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Community
Neighbors who live in the area around Wendell Park are hosting two events this week that they hope will curb some of the crime and blight that continues to be a problem in their area. Those who live in the area have voiced concerns about human trafficking, safety, and the
Crime in the City
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s office has filed murder charges in connection to the June 3 shooting death of 25-year-old Bryant Barrios-Marroquin, whose body was found in a burning truck near the Oakland Zoo. A tip led police to connect the suspicious fire to a Richmond homicide and
Crime in the City
The Richmond Police Department is celebrating success in locating stolen vehicles and vehicles associated with other crimes thanks to the city's recently installed license plate readers. The city council approved a contract with Flock Safety in February to install license plate cameras in various locations throughout the city.
Crime in the City
Saturday, April 22 DUI manslaughter: Bayview Avenue and Carlson Boulevard. Police made an arrest for vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, hit-and-run resulting in death, and DUI causing bodily injury at 3:48 a.m. International House of Donuts: 3400 block of Klose Way. Twenty cars were reportedly spinning donuts at
Crime in the City
North and East neighbors joined with community group Faith in Action for a peace walk Friday night to address growing frustration with human trafficking in their neighborhood. The group met at Wendell Park before heading out for a walk through the neighborhood with signs in hand, chanting, "Who'
Crime in the City
Saturday, April 1 Assault with a deadly weapon: 3400 block of Mcdonald Avenue. An armed man wearing a ski mask and all-black clothing reportedly assaulted a man and stole a wallet near Domino’s Pizza at 10:11 p.m. Jumped: 28th Street and Macdonald Avenue. A passerby told police
Crime in the City
Sunday, March 19 Sideshow: Klose Way and Blume Drive. A caller told police he could see 50 cars participating in a sideshow at 2:33 a.m. When officers arrived, they spotted 100 cars with upwards of 120 spectators. The group apparently blocked in an AC Transit bus but fled
Crime in the City
Sunday, March 12 Robbery of an inhabited dwelling: Two 20-year-olds in dark hooded sweatshirts reportedly tried to kick in a resident’s door but were scared off by the owner. The resident told police he followed the two dudes to a home at 27th and Roosevelt at 1:54 p.
News
A glass door was shattered at Richmond's KCRT Television in Civic Center Plaza Sunday morning, leaving broken glass on the ground and doors unable to be secured. The vandalism was reported by a passerby at 11:56 am Sunday morning. Police responded, cleared the building, and then called
Crime in the City
A man shot to death in the Fairmede neighborhood Wednesday morning is Richmond’s first homicide of 2023. The city’s gunshot detection system alerted police to 17 rounds fired in the 2400 block of Aberdeen Way, quickly followed by another activation of 12 more shots around 11:24 a.
Crime in the City
Wednesday, March 1 Shot in the arm: 100 block of 22nd Street. The city’s gunshot detection system picked up nine rounds near the railroad tracks at 8:20 p.m. Later, police and fire responded to a man shot in his arm near the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program. Shotspotter
Crime in the City
Saturday, February 11 Attempted robbery: 900 block of 23rd Street–one of the locations Richmond police have identified as a strong-arm robbery “hot spot.” A man in a restaurant’s parking lot required medical attention after he was hit in the head with a gun at 9:40 p.m.