The Richmond Police Department’s Community Care Unit is conducting a Business Watch Forum on April 25th, 2011 from 9am to 12p.m. at the Richmond Police Training Academy . Please help us get the word out to the local businesses in your areas. Seats will go quickly, make sure your businesses RSVP Officer Alice Snell ASAP. [...]
Earlier this week the Richmond Police Department sued Mo Karn to retrieve documents she had previously received via a FOIA request. The RTD reports: The city of Richmond is ending its legal quest to recover police documents turned over to an anarchist group, which posted them on its website. Police Chief Bryan T. Norwood said [...]
Last September the police released several procedure and training manuals to Mo Karn (member/spokesperson for The Wingnut) in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. Then, the RPD decided releasing those documents was a mistake and requested them back. The RTD has that story: “In the present circumstances, the dissemination of these documents in [...]
This has been a moderately successful year in addressing crime in our communities. As of this date, violent crime is down -22%, but property crime is up +3%. We experienced 5 less major crimes giving us a 0% change. The good news is we experienced a -26% decrease of individual robberies (72-53). So far this [...]
The RPD is looking for adult volunteers to help with their new MyPAL Mentor Program. MyPAL is a mentoring program run by the Richmond Police Athletic League. The Richmond PAL was one of 135 police athletic leagues selected to receive federal grant money to establish the mentoring program. The Mentoring Program involves recruiting volunteer Mentors [...]
Registration is now open for the RPD’s Citizens Police Academy. The Academy is eight two-hour sessions twice weekly spanning about a month. The classes will cover different areas of the Department provided by expert guest instructors, presenters as well as certified police officers and supervisors. The courses’ are diverse and range from the organizational structure [...]
As part of September 11th events/remembrances the Richmond Fire Department will face off against Richmond Police Department to battle for the Red vs. Blue Pennant. The festivities will start at 10am at the Henderson Sports Complex (804 Forest Lawn Dr.) near John Marshall High School.
Chief Bryan T. Norwood will lead his Command Staff and sector officers in a community walk through in the Ginter Park neighborhood tonight. The purpose is to speak with residents and business owners in the area about their concerns and how they can work with officers to address them. The group will meet at 6 [...]
