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Archive for August 2006

they’ve got him?!?

2nd hand email from Lt.King of Sector 111, forwarded to me: “I don’t want to jump the gun, but we arrested a susp today for a B. and E and he matches the discription of many of the ones we have been having. Keep your fingers crossed.”

we was robbed

At 1:05 this afternoon, some asshole broke into our house on the 1200 block of 23rd, just like all of the others. If you see a *nice* yellow FELT racing bike, know that it is mine.

more about Rocketts Landing

Richmond.com’s Rockett-ing Eastward takes a look at what the development at Rocketts Landing will mean for the East End.

shooting on 400 block of 31st

Two 15-year-old kids shoot a man and are soon caught. Daniel is a very local source of info.

Notes from Lt.King’s presentation at the FOJP meeting

Lt.King of Sector 111 gave a prsentation at the Friends of Jefferson Park meeting last night about the recent rash of B&E incidents.

Friends of Jefferson Park meeting tomorrow

Friends of Jefferson Park will meet at 6pm on Monday at 2018 Princess Anne Avenue, followed by a cookout in the Park. Please bring a covered dish to share–the FOJP will provide drinks, grill, meat, bread, condiments, and paper products.

Fairmount gets some good words

The RTD takes a look at Fairmount in Lookin’ good in the neighborhood.

a look at blight

The September issue of Richmond Magazine has an indepth article by Harry Kollatz, Fighting Urban Blight, that gives a good description of what is happening in the ragged areas of the neighborhood.

recent breakins #2

I closed the 1st thread, here is a new place to post breakins or other incidents in your area.

Back-to-school parade is back on!

A scaled-back version of the annual “Back To School” parade will take place this Saturday from 10 am to noon. The parade will begin at Chimborazo Park and end at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School. [via]

shooting on 32nd Street

Richmond police are investigating a shooting at O and 32nd Streets this afternoon. Police say the victim has life threatening injuries; no details on a suspect or motive. [via]

100 New Trees for Union Hill UPDATE

From Bill Conkle: “Initially, I was told that the Adopt a Tree Program would cost $25 per tree and I went right to work promoting the idea of 100 New Trees for Union Hill at $25 a pop. I now have been informed that the cost this year will be $50 for the first tree [...]

The future of Marshall Hall

We recently went on a building tour of Marshall Hall, the big brick building at 2503-1505 East Broad Street (with the Mosha’s ghost sign).

City Edition looks at Nolde Bakery

The print-only City Edition has a good story, New Kid in Town, about the Nolde Bakery. The 1st few paragraphs offer a good description of the area.

Building Safer Communities Follow-Up Meeting

You may have heard of the Building Safer Communities workshop the Richmond Police Department sponsored on Saturday, July 29.  If you weren’t able to make it to the workshop, here’s your opportunity to learn about the problem-solving model they introduced to us, and to start applying it in Union Hill.

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