Police Blotter: Bloomfield Township Man Robbed in Driveway; Photo Studio Burglarized

Bloomfield Township

Armed Robber Confronts Elderly Resident

An elderly Bloomfield Township man was robbed at gunpoint by a masked man upon returning to his home last weekend, police reported. 

Bloomfield Township police officers were called to the 1300 block of N. Glengarry Road at about 9:35 p.m. by a man who said he was confronted and robbed in his own driveway. The victim, 74, said he just returned home when a man wearing a ski mask and brandishing a handgun demanded his Rolex watch.

The victim gave him the watch and the robber ran down the driveway, reports said. No injuries were reported.

No suspect description was immediately available.

Burglars Use AC System to Enter Business

One or more burglars broke through the wall of a vacant business to enter a Bloomfield Township photo studio, police said.

Bloomfield Township police officers responded to the Hite Photo Studio after employees reported finding signs of a burglary on Aug. 26.

Police reports said the suspect or suspects entered a vacant store attached to the business through a rooftop air conditioning unit and punched through a wall to gain access to the studio and photo services business.

Several hundred dollars were missing from the cash register, reports said.

The break-in occurred sometime overnight.

Anyone with information about either incident is asked to call the investigations division at 248-433-7752.

Bloomfield Hills

Jewelry Theft from Home Reported

Officers with the Bloomfield Hills Public Safety Department are investigating a larceny report filed this week by a resident who discovered valuable jewelry missing from her home a few months ago.

Police responded to the home in the 100 block of Harlan Drive after the woman reported a gold bracelet with diamonds missing at about 3 p.m., Monday, a news release stated.

The woman said she last saw the jewelry, valued at $4,000, in the typical place she stores it within her home on June 6. She said she noticed it missing a few days later and that she delayed reporting it while she searched her home and cars for it unsuccessfully.

She suggested an employee doing work at her home could be responsible, reports said. Officer’s attempts to contact the employee were unsuccessful because the given telephone number was canceled.

Anyone with information is asked to call the department at 248-644-4200.

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