Posts Tagged ‘nicole abetkov’
Crime rises in first quarter of 2015; police force vacancies a challenge
Earlier this month, Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus alerted the community of a 9 to 10 percent increase in both violent and property crimes in Richmond in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the same period from 2014. According to crime statistics released by the Richmond Police Department (RPD), there were 1,087 property crimes in…
Read MoreWoman killed near S. 4th Street and Florida Avenue
A woman was shot and killed Thursday night in the Santa Fe neighborhood of Richmond, in the first homicide within the city’s boundaries this year.
Read MoreRichmond police continue to search for runaway girls
Today, Youth Services Detectives from the Richmond Police Department are searching for two sisters, Xiomara Zelaya, 13, and Heidi Moreno, 9, who ran away from home their home on Maine Avenue yesterday evening.
Read MorePolice presence at Richmond city council meetings returns to normal
Beginning today, RPD spokesperson Sergeant Nicole Abetkov says officers will return to routine operations, which means two officers and one sergeant will attend each meeting.
Read MoreLabor Day homicide victim identified
Faheim Smith, a 30-year-old man from Richmond, was shot and killed Monday night near the Richmond BART station. An assailant shot Smith just after 10 p.m. near the corner of Nevin Avenue and 19th Street, Richmond Police Sergeant Nicole Abetkov said. A BART police officer was the first to find the victim, after hearing a…
Read MoreHomicides are down, but closing cold cases remains a struggle in Richmond
While waiting to leave for church on Monday night, January 30, 2006, Karen Jones worried about her unanswered phone calls to her son. It had been six hours since he’d left school. He should have been home by now. He usually called her back. Finally, her phone rang. But it wasn’t her son—it was one…
Read MoreOpen Carry Ban in Richmond
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill late last month making it illegal to visibly carry loaded or unloaded shotguns or rifles. In San Francisco the open carry ban has spurred debates and some protests by open carry advocates. But across the Bay in Richmond, the response has been more muted, and some citizens said the…
Read MoreCity Hall briefly closes after fistfight in ONS office
DeVone Boggan, director of the Office of Neighborhood Safety, called 25 young men known as some of the most violent or at-risk youth in Richmond into the City Manager’s office in City Hall more than a year ago. He wanted to show them the fantastic view of the Bay Area and to make them an…
Read MoreRichmond shooting victim recalls home invasion
Dinesh Kumar woke on a recent morning to find an armed intruder who shot him at least four times and killed his mother. This is his story.
Read MoreFuneral for slain Richmond teen on Friday
Elvis Escobar Alfaro, 17, was shot multiple times at around 9:45 p.m. near the corner of Eighth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. He was pronounced dead after being airlifted to John Muir Medical Center.
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 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.
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