July 02, 2009
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...
Vandals hit 47 vehicles in Petersburg
PETERSBURG—Police say three North Carolina men used a .22-caliber gun, a 4-foot metal pole and rocks to smash the windows of more than 40 parked...
June 30, 2009
Petersburg car vandalism began with gunshots
Police say three men ran out of bullets after shooting the windows of two parked cars in an overnight vandalism spree, so they smashed the windows of more...
Women testify they addressed bogus hate letters for Haitian political refugee
Two women romantically involved with a Haitian political refugee testified yesterday that they addressed some bogus hate mail for him. Frantz Cadet, 48,...
Seven suspects arrested in series of robberies, attempted robberies
Richmond police yesterday announced the arrest of seven people in eight robberies or attempted robberies this month. Arrested were: Kevin Wade Koch,...
Former Henrico construction firm employee pleads guilty to embezzlement
Like a lot of longtime employees at Waco Inc., a 400employee Henrico County construction firm, Sandra Lee Denis was considered beyond reproach. “She...
June 29, 2009
Authorities use social-networking sites as a tool
When a Richmond convenience store clerk was shot six times during a robbery two weeks ago, city police converged on the scene to hunt for the gunman. Three...
Richmond police respond to burglary
Richmond police respond to burglary, robberies When Richmond police responded to a burglary call Saturday at 9:39 p.m., people fled the back of a house...
June 28, 2009
About 1031 Exchanges
They are called 1031 exchanges after the section of the Internal Revenue Service code that allows them. There is no federal oversight, certification or...
Series of poor choices end in tragedy
After days of testimony and deliberations, jurors in the Tahliek Taliaferro death case said they eventually came to see the tragic shootings as a sudden...
Philanthropists lost $1.9 million to Okun scam
Every Tuesday and Thursday, a rough but orderly line forms in a parking lot on Auburn Avenue, three doors from the birthplace of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...
A look inside the Taliaferro jury
Media coverage and outrage over controversial verdicts in the shooting death of popular Powhatan High School student Tahliek Taliaferro may have influenced...
Okun facing 400 years in $126 million scam
Former Miami businessman Edward Hugh Okun is facing 400 years in prison when his two-day sentencing hearing starts Aug. 4. Okun, 58, was convicted in March...
June 27, 2009
Okun facing 400 years in $126 million scam
Former Miami businessman Edward Hugh Okun is facing 400 years in prison when his two-day sentencing hearing starts Aug. 4. Okun, 58, was convicted in March...
OKUN SERIES: Victim of scam wants to see the law changed
SILVER SPRING, Md. An important part of Bonnie Schloss’ life centers on sailing a modest, 30-foot boat she keeps in Annapolis. The semiretired video...
BRILEY BROTHERS: More victims’ kin say they oppose parole for Meekins
More relatives of victims in a triple murder committed by one of the Briley brothers and accomplice Duncan Eric Meekins are opposing parole for Meekins....
June 26, 2009
Man sought in daylight robbery of 76-year-old woman
Richmond police were searching today for a suspect in yesterday afternoon’s beating and robbery of a 76-year-old woman in the parking lot of a Shockoe...
1 arrested, 2 sought in Henrico teen’s videotaped beating
Henrico County police have arrested a 15-year-old girl and are seeking two other people in the beating of a 14-year-old girl near Wilder Middle School...
Okun is facing a 400-year term in a $126 million scam
Miami businessman Edward Hugh Okun is facing 400 years in prison when his two-day sentencing hearing starts on Aug. 4. Okun, 58, was convicted in March...
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