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Chief investigator takes stand in Richmond police discrimination trial

The man who conducted an investigation into alleged discrimination in the Richmond Police Department testified Thursday that he was inundated with complaints from both sides...

City manager calls Magnus ‘good leader,’ credits him for reforms during testimony in discrimination case

As police command staff officials began peppering his hand-picked police chief with complaints of discrimination, Richmond’s most powerful executive official did all he felt he...

Magnus’ last day of testimony delves into a lonely, divisive period atop department in 2006

After more than a week on the witness stand, Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus’ last day of testimony as a defendant was one of more...

Amid racial strife, Magnus hit resistance in imposing his program

When he took the helm in early 2006, Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus looked to impose his geographically centered policing strategy in a department accustomed...

Civil rights lawsuit against city, police chief drags on

The City Council approved $900,000 Tuesday to continue to defend the city in two civil rights lawsuits filed by a group of high-ranking Richmond police...

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...

Richmond shooting victim recalls home invasion

Dinesh Kumar woke on a recent morning to find an armed intruder who shot him at least four times and killed his mother. This is...

Richmond police utilize social media

When Michelle Milam first set up Richmond Police Department’s Facebook profile in January, she couldn’t help but wonder how many people were going to “like”...

Two killed, including young mother, in central Richmond

One victim was Rose McFadden, a 25-year-old mother of four who was a passenger in a car. The car’s driver was Antoine Williams Jr., 24,...

After deadly shootings Sunday, neighborhoods on high alert

Less than one week since a flurry of Sunday night gunfire left three dead and three wounded in Richmond and North Richmond, police and sheriffs...

Three dead and three injured in four shootings in Richmond, North Richmond

Police officers and county sheriffs are investigating a spate of four shootings Richmond and North Richmond Sunday night. The violence left three dead and three...

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...

New hires at the Richmond Police Department

In the past few years Richmond has hired nearly 50 new police officers.