Fatal shooting on Lakeview
wtvr is reporting a deadly shooting on Lakeview Avenue late last night: “Authorities aren’t saying if it was a murder or a suicide, but they are still interviewing witnesses. The victim’s name has not been released.”
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Bike theft!
Maybe you’ve seen this bike? stolen bike (byrd park) Matte green beach cruiser, ape hanger handle bars, broken saddle, trek u lock on frame stolen from my front porch. Hit me up
July Crime Report
From the Richmond Police Department’s Lt. Edward M. Capriglione: Community Noteworthy Report Sector 313: July 2010: Violent Crime: 25% decrease 07/2010 vs. 07/2009 – six (6) crimes vs. eight (8) crimes. Property Crime: 12% decrease 07/2010 vs. 07/2009 – fifty-three (53) crimes vs. sixty (60) crimes Major Crime: 13% decrease 07/2010 vs. 07/2009 – fifty-nine [...]
Richmond’s safest neighborhood
A recent story on nbc12 calls the area around Randolph Street “Richmond’s safest neighborhood”: The neighborhood on Randolph Street looks like any other but it’s what you don’t see that makes it the most different. Illegal activity here is not only decreasing, but police have found it rivals other areas in metro Richmond. “As far [...]
3rd Precinct Crime Report for June
The June crime report from the Richmond Police Department is posted below. For those who scrutinized last month’s report. We saw a 250% increase in robberies (from 2 to 7 in the 3rd precinct). This month, there were another seven robberies, which is the same number seen in June 2009. However, the other categories may [...]
RPD’s neighborhood walk in Randolph this evening
Live in the Randolph area? Look for the Richmond Police starting at 6PM for a neighborhood walk through to learn about your concerns. [via]
Robberies up 250% in Sector 313
The following data was supplied by the Richmond Police Dept’s Lt. Edward M. Capriglione: Community Noteworthy Report May 2010, Sector 313 Violent Crime: 0% increase 05/2010 vs. 05/2009 – nine (9) crimes vs. nine (9) crimes. Property Crime: 13% decrease 05/2010 vs. 05/2009 – forty-seven (47) crimes vs. fifty-four (54) crimes Major Crime: 11% decrease [...]
Shooting on Lakeview Ave in Randolph
This afternoon, the police discovered a woman shot multiple times in a car parked on the 1200 block of Lakeview Ave near Harrison Street in the Randolph neighborhood. She was taken to the hospital and was pronounced dead shortly afterwards E-mail Advisory 4/2/10 Richmond Police Department Lakeview Ave. Homicide The Richmond Police Department is investigating [...]
When to Call the Cops on your Neighbors
A controversially titled blog, Gentrifying Richmond: Transitional Neighborhood Lowdown, posted an entry in December giving suggestions on when/if a neighbor should call the police on another neighbor. However, now that the sun is starting to warm things up, people are coming out of their homes and laying eyes on each other in the full light [...]
Stroller Stolen from Porch
You see baby strollers parked on people’s porches all the time. Bringing the bulky things inside isn’t always an option. After a year and a half of good luck, our stroller was stolen from our porch on Rosewood Ave sometime after Thanksgiving. I understand that we were taking a risk by leaving it outside, but [...]
Car Break-Ins on Rosewood Ave
From a concerned Byrd Parker: I thought this merited a post on the blog. Last night my wife and I looked out our window and saw two guys trying to break into cars on the 2100 block of Rosewood. We called the police, and they later picked up one of the men rummaging through a [...]
July Crime Roundup – Sector 313
Download the full police report here or visit the sector 313 website here Crimes of note: July 6 Commander Smith received a complaint of open-air drug dealing in the 1300 block of Wallace Street. The complainant said he was concerned that the drug dealing was negatively impacting elderly tenants of an apartment building as well [...]
