Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
Neighborhood coming together after horrific crime
A pre-dawn home-invasion robbery three days ago left a 67-year-old woman dead and a quiet neighborhood on edge, with neighbors and well-wishers left to wonder why.
Read MoreHome invasion leaves elderly woman dead, roils neighborhood
An early morning home-invasion robbery that terrorized a family of five Friday left an elderly woman dead and a man in critical condition with a gunshot wounds.
Read MoreCongressman George Miller tours Richmond police facility to see federal dollars at work
The longtime Richmond Congressman toured Richmond’s communications center to get a close look at Shotspotter, the gunfire detection technology to which he has steered about $1 million in federal funding.
Read MoreTeen shot and killed in Richmond Tuesday
The boy, who police have not yet identified, was conversing with a group of teens and young adults near the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Eighth Street around 9:40 p.m. before he walked off alone.
Read MorePart 9: North Richmond crime, tragedy beyond the stats
The kids walked east on Silver Avenue, tossing back and forth a frayed, half-deflated football. It was the afternoon of March 30, 2011.
Read MoreRichmond’s neighborhoods come alive for National Night Out
Nearly two dozen parties sprung up in Richmond Tuesday afternoon, and all of them entertained local police as guests.
Read MoreMan shot, killed Wednesday near downtown
A 20-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon near Nevin Park, and police are scrambling to apprehend a suspect.
Read MoreLife 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 it’s there if you need it.
Read MoreRichmond woman shot in Oakland
A 33-year-old female Richmond resident died in Oakland on Monday.
Read MoreNorth Richmond lays to rest a native son
More than 500 people filled Hilltop Community Church on Thursday to mourn Ervin Coley III.
Read MoreRichmond minister to march against gang violence
While police are saying that a longstanding feud between Central Richmond’s Deep-C gang and the Project Trojans gang in North Richmond may be heating up, a number of groups in the city are trying to address systemic violence by engaging the community to encourage non-violence. Operation Richmond, a faith-based collaborative organization that promotes non-violence, is organizing an event called “Making Noise for Peace” on April 23—a day before Easter—in response to the recent spate of shootings and homicides in unincorporated North Richmond.
Read MoreDespite deadly week, crime down overall in North Richmond
North Richmond’s crime rate was on the decline before last week’s deadly shootings.
Read MoreViolence flares again in North Richmond, tensions mount
Two men were shot, one fatally, while standing on Third Street on Wednesday night.
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