Crime & Safety

Soccer Coach Charged in Jewelry Store Robbery and More Crime Nearby

Find out what crimes made headlines in neighboring communities over the past week.

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BIRMINGHAM

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Woman Finds Someone Rummaging Through Her Stroller at the Library

According to Birmingham Police, a woman tried stealing a wallet from a stroller but fled when confronted.

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CLAWSON

Clawson Police Say Stranger Gave Kids Candy

Police investigating incident last week in which an older, gray-haired man gave two children candy, the Oakland Press reports.

ROYAL OAK

Anton Djonaj, 26, told a cashier that he carried a gun into the Royal Oak store on Sunday morning, according to police.

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Of Interest: Drunken Men Arrested For Shooting At Birdhouse

Homeless Squatter Removed From Bloomfield Hills

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ROCHESTER

Man Charged in Rochester Jewelry Store Robbery Was Area Soccer Coach

Kevin Papuga faces two counts of armed robbery in connection with the November incident at a downtown Rochester shop.

TROY

Police Say Man Fired a Gun at Troy Cigar Store

Jauwan Laverne Tims, 20, of Detroit, was arrested and charged in February incident at Mist Hookah & Cigar.


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