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New details about a baby boy found abandoned more than a month ago in Henrico county. The child will be put up for adoption soon but police still want your help in finding his parents.

At Henrico Social Services, the process will soon begin to terminate the parents’ rights so the baby boy can be adopted. Both officials there and police say it’s important the child’s mother come forward.

The Richmond Times Dispatch has an interesting article about the fading farm lands of the East End. How would you feel about the East End becoming the next West End?

Change is coming. It’s as clear as the rumble of truck traffic in the distance and the for-sale sign on a soybean field.

How it will affect the rural areas of the Varina District has been one of the hot topics in the 2026 Comprehensive Plan, which is up for final approval Tuesday by the Henrico Board of Supervisors. Envision Henrico and the Partnership for Smarter Growth have asked supporters to attend the meeting to protest redesignation of Varina Farm for Suburban Mixed Use development.

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Richmond’s Police chief says an effort to eradicate violent crime in the city is paying off. Police are focusing on neighborhoods in the East End and Northside with the “Fugitives and Firearms Initiative.”This initiative targets wanted persons and illegal guns.

20 strong — Richmond police are teaming up with officers from the state police and the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority — together they’re cracking down on violent crimes. A round of applause for a job well-done. The goal: eradicate violent crime in Richmond.

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A 19-year-old man was being treated at VCU Medical Center this evening after being shot in the chest. Richmond police units converged on the 2200 block of Redd Street near Mechanicsville Turnpike where they found the victim conscious and breathing about 5:15 p.m. It was not clear where the man was shot, but nearby residents said they heard as many as a half-dozen shots fired. About 50 people surrounded the crime scene within minutes of the shooting but quickly dispersed when police approached them for information. The man’s identity and condition were not immediately available.

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A man is in custody, in the case of a Henrico County shootout that had threatened to run cold.

It began as a home invasion on the 2300 block of National Street, in the East End. 3:30am on Monday, August 18th. Two men with guns ran up, and barged in. Inside, a grandmother was asleep. The robbers yelled for money, and when she said there was none, they went to her grandson’s room instead.

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For weeks since late May lawnmowers have been stolen from homes in the East End. Thefts have occurred in Church Hill, Fulton, Oakwood and Union Hill. Lawnmowers have been stolen during the day as well as at night, taken out of people’s yards and even off of a porch. Police are urging people to protect themselves by locking up their lawnmowers with a chain to a permanent structure in the yard.

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From the Richmond Times Dispatch

Police were called at about 7:15 a.m. to the 1400 block of Melton Avenue, near the southwestern tip of Oakwood Cemetery, for a report of a man down.

The first officers on scene found an unresponsive male at a one-story bungalow. The victim appeared to have been shot in the head, police said.

The house where the body was found had recently been purchased, and the new owner came to the house this morning to meet utility crews before finding the body on a porch behind some overgrown bushes, police said.

Police secured the area and called detectives and crime-scene technicians. Melton was closed to traffic from Oakwood Avenue to S Street.

All East End 7th District citizens are invited and encouraged to attend

WHAT: Richmond City Councilwoman Betty L. Squire, East End 7th District, will host a meeting in the East End 7th District of Richmond. All East End 7th District citizens are invited and encouraged to attend. The meeting will include a topical agenda, updates and information on her goals and accomplishments. Light refreshments will be served. The topic of this meeting will be Public Safety. Special Guests will include:

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Published: January 14, 2009

A high-speed chase that reached speeds of more than 100 mph began in Richmond’s East End before ending in Henrico County this morning with the arrests of two people.

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