Richmond police reactivated the city's Flock Safety license plate reader cameras on Friday, after the system was turned off last year over data-sharing concerns, according to Richmond Police Chief Tim Simmons.
The cameras were taken offline in October 2025 after a "national lookup" feature had been
Richmond police recorded vehicle thefts, multiple burglaries, assaults and a string of DUI arrests, according to department records. Car thefts were reported across neighborhoods from the Iron Triangle to North and East Richmond, while officers also responded to domestic violence calls, commercial break-ins and weapons-related offenses throughout the week.
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An unidentified person was found dead in the water near Canal Boulevard on Saturday, as Richmond police logged an attempted murder, vehicle thefts and robberies between May 11 and May 17.
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An unidentified person was found dead in the water near Canal Boulevard on Saturday, as Richmond police logged an attempted murder, vehicle thefts and robberies between May 11 and May 17.
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Richmond police reactivated the city's Flock Safety license plate reader cameras on Friday, after the system was turned off last year over data-sharing concerns, according to Richmond Police Chief Tim Simmons.
The cameras were taken offline in October 2025 after a "national lookup" feature had been
Richmond police recorded vehicle thefts, multiple burglaries, assaults and a string of DUI arrests, according to department records. Car thefts were reported across neighborhoods from the Iron Triangle to North and East Richmond, while officers also responded to domestic violence calls, commercial break-ins and weapons-related offenses throughout the week.
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Twenty-two vehicles were stolen and seven robberies reported in Richmond between April 27 and May 3, with three of the holdups involving a firearm or weapon.
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Richmond police recently responded to a mix of incidents across the city, including a robbery, assaults, thefts, vandalism and domestic violence cases, according to department records.
Monday, April 20
Car theft: 2900 block of Hoffman Boulevard. A car owner stepped outside to find the curb bare at 1 a.m.
A Richmond man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge for engaging in commercial sex with a 16-year-old girl, becoming the first person convicted under a newly strengthened California law that allows prosecutors to charge sex buyers with a felony when the victim is a minor.
Cedric Demarcus Kelly, 37,
Two homicides, three robberies, and 23 vehicle thefts were among the incidents logged by Richmond police between April 13 and April 19, along with an armed carjacking, multiple assaults and a firearm arrest, according to department records.
Monday, April 13
Guns: 100 block of 23rd Street. Police arrested someone after
Two people were found dead inside a Clinton Avenue home Friday morning in what police are calling an apparent murder-suicide, the second homicide investigation the department has opened in as many days.
Officers responded at approximately 9:57 a.m. to the 5600 block of Clinton Avenue for a welfare