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# Richmond crime incidents and offenses
- URL: https://www.grandviewindependent.com/richmond-crime-incidents-and-offenses/
- Published: 2023-01-03T18:13:42.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-03T18:13:42.000Z
- Description: Crime incidents and offenses reported by the Richmond Police Department.
- Author: Soren Hemmila

### Saturday, December 31

**Weapons violations:** The driver of a gray Infinity led police on a chase through the neighborhood before his vehicle became disabled at 1:30 a.m. Officers made arrests for various offenses, including police evasion, probation, weapons, and drug violations.  
***Battery***: 100 block of South 20th Street. A woman reported her boyfriend hit her at 2:09 a.m. Officers would make arrests for battery and resisting arrest.  
**Shots fired:** 800 block of 23rd Street. Richmond’s gunshot detection system picked up 15 rounds at 2:45 a.m.  
***Suspicious people:*** 1400 block of Hilltop Mall Road. Two men with machetes reportedly tried to board an ACTransit bus at 2 p.m. A security guard told responding officers he hadn’t seen anyone with machetes.  
***Driving under the influence:*** 3400 block of Blume Drive. A driver was busted for driving while under the influence at 11:39 p.m.

### Friday, December 30

**Shooting**: 900 block of 23rd Street. A man with a gunshot wound to his leg was dropped off at Kaiser by his pals at 5 a.m. When officers investigated the supposed scene of the crime, nearby taqueria employees were unaware of any altercations.  
***Shots fired:*** 200 block of 15th Street. Richmond’s gunshot detection system picked up seven rounds in the backyard of a home at 3:55 p.m.  
***Mental health evaluation request:*** Civic Center Plaza. Library employees asked police to evaluate a woman having an issue at 3:55 p.m.  
***Car theft:*** 1000 block of Lassen Street. A brown Chevy Blazer was reported stolen at 4:46 a.m.

### Thursday, December 29

***Domestic violence:*** 3700 block of Garvin Avenue. A man told police his wife hit him at 7:30 p.m. Police would later make an arrest for simple assault.  
***Petty theft:*** 12900 block of San Pablo Avenue. Police received reports of theft of car parts at 3:34 p.m.

### Wednesday, December 28

***Physical altercation:*** 12600 block of San Pablo Avenue. A caller told police a man and woman were fighting at 7-11 at 12:39 a.m. Police ended up making an arrest for kidnapping, battery, and disobeying a court order.  
***Broken window:*** 2400 block of Aberdeen Way. A caller reported a man smashed her windows at 1:12 a.m. Officers made an arrest for felony vandalism.  
***Car theft:*** 600 block of South 32nd Street. Police made an arrest for possession of a stolen vehicle at 11:30 p.m.  
***Fraud:*** 3800 block of Painted Pony Drive. Police made an arrest concerning a theft by false pretenses crime at 3:15 p.m.

### Tuesday, December 27

***Robbery:*** 2400 block of Nevin Avenue. A woman reported a friend of a friend threatened her with a knife, pushed her down, and stole her wallet at 2 a.m.  
**Possible dead body:** 200 block of South 21st Street. A woman reported she found someone who appeared deceased at 12:12 p.m.  
***PJs and tasers***: 12500 block of San Pablo Avenue. A woman in her 20s wore pajama pants while she reportedly bothered customers and turned on a taser   
at 8 p.m.  
***Prostitution:*** 2400 block of Nevin Avenue. A caller reported someone engaging in sex work at 7 p.m.

### Monday, December 26

***Strong-arm robbery:*** 5000 block of Cutting Boulevard. A caller reported a strong-arm robbery at 10 p.m.  
***Battery:*** 2200 Barret Avenue. A man pumping gas at Arco told police a woman attacked him at 3:14 p.m.  
***Found car:*** 2200 Barret Avenue. Police recovered a stolen vehicle at 2 p.m.  
***Drunk in public:*** 2400 block of Lancaster Drive. A chemically inconvenienced fellow threatened to light a woman’s house on fire.  
***Battery:*** 23rd Street. A caller reported an auto body customer screamed and grabbed him by the neck at 8:31 a.m.  
***Restraining order violation:*** 600 block of 39th Street. Someone called 911 to report someone was violating a court order to prevent domestic violence at   
8:15 a.m.  
***Vehicle theft:*** 100 block of Schooner Court. A vehicle was reportedly taken without the owner’s consent at 1 a.m.  
***Shots fired:*** 1900 block of Garvin Avenue. Richmond’s gunshot detection system picked up five rounds at 12:33 a.m. Officers were unable to locate the shooter.

### Sunday, December 25

**Assault with a deadly weapon:** 4200 block of Ohio Avenue. Police investigated an aggravated assault at 11 p.m.  
***Willful discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner:*** 300 block of South 15th Street. A caller reported a housemate fired a shot into the home at 6:20 p.m.

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