Posts Tagged ‘richmond police’
Revisiting the Celeste Guap Case Four Years Later
More than four years after being at the center of a police sex misconduct scandal, Jasmine Abuslin, also known as Celeste Guap, is still seeking justice.
Read MoreDeparting police chief built Richmond legacy on trust
Editor’s note: This is Part One in a two-part series on the departure of Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus, who leaves after this month to become police chief in Tucson, Arizona. In Part Two tomorrow, staff writer Matt Beagle looks at a recent rise in Richmond homicides and the unfinished agenda facing Richmond’s next top cop. When Chris…
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 MoreRecent shooting prompts extra security at next Kennedy High football game
Richmond police are adding extra security for Kennedy High School’s football game Friday night after a nearby shooting prompted authorities to stop the team’s last home game on Aug. 28 with four minutes left on the clock.
Read MoreMayor Tom Butt convenes first meeting of Richmond’s new city council
On Tuesday mayor Tom Butt called the new city council to order for the first time. On the agenda: electing a vice mayor, disbanding the Public Safety and Finance standing committees, and removing the time limits on debate for council members. Butt, a long-time council member, started out on a light note. “Nobody is to…
Read MoreRichmond YMCA toy giveaway founded by firefighter
Richmond firefighter Rod Woods started the annual Toy Giveaway 27 years ago, when he was first hired. “I told the Lord I would give back,” Woods said. This was his way of giving back. Woods was seven years old when his own family was in need during the holidays. “Somebody knocked on the front door…
Read MoreIn Richmond, solidarity with victims of violence in Ferguson and New York breaks boundaries
With national protests erupting over the non-indictment of the police officers involved in the Brown and Eric Garner cases, Richmond served as a rare example of a peaceful protest on Tuesday.
Read More23rd Street merchants welcome RPD’s “john-shaming” campaign
Richmond Police Department is launching a new “john-shaming” campaign to take prostitutes off Richmond’s 23rd street.
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 MoreDe Anza High receives threatening letters
De Anza High School received two racially charged and threatening letters aimed at students, school officials reported.
Read MoreRPD sting brings in prostitutes off 23rd street
Officer Amit Nath and Officer Gary Lewis of the Richmond Police Department stand in wait near their squad cars in a nearly empty parking lot on the corner of Barrett and 25th Street. It’s around 8 p.m. on a Wednesday evening, and the street lights are on, but they’re so dull they barely cast shadows…
Read MoreRichmond leaders reflect on Cinco de Mayo beatings in 2002
The Cinco de Mayo celebration on the 23rd Street corridor has become one of Richmond’s grandest events But it wasn’t always that way. Ten years ago, the street and the holiday became synonymous with an incident that would become a turning point in the city’s history, ushering in a new generation of political leaders and…
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