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Person Charged for Concealed Weapon Violation Near Graduation Site At approximately 12:03 p.m., Richmond Police Department officers and detectives who were providing security efforts outside of a high school graduation venue observed an individual who appeared to be concealing a weapon. Officers approached the adult male in the 1100 block of West Broad Street, interacted with h...

Operation Safe Summer Begins The Richmond Police Department will today launch Operation Safe Summer (OSS), a collaborative effort by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies led by the RPD to suppress violent crime and increase public safety throughout Richmond. This comprehensive approach, slated to continue through early September, aligns with the ‘Hotspot’ locatio...

RPD Command Staff Walk in Highland Terrace and Green Park Neighborhoods   WHAT:         Richmond Police Department Command Staff Community Walk   WHEN:         5 p.m., TODAY, May 20   WHERE:      The meeting location will be 1100 E. Brookland Pa...

 May 19, 2026   Arrest Made in Fatal Pedestrian Collision on Hull Street Road   Richmond Police detectives, with assistance from Chesterfield County Police, have made an arrest in connection with a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred last year on Hull Street Road.   Raymond Howard, 61, of Richmond, was taken into custody on Wednesday, May 13, and c...

     Male Found in James River Death Investigation    May 19, 2026 Today at approximately 11:27 a.m., a person fishing on the banks of Great Shiplock Park on Dock Street observed what appeared to be a body in the James River and called 911.   Richmond Police Department officers and the Richmond Fire Department Water Rescue Team resp...