Archive for August 2011
Dog shot after menacing children
A Richmond police officer shot and killed a dog that charged at him after it injured another man and harassed several children at a National Night Out event in the city’s East End. [...] Martin said a number of children were playing inside an inflatable gym at the neighborhood event, sponsored by the local Boys [...]
Sector 111 report for August
Lieutenant Cynthia Riley Sector 111 report for August (PDF) is available. Sector 111 encompasses Church Hill, Chimborazo, Church Hill North, Fulton, Oakwood, and Union Hill: In the month of July, we had a 40% increase in violent crimes and a 4% decrease in property crimes. The violent crime increase was driven by robberies and aggravated [...]
City pushing development along Nine Mile and 25th
Part 2 of Work It, Richmond’s look at Church Hill (previously) delves into the city’s push for economic development in the area: The city is focusing on what it calls “gateway corridors,” which in Church Hill means 25th Street and Nine Mile Road. Since Church Hill and the larger East End form the eastern gateway [...]
