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West Bloomfield Mailboxes Destroyed by Pumpkin Hurlers

Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

West Bloomfield Township Police Department reports from Nov. 21-26 included 60 alarms, 23 crashes and four arrests. Among the highlights:  Police are investigating two separate incidents of mailboxes destruction by pumpkin, in addition to the theft of a pumpkin from a resident's porch Nov. 21. Lt. Tim Diamond said that at about 9:30 p.m. that night, West Bloomfield residents on the 5400 block of Fox Ridge heard a loud "bang" noise and went outside to find their mailbox damaged, with no one to be found there. A similar incident was reported to have taken place at about 11:30 p.m. on the 5200 block of West Bloomfield Lake. The same night, Diamond said, a surveillance system at a home on the 4600 block of Patrick captured footage of a woman …

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How to Carve a Pumpkin from a West Bloomfield Patch for Halloween

Display your carved pumpkin on your porch in the Greater West Bloomfield area for Halloween! And then use the suggested recipe to make delicious pumpkin seeds.

The art of carving a pumpkin gets more creative every year. There’s always the traditional jack o’ lantern face and spooky Halloween creatures. Then there are faces and objects to carve from popular book characters, movies and pop culture events that have happened throughout the year. After you pick a pumpkin at Whole Foods Market (7350 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield, 48322) or elsewhere, use the tips below to create a spooky decoration for your porch. To make a neat, clean carve, follow these instructions: 1. Cut a hole in the top of the pumpkin with a large kitchen knife, preferrably one that is serrated. Be sure to cut at about a 45-degree angle inward so that the top will sit nicely once you’re done carving. If you’re carving with …

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Police: Husband of Shoplifter Punches Officer

The following information was provided by the West Bloomfield Township Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

West Bloomfield Township Police Department reports from Aug. 7-13 included 65 alarms, 20 crashes and 11 arrests. Among the highlights: A 62-year-old, West Bloomfield man assaulted a loss prevention officer at Whole Foods Market Aug. 7 and sped away through the parking lot of Gateway Plaza after his wife was seen shoplifting grocery items, according to a report. The couple were were cited at their home on Tamerlane Drive on the day of the incident, which took place around 2:15 p.m., Lt. Mike Turner said. The 66-year-old woman was seen on camera placing about $50 worth of produce in her purse before attempting to leave the store without paying, Turner continued. When confronted by the loss prevention officer, a 43-year-old man from Romulus, …

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Police: Man Stole from Jewish Community Center Raffle

The following information was provided by the West Bloomfield Township Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A man was arrested Monday after police say he was caught on camera stealing cash from a table for a raffle set up at the Jewish Community Center. According to West Bloomfield Police Lt. Tim Diamond, the man, 40, from Southfield, denied the allegations from the incident — that he took $50 as the JCC employee working at the table was distracted. Diamond continued that the man had been there to use the fitness center when he struck up a conversation with the employee and left soon after the theft allegedly took place. When the man came back to the fitness center, he was recognized, and police were called, Diamond said. The man was released pending a warrant on charges of larceny. Police are investigating a report that windows at the closed …

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Arrest at Whole Foods; Break-in Reported at Marshbank

The following information was provided by the West Bloomfield Township Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

West Bloomfield Township Police Department reports from Feb. 20-27 included 53 alarms, 33 crashes and 20 arrests. Among the highlights: Adam Lankin, 35, and Brian Murphy, 28, were charged with assault with a deadly or dangerous weapon and malicious destruction of property, respectively, on Feb. 20 after an incident in the 7900 block of Oakley Park Drive. Lt. Tim Diamond said that the men, working as repo men to pick up a car at that address, turned violent when the vehicle's owner emerged from the home that morning and attempted to drive away the vehicle targeted for repossession. Murphy and Lankin reportedly tried to trap the women in, Diamond said, and Murphy is reported to have jumped on the vehicle's hood. As the car drove off, Lankin …

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Recipes from Jeremy and Busch's for Game Time

Area chefs share their secrets for great bowl game snacks, from crowd-pleasing dips to a variety of flavored meatballs.

You’d expect that a professional chef would know how to throw a no-holds-barred, great party at home, right? That’s precisely why, with a variety of bowl games already sprinting full speed into our lives and more to come (MSU plays Jan. 2 and U-M plays Jan. 3; 35 bowl games total through Jan. 9, and don’t forget Feb. 4 is Super Bowl day), we checked in with our favorite “kitchen quarterbacks.” Cutting right to the party chase, here's the lowdown on everything from crowd-pleasing dips to big-guy sandwiches. “When I have parties at my home, I like to use big, round sourdough or Tuscan loaves, like 10 inches in diameter to make great sandwiches,” said Chef Pete Loren of Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace in Troy. “These are different; …

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Locals Dish on Favorite Grocery Stores

Consumers point to convenience, specialty goods and customer service as key attractions to area grocery stores.

With so many choices in West Bloomfield, where do you shop? That's what we asked some shoppers last week. With four grocery stores in a two-mile stretch located close to or on Orchard Lake Road, customers told us why they choose to frequent one or more of four stores: Hiller's, Busch's, Whole Foods and Plum Market. "My family and I like the fact that we can do most of our shopping all in the same general area," said Howard Rosenberg, a West Bloomfield resident since 1984. "They (Hiller's Market) have different fresh fish markets, different meats, and different produce. We do most of our shopping there. I’ll go down to Whole Foods for certain things and Plum Market for certain things." Busch’s Fresh Food Market customers told us they like …

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