Via the RPD’s report of noteworthy incidents February 4-5:

Larceny from a Person
2/3/2010 5:40PM 1100 N. 25th St.
A male reported an unknown suspect removed his wallet from his pocket.

Lieutenant Laino’s Sector 111 report for January (PDF) is available. Sector 111 encompasses Church Hill, Chimborazo, Church Hill North, Fulton, Oakwood, and Union Hill:

During the first month of the New Year, the Sector experienced a 20% decrease in Major Crime; a 43% decrease in violent crime (7 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 4 in 2010) and a 16% decrease in property crime (43 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 36 in 2010).

Anybody got the straight dope on having chickens in the hood?

I was wondering if you have any familiarity with the city’s codes regarding chicken coops in residential areas. I’ve heard/seen them in the neighbhorhood before, as well as in the Fan and Oregon Hill, but I can’t find any info on the city website. Thanks!

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Lt.Martin Harrison’s Sector 113 January report (PDF) for all points north of Carrington and Nine Mile is now available and chock full of arresting detail:

1/28/10: Weapon Seized B 1900 of Mechanicsville Trpk: FMT Officers Gilbert, Fitzpatrick, and Verbena responded to 1900 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike for an armed person call. Once on scene Officer Verbena recognized a known wanted party, who had on the same clothing described in the armed person call. The individual was in a vehicle with 4 small children, ranging in age from 3-5. The officers recovered a Glock 17, 9mm semi automatic handgun near in the rear seat next to the children. The firearm was a confirmed stolen handgun from the St. Petersburg Florida Police Department. The individual was arrested for an outstanding Warrant, Grand Larceny, Concealed Weapon, and Child Neglect.

The RTD is reporting the seizure of 21 dogs from a house in the 1700 block of North 23rd Street:

A spokesman for Richmond Animal Care and Control said the animals were a variety of ages and found in various states of health. [...] Search warrants filed Wednesday indicate that authorities also seized two treadmills, medicines, supplements, and equipment and other items commonly associated with training dogs for fighting.

The Richmond Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred along Fairfield Avenue at around 4PM this afternoon. Responding to a call of shots fired, officers found a man on the ground at the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and North 20th Street. The victim was transported to VCU Medical where he died.

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The trail of Eric Driver in last April’s shooting of Jamall Holman began yesterday and continues again today:

“Eric Driver armed himself because he was angry, he armed himself because his girlfriend’s car had been broken into previously that day, and he had had enough,” prosecutor Thomas L. Johnson Jr. said in his opening statement yesterday on opening day of the two-day trial.

But Driver’s attorney, John W. Luxton, said Driver was afraid for his safety and that of his girlfriend when he encountered Holman wearing a black mask and reaching into a bag for a dark-colored item.

“He thought he was going to die,” Luxton said of his client. “He really thought reasonably that he was in grave danger.”

Lt.Martin Harrison’s Sector 113 December report (PDF) for all points north of Carrington and Nine Mile is now available and chock full of arresting detail:

Weapons Seizure, B2300 Ambrose: While the FMT Anti Crime Unit was investigating people for trespassing on RRHA property, Detectives Moore and Taylor approached an individual, who as they approached ran. During the foot pursuit the individual removed a .380 cal Jimenez Arms semi automatic pistol from his right coat pocket and threw it in a trash can. The weapon was retrieved and the individual apprehended. The subject was charged with Possession of firearm by a felon, Concealed Weapon, and Trespassing

One of the items on the agenda for Monday’s City Council meeting (PDF) is Ord. No. 2009-236 which seeks to amend the noise ordinance to meet new guidelines. [via]

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Andy writes in with info about a recent theft:

A Black 2007 Honda Ruckus (Scooter/moped) was stolen from an alley behind the post office on 24th St. near the intersection of 24th St. and E. Marshall. The Scooter is missing its right rear view mirror and has scratches on the handle bars with over 2,000 miles on the odometer. Please contact the police if anyone sees the stolen vehicle.

RVA News breaks down the numbers on homicides in Richmond last year:

The South Side of Richmond had 43% of the city’s homicides. Notably, the city’s East End had nine homicides, down from 12 in 2008.

Lieutenant Laino’s Sector 111 report for December (PDF) is available. Sector 111 encompasses Church Hill, Chimborazo, Church Hill North, Fulton, Oakwood, and Union Hill:

During the last three months of the year, Sector 111 had the largest crime reduction in the City; a 29% reduction in Major Crime (a 13% reduction in violent crime and a 31% reduction in property crime). This was the second year we experienced a crime reduction in the 4th quarter; in 2008 there was a 10% reduction.

According to our count, there were only 9 people killed by other people in the East End over the past year (down from 12 in 2008 and a recent high of 27 in 2004). No one has been killed in the East End since early August; this stretch of 145 days is likely the longest in at least a decade.

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A yet-unidentified man in his late-20s was shot in the abdomen “just before 2:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Coalter Street” in Mosby Court. Richmond police spokesman James Mercante says that the man’s injuries are “not considered life-threatening”. This is the second shooting on Coalter Street in 10 days.

RPD conducted several citywide prostitution stings on December 3, 4, 9, and 10 in which twenty-one ladies of the evening and afternoon were picked up (including 3 in our little area north of Fairmount Avenue).

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The RPD’s Noteworthy Events for Dec.23–28 includes an aggravated assault and a handful of robberies in the northern portion of our coverage area.

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From Criagslist comes word of a stolen scooter:

My Yamaha Zuma was stolen from my front yard on the corner of 28th and Marshall today (sunday 12-27-09). It went missing between 5pm and 7pm. I assume the front end was disassembled to free it from the lock. It is red and is a 2004. It has red OURY grips, this is probably the most defining feature.

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Two men were robbed blocks apart last night by an unknown gun-wielding male. The victim in the 2nd incident, on Coalter Street, was shot during the robbery but his injuries are not life threatening.

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Anybody got anything on this?

do you have any news on a supposed armed robber outside the Blue Wheeler last night, i think between 9-10pm?

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Mark Holmberg makes the connection that the Christmas house on 32nd Street is the same in which a robber was killed during a January 2008 home invasion.