Richmond crime

Fan District Robbery Last Night

Runcible — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:18:15 +0000

The Times-Dispatch reports - minimally - that a mugging occurred last night in the 2100 block of Grove Avenue.

A man was robbed in Richmond's Fan District last night but was uninjured.

The man told police he was approached about 9:55 p.m. in the 2100 block of Grove Avenue by two males -- one with a handgun, the other with a knife, Capt. Dave Martin said.

It's noteworthy that this robbery occurred two hours before midnight, well inside the boundaries of the Fan. The muggers are getting brazen, and that's not good.

[h/t: FanoftheFan.com]

Fan Robbery Spree

Runcible — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:43:26 +0000

CBS 6 reports on the sudden spree in armed muggings in the Fan District and Monroe Park areas.

Gilpin Court Carjacking Attempt

Runcible — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:00:12 +0000

What kind of an idiot stops and asks directions in Gilpin Court?

About 3:40 p.m., a motorist driving with his two children stopped his car in the 1200 block of St. Paul Street in the Gilpin Court housing project to ask for directions, police said.
Several people tried to steal the car and shot the vehicle at least twice as the man drove away, although no one was hurt, according to a police news release.

Two of the perpetrators have been arrested.

[Police arrest 2 in attempted Gilpin Court carjacking - Richmond Times-Dispatch]

Richmond Murder Map

Runcible — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:57:03 +0000

View Homicides '10 in a larger map

RVANews has put together and maintains this excellent Google Map showing 2010 homicides in Richmond. There's a lot more information and cool data charting here.

Robberies on Southside

Runcible — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:09:34 +0000

There have been a number of recent robberies in the Forest Hill and Woodland Heights sections of Richmond, as reported in Hills & Heights - two in just the last few days. A robbery on Stonewall Street was staged against two people sitting in a stationary automobile on July 27th. The second was made against a lone man walking down the street in broad daylight; a car pulled up, the perpetrator got out and robbed the man. In both cases the robbers were armed with handguns.

Update: Hills & Heights is reporting on another, just last night. Sounds like the same M.O. but they seem to be getting bolder.

VCU Robbery

Runcible — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:14:00 +0000

During last week's blackout, three men saw an opportunity and went on a mugging spree in the southeast part of the Fan District. At least two of the three were armed.

There have been a number of armed robberies around VCU and in the Fan recently, but one of the more disturbing aspects of the crimes last week was that they were committed before 10pm.

The Times-Dispatch has filed one story on the robberies: Police investigate robberies near VCU.

Check out the NBC12 video after the jump: