Archives: August 2007

Henrico Police Get Additional Funds

The Times Dispatch reports Henrico has just receivadditional dollars dedicated to combat underage drinking.
Henrico Henrico County’s Division of Police this week received $5,000 from the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to help pay for overtime as part of the police initiatives to combat underage alcohol use.

Henrico schools adopt emergency alert system

Henrico County parents can feel a bit better about their children’s safety when it comes to being alerted via several means of communication for emergency issues.

Get your last swim of the season in

This weekend marks the last one of the season for Richmond city public swimming pools.

Check out the Richmond Public Schools festival today

Richmond Public Schools will hold a “Safe Schools: Safe Communities” festival today from 3 to 7 p.m. in the parking lot of Southside Plaza at Belt Boulevard and Hull Street Road.

UofR sports report?

Lots of great University of Richmond sports reports from various sources this morning:

Black Renaissance

The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is presenting Black Renaissance: Celebrating African-American Arts, Traditions and Community, an exhibition spotlighting 2- and 3-dimensional works from 24 local African-American artists.

Take a bite out of crime

The Richmond police department recently put out a survey to better focus their efforts. Unfortunately for the 21st century, it is a paper survey. Jon Baliles at River City Rapids wrote about it and posted a PDF link to the paper version. Ross Catrow at Pharrout and West of the Boulevard went a step further […]

Increased police presence

The T-D is reporting that Richmond Police will be more visible in the area following a couple of armed attacks over the last few days.

A knife-wielding man attacked a woman early Sunday evening in the front yard of her home in the 4600 block of Sylvan Road. A man with a gun robbed a […]

Underage Drinkers Beware

The Times Dispatch reports Henrico County has just received additional dollars to combat underage drinking.
Henrico Henrico County’s Division of Police this week received $5,000 from the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to help pay for overtime as part of the police initiatives to combat underage alcohol use.

suspected robber apprehended

Police have arrested a suspected robber, Ratome Webster, 17, and are charging him with robbery and malicious wounding after an incident along St. John Street last Tuesday morning. [via]

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