March 17 – March 18, 2011

Today’s Good News

Fourth Precinct officers recently responded for a report of an attempted armed robbery on West Broad Street. Officer Donnie Watkins spoke with the victim and broadcast a suspect description. With the assistance of VCU Police and Fourth Precinct Officer Sheryl Austin-Somerville and Detective John T. Walker, two individuals were arrested and charged with several robbery-related crimes.

DISCLAIMER: The following incidents are preliminary in nature and are subject to change after investigation. Please note that the entries listed below do not cover every incident from overnight. The listings are subject to the judgment of staff officers’ sense of what is noteworthy.

CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

2^nd Precinct

ROBBERY

3/17/11 4:54 p.m.

3200 block of Lawson Street

A male reported he was robbed at gunpoint by two unknown males.

2^nd Precinct

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (X2)

3/17/11 9:33 p.m.

1400 block of Clarkson Road

A male and female reported they were assaulted by a known male.

1^st Precinct

ROBBERY

3/18/11 2:40 a.m.

1500 block of North 20^th Street

A male reported he was assaulted and robbed by three unknown males. Two arrests were made.

PROPERTY CRIMES

1^st Precinct

THEFT FROM BUILDING

3/17/11 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

1300 block of North 23^rd Street

An unknown person(s) stole copper piping from the residence.

3^rd Precinct

THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE

3/17/11 1:00 a.m. – 4:00 a.m.

6200 block of Glyndon Lane

An unknown person(s) broke into the vehicle and stole cash left in plain view.

3^rd Precinct

THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE

3/17/11 4:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

300 block of Randolph Street

An unknown person(s) broke into the vehicle and stole an iPod.

4^th Precinct

LARCENY

3/16/11– 3/1/7/11 4:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.

3100 block of Cliff Avenue

An unknown person(s) stole parts from an HVAC unit.