I always remember they have one right before I go away. So, thank you Richmond Times Dispatch for reminding me early!

Richmond police are reminding residents and businesses in the city that officers will keep an eye on their property while they are away on vacation.
Through the House and Business Watch Program, people can fill out a watch request form and submit it to their neighborhood precinct before vacation. Each request covers up to a three-week period, during which police will periodically check the perimeter of the property.

Watch request forms are available at the department’s Web site, http://www.richmondgov.com/police, where users can click on the “Vacation Watch Request Form” link. If users are unsure which precinct they are in, they can call the department’s customer service line at (804) 646-6842.

Recent operations by the Richmond Police Department resulted in the arrests of two men and one juvenile for stealing items from motor vehicles. The juvenile, a 15-year-old male, was arrested in the Fulton Hill area and charged with three counts of grand larceny, one count of petit larceny, trespassing, obstruction of justice and tampering with an automobile.

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The Richmond police are holding a neighborhood watch training this evening. The event is from 6 to 8 p.m. at the department’s training academy at 1202 W. Graham Road and will feature instruction on personal safety as well as neighborhood and home security. Officers will also explain how the department works and how to start and recruit for a neighborhood watch. For more information on Fulton Hill’s Neighborhood Watch program and how to get on the email list click here.

A direct warning about leaving your treasures out in plain sight in your car:

As I was driving home last night [...] I noticed quite a few cop cars in the Gillies Creek Park. There were lights flashing and cruisers both in the park and on the street so I sort of thought it might be a DUI checkpoint or something along those lines. [...] Anyway, in talking with some coworkers this morning I found out the cops had been called to the park because of multiple car break-ins that night. River City Sports and Social Club’s kickball season is under way and will be playing at Gillies as well as Canoe Run Park on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays. The group was pretty upset about the break-ins because due to the rain last night most of their players had left all of their belongings in their cars (iPods, GPS units, wallets, cell phones, etc.).

At 1:30 am last night three Richmond Police cruisers had two people pulled over on Luray ave. and Accomac st. The police were searching their vehicle and it looked like they performed a sobriety test on the driver. Did anyone else happen to witness this?

The Fulton Hill Neighborhood Resource Center in partnership with Richmond Department of Social Services presents a Community Voice Forum! We know the City is full of great resources and strong communities!

 What we would like to know is:

• What is important to you?
• What do you like about your community?
• Your ideas about how we can work together to keep the community safe!!!

Please Join Us! Tuesday June 16, 2009 from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. @ the Neighborhood Resource Center -1519 Williamsburg Road

Dinner will be served and all ages are welcome!

Please let us know if you are coming! 646-4519

Greater Fulton Neighborhood Watch information is now under the Resources section of the website. Included in the web page you will find information on how to contact the First Precinct and how to get on the Neighborhood Watch mailing list to receive email updates of crime in the area. Remember, We encourage our residents to be the “eyes and ears” of the police department as well as for our neighbors and their properties.

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Tuesday June 9th, 7:00 pm

Neighborhood Resource Center

1519 Williamsburg Road

The Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association is holding its bi-monthly meeting Tuesday evening.
Lt. James Laino from our first police precinct wants to make a statement at the beginning of the meeting regarding the spike in crime Greater Fulton Hill has experienced in the last few months. Please come with questions for him. The entire meeting will run an hour or so and will cover the agenda below. All are welcome to stay for the duration.

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First Precinct – Sector 111
Community Report
May 2009
Lieutenant James J. Laino

During the month of May the Sector experienced a 49% increase in Major Crime; a 200% increase in violent crime (3 incidents reported in 2008 compared to 9 in 2009) and a 38% increase in property crime (42 incidents reported in 2008 compared to 58 in 2009). The 9 violent crimes reported included; 2 Homicides, 2 Aggravated Assaults (Domestic), 1 Aggravated Assault and 4 robberies. Of the 9 violent incidents reported 4 of them have been cleared by arrest. The current trend in Property Crime continues to be thefts related to motor vehicles, to include the theft of motor vehicles, residential burglaries and all other larceny which includes everything from bicycles to packages left on the front porch. Of the 28 thefts related to motor vehicles reported Fulton and Church Hill North were hit the hardest.

For the full breakdown of the crimes reported you can download the Community Report (PDF) here.

Update via the Richmond Police Department:

E-mail Advisory 6/02/09
Richmond Police Department
Child Death Investigation

The Richmond Police Department is continuing its investigation into the death of 2-year-old D’Sean Williams. Police began this death investigation on May 30 after responding to a medical emergency call in the 1900 block of Newman Road.

This investigation is ongoing. The cause and manner of death will be determined by Medical Examiner’s Office.

The Richmond Police Department is in consultation with the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office regarding any charges.