit card stolen from unlocked car overnight
A Birmingham woman’s credit card was stolen from her car and used shortly after in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 28, after parking her car in her driveway in the 700 block of Chesterfield.
Driver arrested for no license had warrant
A 26-year-old Detroit man was arrested during a traffic stop near E. 14 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue in Birmingham the night of Tuesday, June 23, after failing to give police his driver’s license.
Suspect arrested for taking merchandise at Kroger
Bloomfield Township police were dispatched to Kroger, located at 4099 Telegraph Road, for a retail fraud in progress on Sunday, July 5, and a suspect was arrested.
Aldi retail fraud case under investigation
On Thursday, July 2, at approximately 5 p.m., the Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched to Aldi, located at 1962 South Telegraph Road, for a retail fraud in progress.
Wandering cops: how communities handle new hires
Andrew Lyon was hired by the East Lansing Police Department as an officer in 2024. By the time he resigned in April 2026, he was the subject of four internal department investigations. According to local reporting from WLNS-TV, in just two years on the job, Lyon was under investigation for speeding through red lights during a pursuit without lights and sirens, running red lights, and speeding in a personal vehicle. He had also ignored direct commands from his superiors not to discuss a federal civil rights lawsuit, which two black men filed against Lyons for using pepper spray on them when they were arrested for an alleged altercation outside a restaurant. Lyons claimed he was breaking up a fight, although video surveillance from the restaurant showed there was no fight. In reality, one of the men who was pepper-sprayed and arrested was trying to deter the other from getting involved in a potential fight.
GAME OVER
As we all know, one week before the storied bipartisan Mackinac Policy Conference in late May, former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced he was dropping his run as an independent candidate for governor in November. The question that has continued to circulate is why do it right before the Mackinac conference, which is sponsored by the Detroit Regional Chamber – which had endorsed Duggan early on.
