Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
Community gathers to prevent violence in wake of recent homicide
Calling for an end to the deadly violence that flared in Richmond in recent weeks, a small group of community volunteers from Ceasefire marched through Pullman Point Friday night. “We’ve been working tirelessly in the community to reduce gun violence,” activist Tamisha Walker said. The effort is part of a broader push by the community…
Read MoreVandals strike Richmond Museum over weekend
Vandals smashed a window at the Richmond Museum of History early Sunday morning. The museum’s alarm system alerted the Richmond Police Department just after midnight, and responding officers discovered the damaged building. Public Information Officer Sergeant Nicole Abetkov said investigators dusted for fingerprints, but have no suspects. Alarm response is typically fast, Abetkov said. Police…
Read MoreMourners remember man killed during struggle with Richmond police
More than 100 people gathered at Nicholl Park Saturday to remember a 24-year-old man shot and killed during a midnight scuffle with a Richmond police officer. Family and friends recalled Richard “Pedie” Perez III as a good-natured prankster. One family member described him as a man, “who chose to be with the homeless, the addicts…
Read MoreRichmond Police car wrecked while nabbing murder suspect
A white-knuckle, 12-minute high-speed pursuit of a gang member wanted on murder charges on Friday, ended with four arrests and one wrecked police cruiser. The pursuit began at around 5:10 p.m. Friday when officers spotted Miguel Ortiz, a suspected Sureño gang member, at the St. John’s Apartment complex on MacDonald Avenue.
Read MoreWitness provides new details in deadly Richmond police shooting
Richard “Pedie” Perez III, 24, died after a Richmond Police officer shot him three times days ago.
Read MoreCandlelight vigil held in memory of Richard “Pedie” Perez III in Richmond
Family and friends gathered for a candlelight vigil in front of Uncle Sam’s Liquor Store in Richmond in memory of Richard Perez III, 24, who was shot and killed there during a confrontation with a Richmond police officer in the early morning hours of Sept. 14. Perez, or ‘Pedie,’ as he was known in the…
Read MoreRichmond police officer fatally shoots man during struggle
A Richmond police officer shot and killed a man during a scuffle outside a Cutting Blvd. liquor store early Sunday morning, the city’s first fatal officer-involved shooting since 2007.
Read MoreSan Pablo man in critical condition after shooting in Richmond
A San Pablo man was shot multiple times in Richmond’s Iron Triangle Thursday night. The man was airlifted to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek where he underwent surgery. He is listed in critical condition.
Read MoreOPINION: Richmond’s investment in youth is path to end gun violence
Currently there are hundreds of young people in Richmond who need to be provided with effective youth development opportunities and purposeful engagement with healthy adults on a consistent basis.
Read MoreBlacknell sentenced to life without parole for 2009 crime spree
Joe “Fatter” Blacknell III was sentenced to life in prison plus more than 200 years without possibility of parole for the March 2009 murder of an up-and-coming East Bay rap artist and a September 2009 shooting and carjacking spree in Richmond and Oakland. Blacknell, now 21, was arrested after a brief foot pursuit with Richmond…
Read MoreJailhouse interview with Joe ‘Fatter’ Blacknell, who faces life in prison for ’09 slaying
How do you say hello to a convicted murderer? The thought darted through my head as I strode through the Martinez Courthouse jail facility’s winding corridors of concrete and steel. In moments I would be face-to-face—albeit divided by two-inch thick Plexiglas—with Joe Blacknell III, the young man described by police and District Attorney’s Office officials…
Read MoreAccused takes stand in trial of killing of Gene Deshawn Grisby-Bell
For Tyris Franklin, the rest of his life could depend on what was going through his 16-year-old mind when he shot Gene Deshawn Grisby-Bell four times, killing the unarmed student-athlete. “I don’t remember what happened,” Franklin said Thursday, testifying on his own behalf. “Things just boiled up and boiled up to where I had no…
Read MoreQuestions swirl around flap between ONS and sheriff at scene of North Richmond shooting
The day after Tuesday’s shooting in unincorporated North Richmond left a 22-year-old man dying on the sidewalk, a city anti-violence agency filed a complain tagainst a Contra Costa Sheriff’s deputy, accusing him of assaulting one of its staff members minutes after the fatal shooting of Lonnie Peterson III. Office of Neighborhood Safety staff say a…
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