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Busy weekend for bad guys
The RPD’s Daily Crime Report for the weekend includes aggravated assaults on Accommodation, 24th Street, and in Gillies Creek Park; a life-threatening shooting on Phaup Street; and theft of Cedar Street and Venable Street.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT/ATTEMTED MURDER
10/16/10 12:27 a.m.
1900 block of Accommodation Street
A male reported he was assaulted by an unknown male who shot at him.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
10/16/10 2:40 p.m.
1500 block of North 24th Street
A female reported she was assaulted by a known female. An arrest was made.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
10/17/10 7:00 p.m.
00 block of Gilles Creek Park
A female reported she was assaulted and shot at by a known female. An arrest was made.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (SHOOTING)
10/17/10 3:29 a.m.
2100 block of Phaup Street
A male reported he was shot by an unknown person. His injuries are life-threatening.
THEFT FROM BUILDING
9/16/10 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
2301 Cedar St.
A known male stole cymbals from the above location.
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
10/16/10 7:00 p.m.
2100 block of Venable Street
An unknown person broke into the vehicle and stole a video game system and a purse.
TAGGED: crime
You forgot cars being stomp on and windshield, and windows being broken on 35th and O Street.
Does it seem like there is more crime than usual over the past few weeks or have I just not noticed?
What happened at McDonald’s at 18th and Broad Saturday night about 11pm or so? There were at least 5 police cars in the parking lot and two police officers on bicycle (which were riding down Broad St from MCV in the opposite direction of traffic coming up Broad and weaving in and out of cars).
Someone also stole a birthday present delivery off of my porch on Wednesday. It was delivered at 3 and by 4:30 it was gone.
I normally have packages delivered to work, so I was wondering if others have problems with mail theft. Anyone else?
Boz,
I never have things delivered to the house! Work is always better. I have had mail delivery issues in the past but all packages I have delivered to the office. I figure if it’s there someone will try to steal it… Someone stole the American flag off my front pirch one night!
Mail Theft is a federal crime, isn’t it?
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/
Yes, mail theft IS a federal crime…but how do you catch them? At least, that is what the PO told me. They basically said “What can we do?”
I’ve had three packages stolen from my front porch. My packages now go to my mom’s house in the west end
I think crime is up in general; and that people are simply loosing it. I don’t know why this trend is happening; other than fear of reporting crime. Please keep reporting all crimes encountered. Stay fearless to the thugs. So many people fear reporting crimes that I know, in fear of retaliation, and it’s a legitimate fear – as I’ve personally seen what can happen. But all I can say, don’t be afraid or it will get remarkably worst! Peace, Light and Love, C.
Bicycle cops riding the wrong way in traffic – amazing. I had a conversation with a VCU police officer on a bicycle, and they are very well trained with regard to following all traffic laws and behaving as vehicles when on bicycles. The way I see Richmond PD behave, however, with riding on sidewalks, riding the wrong way on two way and one way streets, ignoring signals, and simply acting as if they are a pedestrian on two wheels, is ridiculous. It is no wonder that people in this town don’t know how to ride a bicycle properly when the police department can’t even be bothered to set a decent example. I should like to educate the PD on its own laws, but don’t know the route to take…