Tag Archives: Crime

Woman found dead in Richmond restaurant

A 30-year-old woman was found dead in a local restaurant Tuesday night in what police are investigating as a homicide. Officers responding to a 7:30...

Man injured, suspect arrested in non-fatal shooting

A 52-year-old man was shot in the left leg and wounded on Cutting Boulevard this morning, said Richmond Police Det. Nicole Abetkov. Multiple gunshots activated...

Slain Richmond teen mourned at St. Cornelius Parish

Elvis Alfaro-Escobar, 17, was remembered Friday as a music-loving prankster and recent graduate of Richmond High School.

Funeral for slain Richmond teen on Friday

Elvis Escobar Alfaro, 17, was shot multiple times at around 9:45 p.m. near the corner of Eighth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. He was pronounced dead...

Neighborhood coming together after horrific crime

A pre-dawn home-invasion robbery three days ago left a 67-year-old woman dead and a quiet neighborhood on edge, with neighbors and well-wishers left to wonder...

Home invasion leaves elderly woman dead, roils neighborhood

An early morning home-invasion robbery that terrorized a family of five Friday left an elderly woman dead and a man in critical condition with a...

Congressman George Miller tours Richmond police facility to see federal dollars at work

The longtime Richmond Congressman toured Richmond’s communications center to get a close look at Shotspotter, the gunfire detection technology to which he has steered about...

Teen shot and killed in Richmond Tuesday

The boy, who police have not yet identified, was conversing with a group of teens and young adults near the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and...

Part 9: North Richmond crime, tragedy beyond the stats

The kids walked east on Silver Avenue, tossing back and forth a frayed, half-deflated football. It was the afternoon of March 30, 2011.

Richmond’s neighborhoods come alive for National Night Out

Nearly two dozen parties sprung up in Richmond Tuesday afternoon, and all of them entertained local police as guests.

Man shot, killed Wednesday near downtown

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon near Nevin Park, and police are scrambling to apprehend a suspect.

Life on the beat: Patrolling Richmond

Officer Matt Stonebraker steers the cruiser. His partner, Anthony Diaz, paws at his Glock, the way you might tap your wallet, just to make sure...

Richmond woman shot in Oakland

A 33-year-old female Richmond resident died in Oakland on Monday.