Birmingham Man Swindled of $33,000 in On-line Car Scheme

These are from some of the latest reports shared by the Birmingham Police Department.

A resident in the 600 block of Mohegan attempted to buy a vehicle on E-bay but was conned of $33,000, police reports said. The resident told police on April 1 that they wired the money to purchase the BMW 5-series to an account, but lost all contact with the supposed seller. Police said a similar case was reported last month by a different Birmingham resident.

Department officials advised residents to be cautious when purchasing a vehicle sight unseen.

Larcenies

• A bike was reported stolen from Seaholm High School last week, reports said. The reportee said the bike was locked to a rack on the east side of the building by the teacher’s lot,  on March but was gone when he returned. The theft occurred sometime between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
• A Kitchen blower motor was stolen from Touch of India sometime overnight Monday, police reports said.  No suspect information was available. The property was intact at 11:30 p.m. Monday, but discovered missing at about 10 a.m. the following morning.
• Two topiary trees in large pots were taken from outside the entrance of a home  in the 2500 block of Manchester sometime between 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm on April 1, reports said. The trees are valued at about $250 each. No suspect information was available.