Soren Hemmila

The Richmond City Council voted to adopt an ordinance to streamline housing developments and create walkable neighborhoods along the city’s commercial districts Tuesday night. The Richmond Livable Corridors Form-Based Code promotes walkable, pedestrian-friendly mixed-use environments in central Richmond neighborhoods and downtown areas, according to Stefan Pellegrini from Opticos Design.

Saturday, April 1 Assault with a deadly weapon: 3400 block of Mcdonald Avenue. An armed man wearing a ski mask and all-black clothing reportedly assaulted a man and stole a wallet near Domino’s Pizza at 10:11 p.m. Jumped: 28th Street and Macdonald Avenue. A passerby told police

The President of the Richmond Police Officers Association and members of the Police Review Commission are expressing concern over the city council's recent appointment of a public defender’s office attorney on Tuesday night. Rachel Lorber, an attorney at the Contra Costa County Office of the Public Defender,

Sunday, March 19 Sideshow: Klose Way and Blume Drive. A caller told police he could see 50 cars participating in a sideshow at 2:33 a.m. When officers arrived, they spotted 100 cars with upwards of 120 spectators. The group apparently blocked in an AC Transit bus but fled

Sunday, March 12 Robbery of an inhabited dwelling: Two 20-year-olds in dark hooded sweatshirts reportedly tried to kick in a resident’s door but were scared off by the owner. The resident told police he followed the two dudes to a home at 27th and Roosevelt at 1:54 p.

A man shot to death in the Fairmede neighborhood on Wednesday morning is Richmond’s first homicide of 2023. The city’s gunshot detection system alerted police to 17 rounds fired in the 2400 block of Aberdeen Way, quickly followed by another activation of 12 more shots around 11:24

Wednesday, March 1 Shot in the arm: 100 block of 22nd Street. The city’s gunshot detection system picked up nine rounds near the railroad tracks at 8:20 p.m. Later, police and fire responded to a man shot in his arm near the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program. Shotspotter

Saturday, February 11 Attempted robbery: 900 block of 23rd Street–one of the locations Richmond police have identified as a strong-arm robbery “hot spot.” A man in a restaurant’s parking lot required medical attention after he was hit in the head with a gun at 9:40 p.m.