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Mourners 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 MoreRPD Ride-Along: Night on the Richmond beat
Officers Brandon Ruffin and Jennifer Cortez patrol the central beat, an area comprising Richmond’s inner city and high crime Iron Triangle neighborhood. Some shifts pop with energy and danger – including reports of sometimes deadly gunfire – while others are placid.
“It comes in waves,” Ruffin, 28, says as he slides the cruiser through a back alley. “The key is to keep the bad waves small and quick.”
Read MoreRichmond police identify officer in deadly shooting
Richmond Police identified Wallace Jensen as the officer who shot and killed Richard Perez III during a scuffle Sunday, the city’s first fatal officer-involved shooting since 2007.
Read MoreState refinery safety bill hailed by legislators draws concern from a free speech group
A new bill aimed at increasing transparency in California oil refineries has an unexpected opponent –a free speech rights group. The First Amendment Coalition raised concerns over SB 1300, a bill they claim will actually allow oil companies to hide some information as “trade secrets.” “It sets a dangerous precedent,” said Peter Scheer, the coalition’s…
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 More2014 Latin American Heritage Day & Music Festival
National Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off on Sept. 14th in Richmond with upbeat music, tasty tacos and bounce houses for kids at a music festival at Restaurante La Revolucion in the Hilltop Mall area.
Read MoreKennedy High School narrows the digital divide
65 Kennedy High students will receive free laptops courtesy of a $100,000 grant.
Read MoreUC Regents vote in favor of sustainable investment over divestment
The University of California Board of Regents voted Wednesday to add several environmental responsibility initiatives into its investment portfolio, but declined to act on student fossil-free coalitions’ demands that it divest from fossil fuel companies.
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 MoreFriends and family paint a picture of Richard Perez as sometimes troublesome – but not dangerous
The first fatal officer-involved shooting in Richmond since 2007 saw the death of Richard “Pedie” Perez III, 24, on Sept. 14. This has shocked the Iron Triangle neighborhood, where Perez lived, and we spoke to family and friends about “Pedie”.
Read MoreRichmond City Council and residents tackle hate speech
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday took a step toward adopting new rules to curb hate speech and other disruptions at its contentious meetings.
Read MoreRichmond City Council supports federal government help for child refugees
The resolution was passed by City Council in a meeting on Tuesday evening, to show support and solidarity for those fleeing violence from Central America. The resolution was merely symbolic, but received unanimous support from all members of the council.
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.
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