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New Richmond police data portal reveals numbers on traffic stops, use of force and more
The Richmond Police Department recently went live with a new online portal dedicated to providing statistics and data on law enforcement activities in the city, completing its commitment to the Police Data Initiative started by the Obama administration in 2015. Joining the ranks of Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose, the city’s website, Richmond Open…
Read MoreFrom poetry to police, Michelle Milam’s creative vision helps Richmond
As Richmond Police Department’s crime prevention manager, Michelle Milam’s brings her literary background to law enforcement.
Read MoreCan ‘community ambassadors’ untangle Richmond’s relationship with the police?
Richmond Police Sgt. Florencio Rivera lifts a thick leather belt from the trunk of his police cruiser. He points to several objects dangling from it — pepper spray, handcuffs, riot baton, pistol, Taser — and explains: These are just stand-ins. The baton is made of foam, the Taser is unloaded, and the pistol fires Airsoft…
Read MoreRichmond Confidential reporter Reis Thebault wins Society of Professional Journalists award
The Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists awarded former Richmond Confidential reporter Reis Thebault the 2017 Excellence In Journalism Award. The accolade, announced this week, was for his investigations into the “fraud, corruption and legal woes” of the city’s medical marijuana industry. As a health, science and environmental reporter, Thebault’s stories focused…
Read MoreRichmond cops use coffee to connect with the community
Richmond Police met with residents over coffee to improve community and law enforcement relationships.
Read MoreVideo: A domestic violence program struggles to keep doors open despite rising reports of abuse
In the past year alone, domestic violence centers and organizations say they have seen an increase in the number of victims that they assist. The rise has posed problems for some organizations, because of a lack of resources needed to provide victims with the help and services they need.
Read MoreRPD officer sent ‘sexually suggestive’ messages to head of a dispensary he was regulating, documents show
Court documents submitted in an ongoing case indicate that Richmond Police Department Sergeant Michael Rood sent “numerous inappropriate and sexually suggestive” text messages to the head of a medical marijuana dispensary he was tasked with regulating.
Read MoreFour officers involved in “Celeste Guap” scandal terminated from Richmond Police Department
Four police officers will be terminated from the Richmond Police Department for their conduct and involvement with a 19-year-old woman formerly known as “Celeste Guap.”
Read MoreCool Out basketball event held in response to recent shootings
The Richmond Police Department beat the Richmond Fire Department with a score of 51-41 on the basketball court at Sylvester Greenwood Academy last Sunday.
Read MoreAllwyn Brown sworn in as Richmond’s new police chief
Allwyn Brown was sworn in as Richmond’s new police chief at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium, in a ceremony that preceded Tuesday’s city council meeting. Brown accepted the position last month after serving as interim chief of the city’s police force since January.
Read MoreFamily remembers Xavier McClanahan
The first thing Xavier McClanahan’s family says is that everyone loved him. As they gathered in a meeting room at the Praise Fellowship Bible Church in Richmond after Sunday services, his mother Ligé spoke of his magnetic personality—people just wanted to be around him. His cousin Daniel, wearing an “R.I.P Xavier” t-shirt, said that he…
Read MoreRichmond police confirm the identity of last Thursday’s liquor store fatality
Richmond police confirmed that a man who died last Thursday following a brief scuffle in a liquor store parking lot was Eric Rismay, 66, of Richmond, and that another Richmond man, Roshon Brown, 26, is in custody on manslaughter charges.
Read MoreSuspect arrested in murder of man found dumped in West Oakland
Police arrested a suspect Friday in the killing of a Richmond man whose body was found dumped in West Oakland. The arrest capped a murderous week for Richmond in which the body count rose by three in a span of 12 hours.
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