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Armed Robber on a Bike

via the RTD: Two Robberies there reported separately in Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s Daily Crime reports actually both occurred Monday evening about 9:30 pm.  Both robberies took place blocks apart “when a black male in dark clothing rode up on a bicycle and brandished a silver-chrome handgun”.  Both victims were made to lie on the ground [...]

Deja Vu

ROBBERY 12/12/11            9:30 p.m. 200 block of North Monroe Street A male reported he was robbed at gunpoint by an unknown male. Please watch the video in the left sidebar, How Not to be a Victim.  It is mostly common sense advice which everyone should be aware of under the current circumstances. Be aware of your [...]

Robbed at Gunpoint

So it continues and still nothing from our Mayor but Sunshine and Roses. ROBBERY 12/12/11 9:30 p.m. 200 block of West Marshall Street A male reported he was robbed at gunpoint by an unknown male. 12-13-11 Daily Crime Report

Two Death Investigations

This morning’s Daily Crime Report has two death investigations listed, one at 200 North 4th St. near Club Aurora and one in Southside off Jahnke Road and one attempted robbery on Franklin, again possibly club related.  DEATH INVESTIGATION 12/9/11 9:57 a.m. 200 block of North 4th Street A male was found deceased at the above location. [...]

One of Everything This Weekend

There was one of almost every kind of crime in Greater Jackson Ward this past weekend. Rape, robbery, assault, you name it, we got it. It makes the eight or ten Thefts from Motor Vehicles look tame by comparison. Should you be aware of any media reports on these incidents, I would appreciate it if [...]

Persons of Interest Sought in Gilmer Robbery

OK community, this is your chance to help solve some crimes that have been plagueing our community. Click to see larger photos. Richmond Police detectives need the public’s help to identify two men involved in the robbery of two VCU students at gunpoint on Gilmer Street recently. Two persons of interest were pictured using the [...]

Crime Wave Goes Citywide

There was only one robbery in Greater Jackson Ward among this weekend’s citywide wave of armed robberies. There was no mention of a weapon. The crime wave is approaching epidemic proportions, yet the Mayor remains silent. He’s dogded a direct question and multiple requests for comments, meanwhile he has been busy on his own behalf, [...]

Bad Guys Are Still at Work

There was another armed robbery early this morning, this time in Carver.  It’s the same old same ‘ole. There was another similar robbery on the Northside late last night. Other parts of the city didn’t fare to well eith in Daily Crime Report. ROBBERY (x2) 11/18/11 2:45 a.m. 400 block of Gilmer Street Two males [...]

A Conversation With Lt. Hood

At the HJWA meeting Tuesday night, the meeting had barely been called to order when Lt. Hood rose to speak.  He got straight to the point, Jackson Ward and surrounding communities were experiencing a sudden spike in crime.  He handed out a crime map with 13 individual robberies since October 1st, most of them coming in [...]

The Beat Goes On – Three More Holdups

There were three more robberies this weekend in the 4th Precinct.  One in Monroe Ward on Friday at lunchtime, one near the Children’s Museum and one on the Northside.  In addition there were two other robberies, one in Churchhill and one on the Southside. In the meantime, the Mayor is silent.  Here is the full report. [...]

Channel 12 Report on the Crime Spree

This is the best report I’ve seen so far. It is a week old, but and they call it for what it is, a “String of armed robberies in Downtown Richmond”. There’s also some new about the police response and who they think the bad guys are. Lt. Hood appears towards the end of the [...]

Thugs Arrested on Southside!

Police made an arrest early this morning near 3600 Hull Street in an armed robbery matching the exact MO of our local incidents. “A male reported he was robbed at gunpoint by two unknown males. An arrest was made.“ There was also a similar robbery on the northside.  There is no word yet whether all these [...]

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