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Police identify Bethel Street homicide victim

Eric Jackson, 46, of Richmond, was discovered by officers Saturday with an apparent gunshot wound at the 2300 block of Bethel Street and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Driver charged in Chesterfield crash that killed pedestrian

Quincy D. Ware, 30, of Midlothian, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving in relation to the crash that killed Katherine D. Anderson, 31, of Chesterfield.

After nearly 50 years, man wrongfully convicted of killing child is exonerated

Marvin Grimm wins his freedom because of advanced DNA testing and questions about the police investigation.

UPDATE: Police identify victim of Henrico homicide

Police responded at 7:30 p.m. to the 4600 block of Grand Ledge Court for reports of a shooting.

Chesterfield police arrest Prince George man in May bank robbery

Chesterfield County police on Friday announced the arrest of a suspect inthe May 21 robbery of a bank in Midlothian.

Police identify man shot to death near Virginia Union University campus

Richmond police on Friday identified the victim of a June 6 homicide that occurred near Virginia Union University as Kevin Toler, 35.

Chesterfield schools employee charged with possessing child p*rn

A Chesterfield County Public Schools employee has been charged with possession of child p*rnography after police recovered inappropriate images of juvenile females he knew while teaching in North Carolina.

Bench trial is take 3 in secret Chesterfield County police records case

    At issue is whether the Chesterfield Police Department complied with Virginia public records law in March 2023.

    Police: Man shot dead near Byrd Park

      Richmond police on Wednesday night said they were investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday evening in the Maymont neighborhood.

      Bicyclist dies after getting hit by vehicle on Staples Mill Road

        This is at least the fifth death of a pedestrian or cyclist along Staples Mill Road in the last five years.

        Richmond father, son who stormed Capitol are sentenced

          Farhad Azari, 63, and his son, Farbod Azari, 32,on Jan. 22each had pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon and one count of civil disorder.

          Chesterfield police arrest suspect in killing of 16-year-old boy

            Chesterfield County police on Friday morning announced they had arrested a 17-year-old suspect in the April 11 homicide of Christopher M. Gates III on Broadwater Way.

            Spotsylvania triple homicide suspect captured after chase in New York

              Spotsylvania County authorities on Thursday night said the suspect in a triple homicide on White Street Court was captured in Steuben County, N.Y., after a high-speed vehicle chase on I-86.

              Mother of Huguenot graduation shooter speaks out

              “It was not intentional. It was not how they portrayed it to be,” said Ashley Pollard of the shooting.

              NJ man sought on attempted murder, sex assault charges arrested in Richmond

              A New Jersey man being sought on attempted murder, kidnapping and sexual assault charges has been arrested in Richmond.

              Police: Man shot to death near Virginia Union University campus

              Richmond police on Thursday said they were investigating after a man was shot to death Thursday morning near Virginia Union University.

              Police identify man found dead in Glen Allen yard

              Police on Tuesday identifieda man found dead in a yard in Glen Allenas Marquez Taylor, 31, of Henrico and said his death is being investigated as a homicide.

              Body found in yard in Glen Allen; police investigating

              Henrico County police on Monday said they had launched a death investigation after a body was found in a yard in Glen Allen.

              Police: Charges pending in fatal 6-vehicle crash on I-85 in Dinwiddie

              Virginia State Police on Monday identified the victims ofa fatal six-vehicle crash that occurred Friday morning on Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie Countyand said charges are pending.

              Electric shock for withdrawal? Chesterfield takes a chance on new device for addiction

              Chesterfield’s jail has debuted a new technology for helping addicts. The “Bridge” sends electric frequencies into the brain of a person in the worst throws of drug withdrawal.

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              Otieno's mother criticizes decision to downgrade charges in son's death

              An attorney for the family ofIrvo Otienoon Thursday questioned the decision of authorities todowngrade the charges against three remaining defendants from second-degree murder to involuntary manslaughter.

              UVa reaches $9M settlement with families of 2022 shooting victims

              "The settlements approved today is just one small step on this terrible road that these families are on," Elliott Buckner, lawyer for Perry's family, told the press.

              Police identify victim of East End shooting

              Richmond police identified the victim of a Monday homicide in the East End as Lavaris Harris and said that two shootings had occurred in the area on the same evening.

              Former Richmond mail carrier sentenced for stealing mail from over 180 people

              A former Richmond U.S. Postal Service employee whoin March pleaded guilty to stealing mail from more than 180 peopleon Wednesday was sentenced to 13 months in prison.

              Police investigating break-in, burglary at Richmond Animal Care and Control

              Richmond police on Thursday said they were seeking a suspect in the May 22 burglary of the Richmond Animal Care and Control building on Richmond's North Side.

              Charges downgraded for 3 Otieno defendants

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              Chesterfield man charged with murder, neglect in death of elderly man in his care

              Theodore Brewer, 64, of Chesterfield, has been charged with murder and abuse of a vulnerable adult in connection with the December death of Henry Ransom, court records show.

              2 caretakers charged with neglect, murder in death of quadriplegic Chesterfield man

              Louis Smith and Jennifer Stewart both have been charged with murder and abuse of a vulnerable adult in connection with the July 2023 death ofMatthew Runion, 36, of Chesterfield.

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