Safety
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.
A dozen rounds were fired at a home one block south of Kennedy High School yesterday afternoon. Police currently have no suspects in the case.
Richmond has seen an increase in “zombie” foreclosures, meaning that the bank, upon foreclosing on the homeowner, never took ownership of the home. The practice allows banks to avoid liability. It also increases blight, and makes it difficult for the city to manage abandoned properties, which often turn into blighted eyesores.
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.
Men and Women of Purpose hosted an open house last Tuesday evening to honor community leaders who have helped it obtain funding and support.
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.
Richmond Police homicide detectives arrested three suspects Wednesday on murder charges stemming from a May shooting.
Linetta Cooper said she can no longer live in North Richmond, a place she’s called home for 54 years. “You’ve got people riding around with guns,” Cooper said. “I’m ready to move.” Her remarks came during Sunday service on Sept. 29 at North Richmond’s New Hope Missionary Baptist Church following a recent spate of violence in the neighborhood.
De Anza High School received two racially charged and threatening letters aimed at students, school officials reported.