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
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
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.
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
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
One person was killed and another wounded Thursday morning in a shooting on Aberdeen Way, police said.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired at approximately 10:59 a.m. in the 2400 block of Aberdeen Way and found one person dead at the scene, according to the Richmond Police
Assaults, a robbery and a reported arson were among the incidents logged by Richmond police between April 6 and April 12, along with multiple driving-under-the-influence arrests and 21 vehicle thefts, according to department records.
Richmond crime incident map
Monday, April 6
DUI: Undisclosed location in 94804. Police
Richmond police responded to multiple arsons, a midday assault with a deadly weapon at Hilltop Mall, and an early-morning carjacking on 23rd Street, while also carrying out a sweep of smoke shops. The city’s ongoing game of “Where did my car go?” cooled off slightly, with 17 vehicles
Thieves and arsonists kept Richmond police busy this week, cars disappeared by the dozen, fires bookended a Sunday, homes were broken into, weapons were brandished, and the week closed with a driver fleeing a crash after drinking.
Richmond crime incidents
Monday, March 23
Vehicle recovery: 200 block of S. 9th