Crime & Safety

Police Investigate Possible Peeping Tom; Waitress's Cash Taken at Social Kitchen

The Birmingham Police Department provided the following information. Arrests, where they are mentioned, do not indicate conviction.

A woman told officersΒ with theΒ Birmingham Police DepartmentΒ that she saw a man standing in her backyard staring up at her through an open bathroom window last week.
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The woman, 25, said she spotted the man outside her home in theΒ 1300 block of Cranbrook Road at about 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 18,Β and that he ran off upon being noticed, police reports said. He is described as a white man with very pale skin and a buzz cut. Reports said he is in 30s or 40, is about 5-feet-7 inches tall and about 155 pounds.Β 

He wore a grayΒ sweatsuit, pullover hoodie and white shoes, police said.

Waitress Ripped Off

A waitress at the Social Kitchen and Bar told policeΒ that cash was stolen from her waitressing book sometime between 1 a.m. and 5 p.m.Β on Oct. 19. The victim said she inadvertently left the money in her apron in the employee restroom. The money was goneΒ when she returned the following day. TheΒ investigation is ongoing.

Vehicle Taken

A resident in the 1000 block of Pilgrim Street reported a black Ford Flex (MI plate BCV-1835) was stolen from their driveway sometime overnight Monday. The vehicle was left unlocked, with the key fob was inside, police reports said. There are no witnesses and no suspect information was available.Β 

Anyone with information about any ofΒ these incidents is encouraged to call the department at 248-530-1870.

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