There have been a bunch of shed and garage break-ins in the Northside lately–especially in the Bellevue area. This morning I got the following email from Lt. Corrigan: Burglars are targeting Garages and Sheds in your Neighborhood! There have been several burglaries to sheds and garages. As of now we have no suspects. If you [...]
WRIC is reporting that Richmond Police have decided to end the “Wake Up Call” initiative. Yesterday the Rutherford Institute sent the RPD a letter questioning the constitutionality of the initiative. I haven’t seen anything official from the police yet, but will update this post when I do.
From today’s RPD incident report: THEFT FROM BUILDING (X23) 4/22–4/23 • 9:00pm–2:00pm 1400 block of Chamberlayne Avenue An unknown person(s) stole copper from 23 units in the building. I asked the RPD to clarify if this happened at the new student housing complex going up or across the street at the self storage place. They [...]
NBC12 reporting: Officers will patrol neighborhood streets between the hours of midnight and 4:00 a.m. looking for any items of value (such as a GPS, music player, or computer) in plain view in a parked car. If they see anything left out, they will match the vehicle to its registered owner. If the owner lives [...]
Last week we had two reported motor vehicle thefts. Last night, two more vehicle thefts, and one attempted. Details after the jump.
Over the holiday week we got a couple reports of thieves stealing items out of alley-facing garages and stealing copper downspouts: We just learned this weekend that Ginter Park Presbyterian Church at 3601 Seminary (corner of Walton) had FIVE (count ‘em five) copper downspouts stolen (aqain). And what is especially disturbing is that some were [...]
A black 55 gallon rain barrel was stolen from the 1200 block of Overbrook (near the Police Academy). Who steals a rain barrel? If you know of its whereabouts I can put you in touch with the owner.
WTVR reports: RICHMOND – Members of St. Paul Catholic Church were stunned and heartbroken Saturday to learn that four chalices were taken from the building’s sacristy. … the value of the chalices [is estimated] at about $900 each. They had just been reconditioned, courtesy of a generous donation, that was made on behalf of the [...]
