From the RPD daily report; 3rd Precinct BURGLARY (COMMERCIAL) 1/26/12 – 2/2/12 1:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. – 7017 Forest Hill Ave. (The former location of Liberty Valance) An unknown person(s) entered the building under renovation and stole copper pipes. What is interesting is the phrase “under renovation”. Anyone know anything? 3rd Precinct BURGLARY 2/2/12 [...]
Update 1/21:he Richmond Police Department has identified the victim in yesterday’s homicide. At 4:18 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, officers responded to reports of shots fired and a man down in the 600 block of Westover Hills Boulevard. When officers arrived they found Samuel L. Johnson, 38, with gunshot wounds lying next to a car in [...]
From the daily RPD Crime report; 3rd Precinct AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 1/18/12 – 6:45 p.m. – 1200 block of West 43rd Street A female reported she was assaulted by three unknown males. 3rd Precinct THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE (X2) 1/13/12 – 1/14/12 – 5:10 p.m. – 9:30 a.m. – 5100 block of Devonshire Road An unknown [...]
Lt. Stephen McQuail (Stephen.McQuail@richmondgov.com,646-1944) has some good news to start out the new year and apparently we have our neighbors to thank. (Full Report) Sector 312 came in first place out of the twelve sectors for crime reduction for 2011. We had a seven percent reduction in violent crime and ten percent reduction in property [...]
From the RPD daily crime report; 3rd Precinct -THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 1/13/12 – 1/14/12 – 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. – 900 block of West 30th Street An unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and stole a laptop, purse and wallet left in plain view. 3rd Precinct -BURGLARY 1/13/12 – 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 [...]
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From Westover Hills Crime Watch; Greetings – the Westover Hills neighborhood has been targeted by thieves in recent days. What follows is information just provided to me by a neighbor that describes the car and behavior of the probable thieves: A bright red Toyota Camry with a VA license plate. A specialty plate with Colonial [...]
Is it enough to call it a crime wave yet? From Westover Hills Neighborhood Association; 5300 New Kent Rd was broken into this morning (12/17/11) between 10:30-11:30 AM (probably closer to 11:30). They entered by kicking in the side door then left through the front door. The only items missing were a laptop and navy [...]
This one is in Forest View and reported by the Crime Watch Captain Katie, There was a an aggressive home break-in, this am on 49th street near Pine Crest, between 7:30 am & 11 am. The back door was kicked in. A TV was stolen. If you may have seen anything or have any information [...]
From the daily RPD report; 3rd Precinct -BURGLARY 12/15/11 – 8:20 a.m. – 5:37 p.m. – 1700 block of Leicester Road An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole a TV, video game console and jewelry. 2nd Precinct – BURGLARY 12/15/11 – 10:30 a.m. – 12:12 p.m. – 3100 block of Semmes Avenue An [...]
From Lieutenant Stephen E. McQuail of the Third Precinct; There have been some burglaries to vacant homes in the Forest Hill, Westover Hill, Woodland Heights , and Westover Hills West neighborhoods recently. All of the homes have been vacant, and most have been displaying “For Sale” signs. The suspects are entering through basement doors, windows, [...]
From Katie, one of our areas many CrimeWatch Captains. Suspicious People from 2 different neighbors, might/might not be the same people: If you see someone matching the description please call the police 646-5100. First Neighbor: Two men were checking out the heat pump at 818 Westover Hills Blvd today around 11:20 am. I saw them [...]
From the daily crime report; 3rd Precinct - ROBBERY/ABDUCTION (X2) 12/7/11 6:25 p.m. - 6300 block of Jahnke Road A male and female reported they were held against their will and robbed at gunpoint by an unknown male. 3rd Precinct -BURGLARY 12/3/11 – 12/7/11 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. -5800 block of Forest Hill Avenue An unknown [...]
I’m going on a limb and saying this is a scam. I’ve never heard of any progam like this and when somebody asks for money right then and there alarm flags go up. Also I don’t know of any school in the area that would try to fund classes in this manner. The following was [...]
From RPD; Richmond Police detectives are looking for witnesses regarding an incident this week in which a man was struck by a vehicle on the Powhite Parkway . At approximately 10 p.m. on Monday, officers were called to the emergency lane on the northbound side of the James River Bridge on the Powhite Parkway for [...]
In your unsettling news of the day, we get this report from a resident on New Kent. Just wanted to let everyone know that we had someone trespassing on our property in the 4600 block of New Kent Avenue Wednesday evening around 7:10. We heard a noise and discovered an empty pair of shoes (no [...]
From NBC12. This crime unfolded at the BP station on the corner of Westover Hills and Belt Boulevard. A customer was shot inside. It happened around 8:15, forensics are still on the scene as of 11:15. Police are in the early stages of this investigation. The male customer died inside the store never making it [...]
There was a garage break in the 3100 block alley between Forest Hill and Porter. The garage break in occurred 4:30 a.m. on Thursday. Fortunately the homeowner had a webcam in the garage. The intruder fled without taking anything. As an extra special bonus they were able to help a neighbor recover her stolen scooter. Apparently the [...]
Received an email about an oil thief. I discovered over the weekend that my outside oil tank was recently emptied by theives and was probably done during the day and probably done by a oil delirvery type of truck. It was full and a large truck would be necessary to steal 275 gallons, plus it [...]
The next meeting of the newly formed Forest View Neighborhood Watch is 10/26 at 7 p.m. at the Westover Baptist Church. If you are part of the Forest View Neighborhood head to the meeting to become more involved and informed about your neighborhood. The agenda items include; gathering contacts for Neighborhood Watch, Public Works on bulk [...]
From RPD report; 3rd Precinct THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 10/19/11 – 12:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 4600 block of Devonshire Road An unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and stole a plastic storage container, breathing aid and cell phone charger.
From the RPD report; 3rd Precinct -ROBBERY 10/16/11 – 10:00 p.m. – 2100 block of Riverside Drive A male reported he was robbed by an unknown male.
A tip from Shannon let’s us know that the scooter thieves are hitting the area again. She had an attempted theft in the Forest Heights/Reedy Creek neighborhood near 34th & Beattie. She also reported that thieves were successful across the street last Wednesday but that scooter has been recovered. If you need help making sure [...]
Reports of “mess of cars” having just one tire slashed on the west side of W. 47th Street on the 800 block. It occurred at some point last night and several folks, including the person who let me know about it, filed reports with the police. Keep on eye out and report any suspicious activity.
