Safety
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.
“Phoenix Rysing,” is a bi-weekly intensive writing workshop, specifically created by RAW Talent and the California Shakespeare Theater to address the trauma of losing loved ones to violence.
The Richmond Project has helped the city better understand what spurs violent crime, and how to stop it.
Since Richmond’s Ceasefire was founded in 2011 homicides have dropped, although violent crime in general has been declining since 2007. But some residents and activists in North Richmond feel that they’re not benefitting from the program.