Glen Allen
CRIME & SAFETY
Community ‘heartbroken’ after woman is stabbed to death in her home
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - A community known to be relatively quiet is shaken at the news of a neighbor stabbed to death in her own home. “No one really heard anything. I just wish she could have been saved,” said neighbor Shelly Winfield. This happened in the Reserve at...
1 in 3: Richmond Detectives Seek Help Identifying Trio Involved in Bizarre Eyeglasses Store Break-In Attempt
Richmond Police Seek Suspects in Eyeglasses Store Break-In Attempt. Stolen Car Used in Attempted Break-In at Tom Kirkland Opticians Inc. According to the article 12 On Your Side, Richmond detectives need help finding three suspects who tried to break into a local eyeglasses store using a stolen car. The break-in incident happened just before 12:45 a.m. on Monday, July 1. Police were called to Tom Kirkland Opticians Inc. on the 00 block of North 8th Street. When they arrived, they found a Honda Accord crashed into the front of the store. Detectives learned the car was stolen from a nearby state. The driver had rammed the car into the storefront several times to break in, while two others tried to get inside. When they failed, all three suspects ran away on foot.
Chesterfield Police issue ‘last statement’ on man shot by officer in 2023, family may be adding department to ongoing lawsuit
The Chesterfield County Police Department has issued what it called a "last statement" on the July 2023 shooting of 34-year-old Charles Byers, who was killed by an officer while experiencing a mental health crisis.
Richmond Police announce two arrests in June 12 Hampton Street homicide
Richmond Police have made two arrests in connection with the homicide that occurred on Hampton Street last month. Lavena Brown, 51 of Chesterfield, was arrested without incident with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force. Daquan Brunson, 25, of Richmond, was arrested by the National Park Police in Yorktown.
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