From this morning’s RPD crime report:
4th Precinct
BURGLARY
11/23/11 – 11/26/11 2:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
600 block of Idlewood Avenue
An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole several items.
Burglary on Idlewood
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“Oregon Hill” the novel (not yet published)
It will be interesting to see how this book release is received. However, that won’t be for another 8 months or so.
From Amazon.com page:
Willie Black has squandered a lot of things in his life – his liver, his lungs, a couple of former wives and a floundering daughter can all attest to his abuse. He’s lucky to be employed, having managed to drink and smart-talk his way out of a nice, cushy job covering (and partying with) the politicians down at the capitol.
Now, he’s back on the night corps beat, right where he started when he came to work for the Richmond paper almost 30 years ago. The thing Willie’s always had going for him, though, all the way back to his hardscrabble days as a mixed-race kid on Oregon Hill, where white was the primary color and fighting was everyone’s favorite leisure pastime, was grit. His mother, the drug-addled Peggy, gave him that if nothing else. He never backed down then, and he shows no signs of changing.
When a co-ed at the local university where Willie’s daughter is a perpetual student is murdered, her headless body found along the South Anna River, the hapless alleged killer is arrested within days. Everyone but Willie seems to think: Case Closed. But Willie, against the orders and advice of his bosses at the paper, the police and just about everyone else, doesn’t think the case is solved at all. He embarks on a one-man crusade to do what he’s always done: get the story.
On the way, Willie runs afoul of David Junior Shiflett, a nightmare from his youth who’s now a city cop, and awakens another dark force, one everyone thought disappeared a long time ago. And a score born in the parking lot of an Oregon Hill beer joint 40 years ago will finally be settled.
The truth is out there. Willie Black’s going to dig it out or die trying.
iPod Stolen From Vehicle on 100 Block Of S. Laurel
From police report:
4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
9/17/11 12:01 a.m. – 3:00 a.m.
100 block of South Laurel Street
An unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and stole an iPod.
Scooter Stolen
From neighbor’s report:
My 49cc Yamaha Vino scooter was stolen from my backyard at 408 S. Laurel St. This happened sometime between Wed morning and 10 minutes ago. It was locked with a giant chain, gate locked, everything.
If you see it, please call 911. It’s all black with chrome handlebars and 2-3 white scratches on the right side below the seat.
Lock your stuff up!
Reported Stabbing On Pine Street
A neighbor reported a stabbing:
Was woken up around 3:40 am last night to 4 or 5 cop cars and ambulance on my block, the 300 of Pine Street. Apparently there was a stabbing, and a young woman was taken away by the paramedics. I don’t know the whos or whats or really anymore than that. It was a surreal and unfortunate event to have to wake up to. She appeared to be conscious when she was put in the ambulance.
I will post more official information when I get it.
Theft From Vehicle Reported
From Richmond Police report:
4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
8/5/11 12:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
100 block of South Belvidere Street
An unknown person(s) broke into the vehicle and stole a book bag with a laptop, iPod and Kindle inside.
Fine Foods Convenience Store Robbed Last Night
Thankfully, no injuries.
From Times Dispatch article:
Richmond police Capt. Yvonne Crowder said the robbery occurred at the Fine Food Market in the 700 block of Idlewood Avenue when two black males, one of them brandishing a handgun, walked into the store at 9:50 p.m. and demanded money. The robbers fled on foot.
Crowder said it the store employee was unable to provide a detailed description of the robbers because both were covering their faces with bandanas.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.
Burglary In Oregon Hill ‘Heights’
From police report:
4th Precinct
BURGLARY
7/12/11 7:45 p.m. – 9:50 p.m.
135 S. Cherry St.
A laptop computer, a camera and an LG radio were stolen from the residence.
Belle Island Shooting
From Richmond Times DIspatch:
Police were notified of the shooting at 9:28 p.m. and found that a man in his 40s had been shot once in the lower torso and once in the leg, said police Capt. Paul Kiniry. The man was taken to VCU Medical Center for injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
The victim told police he did not know what had happened, Kiniry said. A witness reported seeing three possible suspects crossing a footbridge over the James River from Belle Isle to Tredegar Street.
The witness described the witnesses as three white males in swimsuits who were carrying towels. Two of the males were said to be from 5 feet 7 inches to 5-9, and the other was described as about 6 feet tall.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.
Burglary Reported on S. Laurel Street
From Richmond Police Department:
4th Precinct
BURGLARY
6/7/11 – 6/8/11 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.
100 block of South Laurel Street
An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole change, an iPod and other items.