Officers recovered numerous shell casings near Wendel Park after responding to a ShotSpotter activation and citizen calls reporting gunfire. Police responded to the area of 2600 Esmond Avenue after residents reported they heard numerous gunshots around 6:42 pm on December 11th. ShotSpotter also detected about 15 rounds fired. Officers

During the chief’s crime report last month, the Richmond City Council discussed ways to deal with increasingly bold thieves and the challenges of arresting those found with suspected stolen catalytic converters. Richmond Police Chief Bisa French told the council that some catalytic converter thieves in Richmond and throughout the

Richmond hosted several sideshows over the weekend, attracting hundreds of cars and groups of onlookers between Friday and Sunday night as police worked to stop the shows and disperse the crowds. Officers responded to 45th and Macdonald after a group of about fifty cars gathered in what appeared to be