crime archive
February 23, 2008
shooting on First Street
A man was shot shot to death near the intersection of First and Charity Streets at around 4PM this afternoon. Police were looking for a Blue Ford Taurus in connection with the slaying. [via]
February 5, 2008
Sector 412/413 reports for January
The January 2008 reports for Sector 412 (PDF) from Lieutenant Timothy Morley and Sector 413 (PDF) from Lieutenant Lisa Drew are now available. From Sector 413:
01/14/08 Citizen called 4th Precinct to advise that he had just received a call from a male attempting to sell him back his cell phone. (The cell phone had been stolen from his car the day before.) Detectives John Walker and Clarence Key worked with the citizen to set up a time and place to meet with the suspect. The sting worked and the Detectives were able to arrest Willie Binns with possession of the stolen property. This is FANTASTIC news because (knock on wood) since this arrest – we have not had one theft from auto in Jackson Ward or Monroe Ward. 21 in the Sector 413 in the 1st 13 days of the month – only one since - AMAZING!!
January 18, 2008
get a free Club for your car
Due to ongoing issues with car theft in the area, residents of the 4th Precinct can get a free anti-car theft device “The Club”. To get yours, bring your vehicle registration to the 4th Precinct office at 107 South 5th Street. Call (804) 646-4105 before coming to make sure an officer is there to help you. [via]
January 9, 2008
Sector 412/413 report for December
The December 2007 reports for Sector 412 (PDF) from Lieutenant Timothy Morley and Sector 413 (PDF) from Lieutenant Lisa Drew are now available. From Sector 413:
The Wachovia Bank at 122 E. Grace Street reported a bank robbery. Before the suspect could get across the street – a dye pack exploded and she dropped the cash and ran. A Clean and Safe employee grabbed what cash he could and turned it over to Police once they were on scene. Detectives Foultz and O’Dell responded and immediately recognized the suspect when they reviewed the surveillance video. Warrants for Ernestine Neal were obtained and executed the following day. Excellent work by the Detectives and thank you to Clean and Safe!!!
January 8, 2008
Carver #6 for auto thefts
1,235 cars were reported stolen in Richmond last year. Of Richmond’s more than 120 neighborhoods, Carver was #6 with 33 cars being reported stolen in 2007. The top 7 were: Jahnke Road (53), Midlothian Business Corridor (48), The Fan (43), Jeff Davis (37), Northrup (34), Carver (33), and Ginter Park (32). [via]
December 25, 2007
shooting on Charity Street
28-year-old Michael Jackson was shot and killed at 6 West Charity Street at around midnight last night in violence stemming from a domestic argument. Police are looking for 17-year-old Merwin R. White the for murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. [via]
December 19, 2007
crime map back up
Changes at our host had killed the neighborhood crime map for a few days there, but it’s all back now.
December 4, 2007
november reports for sectors 412/413
The November 2007 reports for Sector 412 (PDF) and Sector 413 (PDF) are out. From Sector 412:
Officers Simons and Picard of Evening Shift were following up on complaint of persons using drugs in the laundry room of an apartment complex when they walked in on two persons in the process of smoking crack cocaine. Two arrests were made. The spin cycle was interrupted.
November 5, 2007
Sectors 412 and 413 reports for October
Lieutenant Lisa Drew reports “another great month for Sector 413 and thanks to the cooperation of our community - crime is continuing to go down! Violent Crime was down 50% this month. We are still continuing to have a problem with property crimes (mainly thefts from autos) but even property crime was down 6%. Thank you to everyone for your continued support from everyone here at 4th Precinct!” Check out the Sector 412 report and the Sector 413 report for October. (PDF)
October 9, 2007
4 years ago in Carver
A look back at the great Style Weekly article Conspiracy Theory about Operation Crackdown, “an innovative drug-conspiracy case that resulted in the indictment of 21 drug dealers, cleared at least two homicides and did much to clean up crime-plagued Carver”, makes the point that the area has really gotten into a new place these past few years.
October 3, 2007
Sector 413 report for September
The Sector Report for September (PDF) from Lt.Lisa Drew is out. Highlights include info on arrests for drug violations, info about an initiative to reduce theft from automobiles, and a funny narrative about a man getting caught for stealing beer from the same place 3 different times.
September 17, 2007
ACDC student arrested for weapon
A student at the Adult Career Development Center was arrested today for bringing a weapon to school. A security officer found the weapon after stopping a fight between two students. [via]
