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Ritter takes stand, rejects accusations of racist behavior in Richmond discrimination suit

Scattered across more than a month of testimony, former Richmond Police Department Deputy Chief Lori Ritter has been accused by some of her former colleagues...

Testimony in discrimination suit highlights emails of former deputy chief

During six weeks of testimony in the racial discrimination lawsuit against the city of Richmond, one name has come up again and again: that of...

Magnus gives lively testimony in discrimination lawsuit

On his second day of testimony in the racial discrimination lawsuit filed against him, Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus made some memorable statements to the...

Chief takes the stand in discrimination lawsuit

Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus took the stand Wednesday, the first time the jury has heard from him since testimony began in the racial discrimination...

Plaintiffs cite cliques, exclusion in Magnus descrimination suit

Cliques, rumors, exclusion: those words came up again and again on Wednesday during testimony in the racial discrimination suit against the city and police Chief...

Deputy chiefs leading police department during discrimination lawsuit against Chief Magnus

Although Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus is expected to be in court through March defending himself in a racial discrimination lawsuit, RPD leaders say it’s...

Sergeant testifies he was denied promotion in descrimination suit against Chief Magnus

In 2007, eight high-ranking African American police officers sued the city of Richmond, accusing police Chief Chris Magnus and former Deputy Chief Lori Ritter of...

Teen killed, another injured during attempted home-invasion robbery

A Richmond resident shot two would-be robbers Wednesday night, killing a 19-year-old man and injuring another man.

Weekend shooting suspect arrested

Police have arrested a man in connection to a mid-day deadly shooting in Parchester Village Saturday.

Richmond pays $1.5 million to family of mentally ill man who died in police custody

The city of Richmond agreed last week to pay $1.5 million to the family of Uriah Dach, a mentally ill man who died after a...

Public salaries outpace residents’ income levels

Richmond public employees earn a yearly average salary almost twice the median household income of the city’s residents, leading to a drain of wealth and...

Pimps as Predators: Richmond Police seeing prostitutes in a new light

The scene isn’t new, but the way the police officer driving by views them might be. Richmond is taking the lead on a county-wide project...

Richmond police provide back up at Occupy Oakland general strike

The Richmond Police Department assisted with crowd control at the Occupy Oakland “general strike” Wednesday evening, marking the second time in two weeks that they...