Posts Tagged ‘Captain Mark Gagan’
Macabre mystery unearthed at Richmond’s Point Molate beach
Container of cremated human remains found along the shores of Richmond’s Point Molate Beach.
Read MoreLicense plate readers help recover stolen cars, stir controversy
The Richmond Police Department photographs 44,000 license plates every day. If you regularly drive through the city, your car will likely be in the department’s sprawling database, because it’s impossible to avoid it.
Read MoreRichmond Police testing use of body cameras
At the beginning of October, four Richmond Police Officers began testing body cameras while out on patrol for the first time, evaluating which of three models would work best for the department.
Read MoreSocial Security building evacuates due to suspicious package
The suspicious package that caused panic at the Social Security Administration building on Nevin Avenue this morning turned out to be nothing more than flashlights and batteries, Richmond Fire Chief Michael Banks said. About 375 people were evacuated at 10 a.m. after the suspicious package was found.
Read MoreStabbing victim dies
A man who was stabbed Saturday during an altercation with another man at a Richmond homeless shelter has died. The death is the city’s 16th homicide this year.
Read MoreCan Richmond police stop crimes before they occur?
The Richmond Police Department has adopted a computer system called predictive policing that uses an algorithm, not unlike that used to predict aftershocks from an earthquake, to predict the likelihood of crimes happening in certain areas.
Read MoreScrap metal steals Richmond
Richmond has been picked over by thieves. A stump of a pipe, the tops of concrete floor boxes pried up from the sidewalk, a lonely hinge hanging from a roof. These remains, which RPD Captain Mark Gagan easily spots throughout the city, are evidence of scrap metal theft that has plagued the city for years.…
Read MoreEx-officers sentenced for arming minors
Two former Richmond Police Department officers were sentenced to probation and time in a halfway house and home detention respectively for illegally supplying minors with firearms. The judgment, delivered by U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken on Tuesday, August 23, followed the conviction of Danny Harris, Jr. and Raymond Thomas, Jr. on charges filed in July…
Read MorePolice Chief Magnus visits Richmond Confidential
Richmond Police Department Chief Chris Magnus and Captain Mark Gagan came to the Richmond Confidential newsroom Friday to discuss police-media relations and answer questions. Magnus has been chief of the RPD since January 2006. He served as a cop in Lansing, Michigan for 18 years and then as the chief of police in Fargo, North…
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