Richmond’s new police chief answers questions about who’s calling the shots
Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones announced last week that former police Chief Bryan Norwood resigned, but that’s not accurate. Norwood said he didn’t want to leave and was forced out. And he also said the...
View ArticleNew city police chief opens up
“I believe in sunshine, and I think we will shine in the sun,” Tarasovic added, referring to transparency. … A few days before Tarasovic was named chief, the department’s structure was changed so that...
View ArticleVideo of brawl with RPD leads to excessive force accusations
Dotson tells NBC12 he might not have handled this situation 100% correctly, but believes he also didn’t do anything that deserved this level of physical response. Link
View ArticleRichmond Police still on the lookout for Escaped Prisoner
It all started on North 9th street where Richmond Police say Kip Rannels pulled loose and simply ran away. At 4:30 Thursday afternoon, the downtown offices in Richmond are still packed with people,...
View ArticleShamrock Brawl Investigation to Stay Private
As for how officers handled the incident, Richmond police spokesman Gene Lepley confirms that the department won’t be releasing the results of an internal affairs investigation. Link
View ArticleRPD Gives Thousands Of Tax-Payer Dollars To ROC
The Richmond Police Department gave more than half a million dollars to the ROC for crime prevention programs at two Richmond high schools. Link
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Police Run Over Bike
F. T. Rea posted a video “Marching Against Monsanto.” It shows a city police car running over the back wheel of a bicycle. (begins at 1:39) Style Weekly: Crunch. The cyclist appears to be monitoring...
View ArticleJudge clears man in ‘Shamrock the Block’ case
In tossing out the case, Richmond Judge Eugene Cheek said the officer’s action, as seen in the video, brought into question the officer’s credibility. Dotson’s attorney argued his client had the right...
View ArticleRichmond police chief briefs city council after recent violence
“Let me just say, the citizens do not feel safe in our city,” Councilwoman Reva Trammell asserted. There have been 14 murders so far this year, including seven in the particularly deadly month of May....
View ArticlePolice chief talks crime at City Council meeting
According to Richmond police statistics, violent crime is up 9 percent this year compared with the same period last year, driven in part by a 39 percent increase in street robberies. Link
View ArticleRichmond to compel contractor to rebuild accidentally destroyed wall
More than eight months after the city of Richmond began investigating the destruction of a pre-Civil War brick wall on city property that once ringed the Tredegar Iron Works, it says it will make a...
View ArticleHOLMBERG: Historic canal wall must go back up, but why did it come down?
What remains a mystery – almost nine months later – is why any of the pre-Civil War wall was taken down and who hired the contractor, J. A. Liesfield of Rockville, to do the demolition on October 16th,...
View ArticleKanawha Canal Controversy Keeps on Rollin’
Last year, a large section of the historic Kanawha Canal came down during construction of the new 2nd Street connector. Was it an accident? Was it under orders from one of the various organizations or...
View ArticleOpen Source RVA And Time Line On Canal Wall Controversy
In addition, here is a timeline on the canal wall controversy: Link
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Was historic wall ‘mistakenly’ demolished for new city amphitheater?
New plans for a large, new amphitheater near Richmond’s riverfront don’t show a 100-foot-long, pre-Civil War brick wall that was “mistakenly” taken down – a wall on the shoulder of George...
View ArticleViewer calls 911, gets recording
A Richmond woman wants answers after she calls 911 – and doesn’t get the response she expects. Link
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Police say man had the right to remove political signs on Monument
“Officers are now more familiar with that particular City Code dealing with signage along public ways, including Monument Avenue,” Shamus said. The code forbids signs except on private property....
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Driving Dwight
The police department released the documents only after Style Weekly filed suit in Richmond Circuit Court after the department had failed to provide records requested within the time period required...
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Richmond’s FOIA request response was delayed
The Richmond Police Department did not respond to a request for records related to the costs of the mayor’s security detail within the time period required under state law. “The Richmond Police...
View ArticleWhat happened to Richmond man found dead and naked in a cemetery Christmas Eve?
Richmond police say no foul play is suspected at this time in the death of 54-year-old Dennis Bullock, missing for two weeks from his home in the 3200 block of 5th Avenue in Richmond’s North Side. His...
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