July 09, 2009

Bond set for Richmond woman in death of 2-year-old son

A Richmond Circuit Court judge today set bond at $40,000 for a woman charged in the death of her 2-year-old son, who appeared malnourished. Judge Clarence...

UPDATE: Security guard slain in Chesterfield died from blow to head

An unarmed, on-duty security guard found dead today in an apartment complex near Chippenham Parkway and Ironbridge Road was killed by a blow to the head,...

State probing day-care center after toddler’s death
State probing day-care center after toddler’s death

Virginia social-services regulators are conducting an investigation that could cost a Richmond child day-care center its license to operate after the death...

Ex-VCU police chief’s trial delayed

The sexual-solicitation trial for former Virginia Commonwealth University Police Chief Willie Fuller was postponed yesterday, with authorities setting...


July 08, 2009

Whitcomb Court community center fire investigated

Richmond authorities are investigating a fire that damaged a community center in the city’s East End last night. The fire was reported shortly after...

Stray bullet killed Richmond woman
Stray bullet killed Richmond woman

A 22-year-old Richmond woman died after she was struck by a stray bullet from a gunfight between two men outside a nightclub last weekend in Brunswick...

1-year-old was in van at least 4 hours
1-year-old was in van at least 4 hours

A 13-month-old boy who died of heat exposure Monday had been left inside a day-care center van for at least four hours, authorities said yesterday. Investigators...

1-year-old was in van at least 4 hours

A 13-month-old boy who died of heat exposure Monday had been left inside a day-care center van for at least four hours, authorities said yesterday. Investigators...

Mother indicted in her 2-year-old’s death

The mother of a 2-year-old boy who died in May with signs of being malnourished was arraigned yesterday in Richmond Circuit Court on charges of child neglect...

Plan for anonymous juries would make Virginia a rarity

If adopted, a proposal to keep the names of jurors confidential, at least from the public, in all criminal trials apparently would make Virginia unique...

Crime log for July 8

Following is a summary of some burglary reports made to police recently in Chesterfield and Henrico counties. CHESTERFIELD POLICE 21000 block of Second...


July 07, 2009

Mother indicted in death of Richmond 2-year-old

The mother of a 2-year-old who died in May with signs of being malnourished has been indicted on charges of child neglect and murder, the Richmond commonwealth’s...

UPDATE: Toddler left in day-care van died from heat exposure
UPDATE: Toddler left in day-care van died from heat exposure

Judge sets bond at $20,000 for Keishawn L. Whitfield, an employee of the Yellow Brick Road Day Care & Learning Center in North Richmond, charged with...

Trial delay sought for ex-VCU police chief

Former Virginia Commonwealth University Police Chief Willie Fuller remains hospitalized in very serious condition, his attorney says, and will be unable...

Chesterfield man faces bribery trial

A Chesterfield County man was indicted yesterday on charges that he tried to bribe a witness to lie in court on his behalf in a case involving the hit-and-run...

Police arrest woman in Henrico robbery

Henrico County police arrested a Highland Springs woman Sunday in the armed robbery of a Patterson Avenue convenience store. Fulgencio Maria Freeman, 41,...

Richmonder indicted in death of car break-in suspect

A Richmond man was indicted yesterday on a charge of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a man he suspected was breaking into his girlfriend’s...


July 06, 2009

Central Va. likely to record more homicides this year than in 2008

Central Virginia is on pace to record more homicides this year than last, a trend largely driven by more killings in Richmond, suburban Henrico County...


July 02, 2009

Sketches released of suspects in rape near VCU
Sketches released of suspects in rape near VCU

Richmond police last night released composite sketches of two possible suspects in the assault and rape of a woman last month in a parking deck in the...

Condemned man opts for electric chair

Paul Warner Powell has chosen to die in the electric chair if he is executed as scheduled July 14 for the 1999 slaying of a 16-year-old girl. Condemned...

Person of interest in Shockoe Bottom beating turns himself in

A man surrendered to Richmond police after they named him a person of interest in the beating and robbery of a 76-year-old woman in a grocery store parking...

Man convicted in boy’s shooting death

Henrico County authorities believe the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy in January was an accident and that convictions in the case yesterday will end...

Man beaten at homeless camp in South Richmond

A man was beaten in the head with a hammer and gravely wounded in an attack at a homeless camp in South Richmond. Richmond police Capt. Paul Kiniry said...


July 01, 2009

Man wanted in beating of 76-year-old woman surrenders

A man surrendered to Richmond police after they named him as a person of interest in the beating and robbery of a 76-year-old woman in a grocery store...

Water back on at Richmond jail

The water is back on at the Richmond City Jail after extensive repairs following the rupture of pipes to two housing units several days ago.

UPDATE: Hammer attack leaves Richmond man gravely wounded

A man was beaten in the head and gravely wounded in an attack at a homeless camp in South Richmond late last night. Richmond police Capt. Paul Kiniry said...

Robbers with gun, Taser hit in Richmond

A robber with a gun and another with a Taser robbed two people at a Monument Avenue apartment last night and then tried to break into another apartment,...

Fake hate mail to Chesterfield church nets conviction

A federal jury yesterday convicted a Haitian immigrant of mail fraud and lying to a federal investigator in a campaign of fake hate mail that victimized...

Bribery attempt alleged in Richmond hit-and-run case

Richmond authorities will seek an indictment Monday against a man who they say tried to bribe someone to lie in court on his behalf in a case involving...

Crime log for July 1

Following is a summary of some burglary reports made to police recently in Richmond and in Chesterfield and Henrico counties. RICHMOND POLICE 5500 block...

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