Richmond police patrol activity report: April 15-17
The Richmond Police Department regularly releases an overview of recent significant incidents its patrol officers respond to in the city. The segment is an overview and does not reflect the entirety of service calls...
Police K9 unit called to De Anza High about student’s discarded gun
A Richmond police K-9 unit was called to De Anza High today to help locate a gun that was discarded by a student near the school, police said.
Staff reported that a student with a...
Arrest made in alleged murder of Richmond man with vehicle
Richmond police have arrested a suspect believed to have intentionally struck and killed 33-year-old Raul Lopez Jr. with a van last month.
Roman Seabock, 20, was taken into custody without incident Tuesday after Richmond police...
Dental assistant in San Pablo charged with sexual acts on child
A 22-year-old dental assistant has been charged with committing four counts of sexual acts with a child under age 10 at a San Pablo dental office, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney's...
Richmond charter school teacher charged with lewd acts with minors
A Richmond charter school teacher has been charged with 29 counts of lewd acts involving seven boys ages 15 to 16, authorities announced Friday.
Anessa Paige Gower, 35, was a biology teacher at Making Waves...
1 killed, 2 injured in separate Richmond shootings
One person was killed and two people were injured, including a woman who is six months pregnant, in two separate shootings Wednesday in Richmond's Iron Triangle neighborhood, police said.
The first of the two shooting...
Two men convicted in North Richmond ‘Swerve Team’ gang case
Following an eight-month-long jury trial that included the testimony of 185 witnesses, two alleged members of the North Richmond street gang known as the “Swerve Team” were convicted of multiple charges, including murder, for...
Police: Man fatally struck by vehicle in Richmond was targeted
A 33-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle in Richmond last week and police believe he was intentionally targeted.
On Monday, March 21, police responded to the area of South 8th Street and Hoffman...
Two injured in shooting outside Pinole Valley Lanes
Two people were injured in a shooting outside a Pinole bowling center Sunday night, police said.
Pinole police responded to Pinole Valley Lanes at 1580 Pinole Valley Road at about 8:15 p.m. on reports of...
San Pablo police to hold DUI checkpoint Saturday
The San Pablo Police Department will hold a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location of the city on Saturday, March 26.
The checkpoint will run from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., police said.
“Impaired drivers put...
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