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For the past nine days Monroe Park, right near Virginia Commonwealth University, has been the site for protesters protesting their disgust with the homelessness epidemic spreading throughout the city of Richmond. The group set up tents and furniture in the park, refusing to leave until the city recognized the homeless population. Early Thursday morning Richmond […]

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from: www.timesdispatch.com Michael K. Brown Jr., 20, of Glen Allen was fatally shot early Sunday morning after officials say an argument inside the Aurora nightclub spilled outside. Police say the victim was approximately found at 12:51 a.m on the sidewalk at North Fourth and East Main. He was found with an apparent gunshot wound and […]

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Richmond Police have arrested two people in connection with last night’s fatal shooting on Chamberlayne Avenue. Kevin M. Scott, 18, of the 8400 block of Tyler Lane, has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. A juvenile teen female has also been arrested and charged. Investigators believe robbery was the motive in this incident. Just […]

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Richmond Police have arrested a man sought in connection with yesterday’s shooting on Cliff Avenue. Antwan L. Jones, 28, of the 100 block of East Ladies Mile Road, was arrested at 2:30 p.m. today in the 500 block of West 19th Street by the U.S. Marshall’s Fugitive Task Force without incident. He has been charged […]

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Richmond has moved up 20 spots, from 99th to 79th, in a nationwide ranking of cities based on crime even though the city had fewer crimes over that period. The list is compiled by the CQ Press. “While we’ve moved up the list, it’s important to note that, overall, Richmond had less crime ranked 79th […]

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Richmond Police need the public’s help in finding Lamar Javon Williams in connection with last night’s shooting on Harwood Street. Williams, 18, has black hair and brown eyes, weighs about 140 pounds and is approximately 5’6” feet tall. His last known address is the 500 block of Windomere Avenue. At approximately 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers […]

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Richmond Police need the public’s help to identify the two people in the below surveillance photos who are wanted in connection with an armed robbery yesterday. At approximately 7:45 p.m. Sunday, two masked men entered the Town Market at 250 E. Ladies Mile Road and robbed the clerk at gunpoint of money and cigarettes. The […]

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The Richmond Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Raymond Fitzgerald. He is wanted in connection with a shooting last night in the 1700 block of Fairfax Avenue. Fitzgerald, 27, of the 1800 block of Idlewood Avenue has a felony warrants on file for malicious wounding and use of a firearm in […]

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After following up on several strong leads, Richmond Police investigators have made an arrest in the September homicide in the Southwood community. Levern Johnson Jr., 31, of the 700 block of Northside Avenue, was charged with murder and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony for the Sept. 18 shooting death of […]

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The Richmond Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Jabril Ahmad Neville. He is wanted in connection with a shooting in Gilpin Court last week. Neville, 21, of the 3400 block of Decatur Street has a felony warrant on file for aggravated malicious wounding. He is known to frequent West Baker Street […]

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Richmond Police need the public’s help to identify the man who robbed a local Fas Mart on Saturday. He’s pictured in the below three surveillance photos. At approximately 6:40 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, a man walked into the Fas Mart at 2107 Semmes Ave. and asked the clerk for a carton of cigarettes. When […]

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The Richmond Police Department is investigating a murder that occurred overnight. Shortly before 11 p.m. last night, police officers heard the sound of gunshots near East 19th Street and Chicago Avenue.When they arrived less than a minute later they discovered the body of Katrice Robertson, 25, of the 1800 block of Chicago Ave., lying in […]