July 3 – July 5, 2012

Today’s Good News

Richmond Police has made arrests in two of a series of violent robberies and robbery attempts in the city last week. Beginning June 26, there were six robberies or attempted robberies in a span of three-plus days in the city in which the victims also were assaulted. Major Steve Drew said arrests have been made in two of the cases and police have developed strong leads in two others. Police are continuing to seek additional information from the public in all the cases. "I can tell you that each one's isolated," he said. "And I can tell you that some of the progress we've made in clearing these matters is due to good cooperation and citizen involvement." For the complete story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, visit http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/local-news/2012/jul/04/tdmet05-richmond-makes-arrests-in-2-of-a-string-of-ar-2032994/


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

2nd Precinct
ROBBERY
7/3/12           --        5:30 p.m.
3300 block of Snead Court
A male reported he was beaten up and robbed of money by two unknown males.

2nd Precinct
ROBBERY
7/3/12           --         6:40 p.m.
4014 Midlothian Turnpike
A male reported he was robbed of money at gunpoint by two unknown males.

3rd Precinct
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (DOMESTIC)
7/3/12            --        7:00 p.m.
2500 block of Semmes Avenue
A male reported he was assaulted by a known male.

4th Precinct
ROBBERY
7/4/12            --        3:22 a.m.
100 block of East Clay Street
A male reported he was robbed of an iPhone and jewelry at gunpoint by an unknown male.

4th Precinct
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (DOMESTIC)
7/4/12            --        2:30 a.m.
1200 block of Dubois Avenue
A male reported he was assaulted by a known female.

1st Precinct
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
7/4/12            --        8:00 a.m.
904 N. 30th St.
A female reported she was assaulted by a known female. An arrest was made.

1st Precinct
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
7/4/12            --        1:00 a.m.
2330 Ambrose St.
A female reported she was assaulted by an unknown female.

4th Precinct
ROBBERY ATTEMPT
7/4/12            --        12:43 p.m.
5000 block of Brook Road
A male reported an unknown male and two unknown females tried to rob him at gunpoint.

1st Precinct
ROBBERY
7/4/12            --        11:50 p.m.
700 block of Everett Street
A male reported he was robbed of money at gunpoint by two unknown males. An arrest was made.

3rd Precinct
ROBBERY (x4)
7/4/12            --        10:50 p.m.
2200 block of West Main Street
Two males and two females reported they were robbed and assaulted by a group of unknown suspects.

4th Precinct
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
7/4/12            --        10:00 p.m.
4300 block of Old Brook Road
A female reported she was assaulted by a known male.


PROPERTY CRIMES

1st Precinct
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
7/3/12            --        1:30 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
715 E. Fourth St.
A clay pot was used to break the front door of Studio 108.

1st Precinct
THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS
7/3/12            --        7:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
900 block of Mosby Street
A window was broken to steal a radio/CD player from a vehicle.

1st Precinct
BURGLARY
7/3/12 – 7/4/12            --        6:00 p.m. – 3:33 a.m.
5406 Campbell Ave.
Money and an iPad were stolen from the residence.

3rd Precinct
BURGLARY
7/3/12            --        12:00 a.m. – 5:10 a.m.
4027 W. Broad St.
The front door was smashed to steal the cash register from the Exxon.

3rd Precinct
BURGLARY
7/2/12            --        6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
653 Westover Hills Blvd.
Medication, an HP printer and money were stolen from the residence.

3rd Precinct
BURGLARY
7/3/12 – 7/4/12            --        9:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
4515 Wythe Ave.
Lawn tools, a drill and a saw were stolen from a shed.

3rd Precinct
BURGLARY
7/1/12 – 7/4/12            --        10:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
910 W. 49th St.
Lawn tools and a drill were stolen from a shed.

3rd Precinct
BURGLARY ATTEMPT
7/3/12 – 7/4/12            --        11:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m.
1500 Leicester Road
An unknown person tried to break into a shed.

3rd Precinct
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
7/4/12            --        11:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
6600 Midlothian Turnpike
A vehicle left running was taken from the Shell Station.

3rd Precinct
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
7/4/12            --        12:01 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
1400 block of Park Avenue
Several vehicles were vandalized by an unknown suspect.

3rd Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
7/3/12 – 7/4/12            --        4:30 p.m. – 8:00 a.m.
2600 Park Ave.
A window was broken to steal a bag from a vehicle.

4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
7/2/12 – 7/3/12            --        7:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
3227 First Ave.
A gun was taken from an unlocked vehicle.

4th Precinct
BURGLARY
6/30/12 – 7/3/12            --        3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
202 Wellford St.
A stove, washer and dryer were stolen from the residence.

4th Precinct
THEFT OF MOPED
7/3/12           --         5:30 p.m.
701 Chamberlayne Parkway
A moped was stolen from in front of a residence.

4th Precinct
THEFT OF LICENSE PLATES
7/2/12 – 7/3/12            --        9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
1615 Brook Road
The front and rear license plates were stolen from a vehicle.

4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
7/3/12            --        8:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m.
200 E. Canal St.
Music CDs were stolen from a vehicle.

4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
7/4/12            --        10:00 a.m.
300 block of North Second Street
A cell phone was taken from a vehicle.