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Home Invasion on 100 Block of S. Laurel Street

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From VCU alert page:

VCU Police were contacted at approximately 9:35 PM regarding a home invasion robbery that took place at approximately 9 PM in the 100 block of S. Laurel Street .

Police were not notified immediately after the incident. Richmond Police are investigating the incident. This does not appear to be a random incident.

Suspects: Five to six black male subjects with thin builds armed with handguns wearing ski masks or having their faces covered with towels.

# 1 5’9” wearing a white tee shirt

# 2 6’0”- 6’2” wearing grey jacket, jeans and having dreadlocks

# 3 6’0”- 6’2” wearing baggy blue jeans and having silver Lebron James sneakers

# 4 6’0”- 6’2” wearing camouflage pants wearing black and blue Kobe Bryant sneakers

#5 6’0”- 6’2” Dressed in black clothing

# 6 6’0”- 6’2” Dressed in black clothing

Armed subjects entered the residence through an unlocked door and took property from the victims.

The Times Dispatch is also reporting on this and an earlier home invasion:

Richmond Police Lt. Darrell Goins said the first robbery took place around 7:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of Decatur Street in South Richmond….

Nobody was injured in the home invasions, from which assailants took electronics and other items.

Recent Criminal Activity Near W. Cary Street

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Fan of the Fan community news site reports that:

The VCU text alert system reported an armed robbery on the 900 block of Franklin tonight at 7:47PM. Less than an hour later (8:39PM), the same system reported another armed robbery near Laurel and Cary Street.

Times Dispatch also reported on the crimes and had some additional information:

In addition, three attempted robberies were reported – one at 8 p.m. at Grace and Foushee streets; the second at 8:30 p.m. at Laurel and Cary streets, and the third also at about 8:30 at Cary and Belvidere streets, VCU police said.

During the same time frame, a report of a man brandishing a firearm was reported at 8 p.m. at First and Grace streets.

Police said the victims were approached by an armed black male who demanded money.

The suspect was described as black, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and wearing a gray hoodie and baseball cap with his face covered. He was also wearing pajama pants with chili peppers on them, police said.

VCU police said the same suspect may have been involved in all of the incidents.

Also from the article:

(VCU President)

Rao said he was scheduled to meet later today with Richmond Police Chief Bryan Norwood and Wednesday with Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones to discuss the string of crimes that occurred Monday night on or adjacent to the Monroe Park campus.

“I will emphasize my concern for the continued need for a strong partnership between VCU and the city to prevent crime and protect the more than 50,000 students, faculty and staff who live and work on and near our campuses,” Rao said.

Also, an earlier Richmond police crime report listed the following from last week:

4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
10/5/12 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
South Cherry and West Cary streets
An unknown person(s) entered the vehicle and stole several items.

Virginia War Memorial’s U.S. Flag Stolen Last Night

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WTVR is reporting that the U.S. flag was stolen from the Virginia War Memorial

Excerpt:

The memorial, located at 621 S. Belvidere Street, is guarded by private overnight security, in addition to the State Capital Police who patrol the area.
Yet thieves managed to cut the rope system holding the flag and make off with it, around 3:30 in the morning.
The pole is pretty high, and it would likely take more than one person to steal the flag, Jeb Hockman, Director of Marketing of the Virginia War Memorial, said.
“I’m not sure why they would take an American flag, but I will say this, it’s kinda sad that they would take an American flag from here,” Hockman said.
“The Va. War Memorial, is the monument, the place where people honor those service men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our flag.”
There is no previous history of these flags being stolen, said Hockman.