Until recently, Richmind Then and Now’s archive of Times-Dispatch articles has been my only source of info on old Fulton. Add Scott Davis’ 1988 The World of Patience Gromes: Making and Unmaking a Black Community to the list of essential Richmond history reads.

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Fulton –
• Search warrant executed at 5313 Blueridge Ave which resulted in the arrest of two adult males and the seizure of 3 firearms and cocaine.
• Search warrant executed at 1329 Darbytown Rd which resulted in the arrest of one adult male and the seizure of 2 firearms and marijuana.
• There were 5 additional narcotic related arrests throughout the neighborhood.
• Robbery – 1600 block of National St – 2 black male suspects entered a residence assaulted one of the residents and robbed him of jewelry and money.

For the full list of noteworthy events in the surrounding neighborhoods click here (PDF)

First Precinct – Sector 111
Community Report
February 2010
Lieutenant James J. Laino

During February, the Sector experienced a 15% decrease in Major Crime; a 44% decrease in violent crime (9 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 5 in 2010) and a 7% decrease in property crime (30 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 28 in 2010). The 5 violent crimes reported included: 2 Aggravated Assaults and 3 robberies. Of the 5 violent incidents reported 3 have been cleared by arrest and the remaining 2 are still being investigated by detectives. The current trend in Property Crime continues to be residential burglary; there were 7 reported during February, 2 of which were domestic related and 2 occurred to the same residence.
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Craigslist has word on a lost set of keys:

i lost my keys a few weeks ago. sledding on powhatan hill/ powhatan park. would have been the weekend of feb. 7th. if anyone has any info please call 804 928 8478. thanks!!!

The Richmond Times Dispatch is reporting that a woman in her early 20s, from the 1200 block of Nelson st. in Fulton Hill was brought into the emergency room at VCU Medical Center around 2 a.m. this morning with a gunshot wound in her lower torso. At this time police are unsure where the shooting occurred.

If you have any information on the shooting you are asked to please call Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.

Krispies’ Fried Chicken on Williamsburg Road was inspected by the Health Department on February 18 and scored a perfect score, showing no violations. The have a history of doing well.

An S.B.Cox storage building at Hatcher and Williamsburg burned dramatically last night.

The fire was reported a little after 3 a.m. in a industrial structure. At this time the cause is not known.

The building, in the 5200 block of Hatcher Street, just south of Williamsburg Road near the Henrico County line, is a large, steel-siding structure, and the first crews on scene found heavy fire and heard small explosions coming from the structure.

Once it was determined that there were storage tanks on site for acetylene, which is used in welding torches, Richmond firefighters called for more crews from the city as well as Henrico.

For the full story see RTD

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Saturday: Open House and Pancake Heaven Fundraiser for NRC

Sunday: The NRC’s 5 year Anniversary Party!