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# What happened in Richmond: An assault with a firearm, an arson arrest and 17 stolen cars
- URL: https://www.grandviewindependent.com/what-happened-in-richmond-an-assault-with-a-firearm-an-arson-arrest-and-17-stolen-cars/
- Published: 2026-10-26T16:56:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-26T16:56:50.000Z
- Description: Richmond police logged 17 vehicle thefts from October 19 through 25, up from 12 the previous week.
- Author: Soren Hemmila
- Tags: Crime in the City

Richmond police logged 17 vehicle thefts from October 19 through 25, up from 12 the previous week. Other incidents included an assault with a firearm on 23rd Street, coupled with a charge of shooting at an unoccupied home or vehicle, an arson arrest involving charges of assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threats, and seven arrests in cases that included a domestic battery or corporal injury charge.

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### Monday, October 19

**Snatched on Sixth:** 400 block of 6th Street. A vehicle was stolen at 4 a.m.

**Warrant:** 700 block of Barrett Avenue. Police arrested a person on an outstanding felony warrant at 5:16 a.m.

**Seventeenth Street steal:** 500 block of South 17th Street. Someone drove off with a vehicle at 6:42 a.m.

**Domestic violence:** 700 block of 23rd Street. Police arrested a person for domestic battery and willful cruelty to a child at 9:59 a.m.

**Trespassing:** 1900 block of Placer Street. Someone refused to leave posted land at 11:45 a.m.

**Suspended license:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. Police logged a case involving a driver with a suspended or revoked license at 12:49 p.m.

**Domestic violence:** 300 block of South 22nd Street. A domestic battery was reported at 2:20 p.m.

**Hit-and-run:** 1600 block of 25th Street. A driver left the scene of a crash that damaged property at 7:10 p.m.

**Evading police:** 3100 block of Pullman Avenue. A driver fled officers with what was said to be a wanton disregard for safety at 11:11 p.m.

### Tuesday, October 20

**Resisting:** 2600 block of Center Avenue. Police arrested a person for resisting or obstructing an officer at 12:05 a.m.

**Over the limit in August, caught up with in October:** 2600 block of Center Avenue. Police arrested a driver for an August DUI and driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent or higher.

**Domestic violence:** 1500 block of Chanslor Avenue. Police arrested a suspect for felony corporal injury on a spouse or dating partner at 1:08 a.m.

**Suspended license:** Somewhere in the 94801 zip code. Police arrested a driver for driving on a suspended or revoked license at 4:36 a.m.

**Fraud:** 900 block of 33rd Street. Someone used a fictitious name on a financial statement to obtain a benefit at 11:54 a.m.

**Hit-and-run:** 500 block of South 45th Street. A driver struck property and left without notifying the owner at 12:39 p.m.

**Threats and theft:** 100 block of 22nd Street. Police logged a misdemeanor criminal threat and grand theft at 1:12 p.m.

**Residential burglary:** 400 block of 19th Street. Someone entered a home without force at an unspecified time. The burglary was reported the following afternoon at 1:48 p.m.

**Auto burglary:** 800 block of Bissell Avenue. Someone broke into a car at 3 p.m.

**Damaging a utility line:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. Police arrested a person for damaging a utility line and felony vandalism at 3:03 p.m.

**Indecent exposure:** 200 block of Macdonald Avenue. Someone exposed themselves at 4 p.m.

**Auto burglary:** 3200 block of Pierce Street. Another car was burglarized at 4:12 p.m.

**Battery with serious injury:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. A battery resulting in serious bodily injury was reported at 5:29 p.m.

**Alcohol violation:** Bissell Avenue. Police logged an alcohol offense at 5:50 p.m.

**Carted off Carlson:** 700 block of Carlson Boulevard. A vehicle disappeared at 7:15 p.m.

**Recovered:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. A stolen vehicle was recovered at 8:17 p.m.

**Eighteenth Street exit:** 500 block of 18th Street. A car went missing at 9 p.m.

**Minor with alcohol:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. Police logged a case involving a minor driving while knowingly carrying alcohol at 9:38 p.m.

### Wednesday, October 21

**Auto burglary:** 100 block of South 22nd Street. Someone broke into a car. The report also included a misdemeanor vandalism charge at 5:09 a.m.

**Threats and shoplifting:** 12800 block of San Pablo Avenue. Police logged a shoplifting incident and a felony criminal threat at 6:20 a.m.

**Commercial burglary:** 2100 block of Meeker Avenue. A forced business burglary and a car burglary were logged in the same report at 7:17 a.m.

**Battery:** 200 block of Macdonald Avenue. Someone used unlawful force on another person, a battery under state law, at 7:46 a.m.

**Drugs and child cruelty:** 2500 block of Macdonald Avenue. Police arrested a suspect on three charges at 9:19 a.m.: felony willful cruelty to a child, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

**Disorderly conduct:** 4000 block of Florida Avenue. Police arrested a person for disorderly conduct while under the influence of alcohol at 11:05 a.m.

**Gone from Gately:** 5100 block of Gately Avenue. A vehicle vanished at 11:47 a.m.

**Rolled from Boulders:** 3100 block of Boulders Court. Another vehicle went missing 21 minutes later, at 12:08 p.m.

**Lifted on Lassen:** 700 block of Lassen Street. Someone drove off with a vehicle at 2:14 p.m.

**Zip code getaway:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. A fourth car of the day was taken at 3 p.m.

**Arson arrest:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. Police arrested a person on charges of arson, assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm, and felony criminal threats at 3:59 p.m.

**Parts theft:** 400 block of Mount Street. Someone stole parts or accessories from a vehicle at 5:14 p.m.

**Auto burglary:** 600 block of South 4th Street. Someone broke into a car at 6:10 p.m.

**Threats and battery:** 1900 block of Esplanade Drive. Police logged a felony criminal threat and a battery causing serious bodily injury at 7:22 p.m.

**DUI:** 1300 block of Carlson Boulevard. Police arrested a driver for DUI at 7:22 p.m.

**Criminal threats:** 100 block of 22nd Street. Eleven minutes after the previous incident, police logged a felony criminal threat on the same block as Tuesday's threat and theft, at 7:33 p.m.

**Auto burglary:** 300 block of Chanslor Avenue. Someone broke into a car at 11 p.m.

**Grand theft from a person:** 600 block of South 17th Street. Police arrested a person for grand theft from a person at 11:35 p.m.

### Thursday, October 22

**Auto burglary:** 400 block of Wright Avenue. Someone broke into a car at 2:30 a.m.

**False ID:** Somewhere in the 94805 zip code. Police arrested a person for giving false identification to an officer at 2:39 a.m.

**Ninth Street nab:** 500 block of 9th Street. A vehicle was taken without its owner's consent at 3 a.m.

**Twenty-eighth Street takeaway:** 900 block of 28th Street. Someone took a car without permission at 6:28 a.m.

**Lost on Lowell:** 2700 block of Lowell Avenue. A third vehicle of the morning left an empty space at 7:33 a.m.

**Domestic violence and child abuse:** 400 block of 2nd Street. Police logged a felony corporal injury charge against a person with a prior conviction, along with a charge of assault on a child under 8 by a caregiver causing great bodily injury, at 8:06 a.m.

**Drugs and alcohol:** Somewhere in the 94805 zip code. Police logged possession of a controlled substance and an open container of alcohol at 10:09 a.m.

**Residential burglary:** 300 block of South 29th Street. Someone forced entry into a home. The report also included felony criminal threats and felony vandalism at 10:40 a.m.

**Hit-and-run:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. Police arrested a driver for a hit-and-run involving property damage at 10:47 a.m.

**Extortion:** 100 block of 4th Street. An extortion case was reported at 10:47 a.m.

**Armed with drugs:** Somewhere in the 94801 zip code. A report included two counts of possessing a controlled substance while armed with a loaded firearm, plus carrying a loaded firearm in public, at 12:05 p.m.

**Fifth Street flight:** 700 block of 5th Street. A vehicle rolled off without its owner at 12:06 p.m.

**Assault:** 4500 block of Santa Rita Road. Police arrested a person for assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury at 12:32 p.m.

**Domestic violence:** 100 block of 13th Street. Police arrested a suspect for felony corporal injury on a spouse or dating partner at 1:28 p.m.

**Recovered:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. A stolen vehicle turned up at 3:55 p.m.

**Custody violation:** 300 block of Thomas Avenue. A report alleged that someone deprived another person of a right to custody or visitation at 6:23 p.m.

**DUI:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. A DUI case was reported at 8:28 p.m.

**Brandishing:** 600 block of Carlson Boulevard. Someone brandished a deadly weapon other than a firearm at 8:28 p.m.

**Domestic violence:** 600 block of South 31st Street. Police arrested a person for domestic battery and assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury at 10 p.m. The assault charge stemmed from an October 20 offense.

**DUI:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. Police arrested a driver for DUI at 10:37 p.m.

### Friday, October 23

**Auto burglary:** 200 block of 15th Street. Someone broke into a car at 3:39 a.m.

**Zip code vanishing:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. A vehicle was spirited away at 5:54 a.m.

**Unaddressed exit:** Somewhere in the 94801 zip code. Another car was stolen at 8:55 a.m. The theft was reported two days later.

**Battery:** 5000 block of Valley View Road. Police took a report of someone using force on another person at 9:30 a.m.

**Grand theft:** 1300 block of Canal Boulevard. A grand theft was reported at 11 a.m.

**Commercial burglary:** 1900 block of Meeker Avenue. Someone forced entry into a business and committed grand theft at 2:17 p.m.

**Battery:** No location listed. A physical attack with no address attached turned up in the log at 4 p.m.

### Saturday, October 24

**Assault with a firearm:** 1000 block of 23rd Street. A report logged an assault with a firearm and a charge of shooting at an unoccupied home or vehicle at 12:56 a.m.

**Suspended license:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. Police arrested a driver for driving on a suspended or revoked license at 4:18 a.m.

**Grand theft:** 800 block of Parr Boulevard. A grand theft was reported at 8:28 a.m.

**Sex crime:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. Police arrested a person on four charges at 11:19 a.m., including sex offenses involving a minor, felony child cruelty, and domestic battery.

**Battery:** 600 block of Harbour Way. Someone laid hands on another person at 11:43 a.m.

**Battery on an officer:** 400 block of 6th Street. Police arrested a suspect for battery on a peace officer and domestic battery at 1:28 p.m.

**Trespassing:** 3500 block of Klose Way. Someone refused to leave a property at 1:37 p.m.

**Hit-and-run:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. A felony hit-and-run was reported at 3:01 p.m. The charge applies to a crash in which someone is injured.

**Domestic violence:** 500 block of 24th Street. Police arrested a person for domestic battery and willful cruelty to a child at 3:30 p.m.

**Lost car in 94801:** Somewhere in the 94801 zip code. A vehicle slipped away at 4:30 p.m.

**Assault with a deadly weapon:** 500 block of Marina Way. Someone was assaulted with a deadly weapon other than a firearm at 5 p.m.

**Tracking device:** 600 block of 17th Street. A report alleged that someone used an electronic tracking device to invade another person's privacy at 5:04 p.m.

**Stalking:** 100 block of South 11th Street. A stalking report included a charge involving repeated calls or contact intended to harass at 6:18 p.m.

**Suspended license:** Hilltop Mall Road. Police logged a case involving a driver with a suspended or revoked license at 8:07 p.m.

**Commercial burglary:** 3000 block of Cutting Boulevard. Someone forced entry into a business at 9 p.m.

**Rental gone rogue:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. A leased or rented vehicle was not returned at 9:28 p.m.

**Criminal threats:** 400 block of 5th Street. A felony criminal threat was reported at 9:28 p.m.

**Petty theft:** Somewhere in the 94805 zip code. A petty theft was reported at 9:49 p.m.

**Jilted on Jenkins:** 4400 block of Jenkins Way. A vehicle was carried off at 10 p.m.

### Sunday, October 25

**Court order violation:** 5200 block of Gordon Avenue. A domestic violence court order was reportedly violated at 1:15 a.m.

**Domestic violence:** 2500 block of Lancaster Drive. A spouse or dating partner was injured in a felony domestic violence case at 2:30 a.m.

**Borrowed from Barrett:** 3900 block of Barrett Avenue. The week's 17th stolen car went missing at 8:23 a.m.

**Shoplifting:** 12300 block of San Pablo Avenue. A report included shoplifting, petty theft from a building, and trespassing at 9:39 a.m.

**Threats and resisting:** 400 block of 5th Street. On the same block as Saturday night's threat, police logged a felony criminal threat and a felony count of resisting an executive officer at 9:46 a.m.

**Battery:** 200 block of 23rd Street. Sunday's first person-on-person attack came in at 11 a.m.

**Disorderly conduct:** 600 block of 7th Street. Police logged disorderly conduct involving a person under the influence of drugs at 12:58 p.m.

**Commercial burglary:** 3100 block of Regatta Boulevard. Someone forced entry into a business at an unspecified time. The burglary was reported at 3:32 p.m.

**Recovered:** Somewhere in the 94804 zip code. A stolen vehicle was recovered, and police logged a felony charge of possessing a stolen vehicle at 6:16 p.m.

**Domestic violence:** Somewhere in the 94801 zip code. A felony corporal injury case involving a spouse or dating partner was reported at 7:40 p.m.

**DUI:** Somewhere in the 94801 zip code. Police logged a DUI case involving a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent or higher at 8:50 p.m.

**Domestic violence:** 3400 block of Richmond Parkway. A domestic battery was reported at 9:54 p.m.

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