Google News Archives: Fulton Hill Hustlers, * Clintons health care attempt I must say how Richmond has come along way from back. They *could* just do Richmond but that would just perpetuate the stereotype of not being able to get 10 feet into the city without being robbed and shot. You had an idea for a story and nailed exactly what media should be taking the time to do more often. In his confession, Brown said Thomas had been telling people he had made her pregnant. Each of these quiet months has come in ''He asked her not to tell anyone about it, not to tarnish his ministry,'' Esther Brown said. Family members and friends of Thomas and Brown filled opposite sides of the York courtroom Thursday to hear Thomas enter his guilty pleas. And this story is proof. I post hard data showing that RIchmond is safer than any time in the past 60 years and your response its not a safe enough place to live or visit? * fire at St.James on Franklin Street Not just murders. Federal authorities accused the gang members of 11 murders during a 45-day span in January and February of 1992. My rewards, in 2017, are all related to dancing in and out of the nightmares that dominated Richmonds realities. Oak Grove elementary is the school I started at. (804) 646-0712 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. Forensics, community policing, and overall professionalism have made huge differences. I left Richmond in 1999. Richmond is a safe place to livewith a very few neighborhoods that are not safe. It brought back a lot of cringes, but relief that those days are hopefully gone for good. Just because you see people coming in with gunshot/stab wounds doesnt mean it isnt less than it has been in the past. Not all blacks raised in poor crime ridden areas are products of their environment. Break-ins all the time so businesses didnt stay. I dont think that it is under-reporting, per se, so much as just limited media and a sort of geographic bias. Homicide numbers remained high but fairly steady - 20 to 40-plus - until the late 1960s. But one day in 20 more years, for sure Monique will have served her time and will get out. I tell this to anyone who look at me sideways about why I chose to live in the area I grew up in. A second job I had for a while was selling newspapers at the Times Dispatch (phone sales) and they would not even deliver to most of Church Hill then! @CM thanks & thats funny! * North vs Robb vs Coleman for Senate John WebRICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A 21-year-old man who authorities say wiped out his girlfriends family because he was enraged she had become pregnant was convicted Tuesday of five * Paper Moon tried to open on 18th Street Hopefully thats something hyper-local media can change. Ive lost over twenty friends and acquaintances to gun violence during those long years. The sheer number of killings on Southside in 1994 is shocking. It seems that to be able to say that certain areas once had these incidents but do not any longer would be a useful way of marking the changes in the city. JohnAt the risk of putting more work on your shoulders, would be interesting to see if the ratio of aggravated assaults (which the RPD set aside as a notable category) to homicides shows any more stability than your previous assault:homicide ratio did. It was a hell of a year. Caroline Cooke was one of them. Im told the judge in the case ordered that any member of the parole board considering Monique for parole must review the crime scene photos before making a decision. Out of curiosity, I crunched these numbers into the annual murder rate (FBI uses incidents per 100,000 population). More facts: through the first six months of 2010, RVA had only 19 of the 51 killings in the area (and its 25 of 57 as of today). The sad truth is that if you are middle or upper class, you have almost no chance of being a victim of violent crime. Dispatchers transferred 38 calls to the call center from October to December 2022, and Richmonds Crisis Response Team responded to 227 calls for service from August to December 2022. The level of violence and the number of drug-related street killings really do not line up with that area in 2010, hands-down the most changed in Richmond over the past 16 years. I spoke to Moniques mom recently, and she told me of all the treatment her daughter got, all the warning signs. I think local crime UNDER reporting is a valid concern: http://www.oregonhill.net/2010/06/20/laurel-street-stabbing-this-past-friday-night/. Going back to at least 1980, Richmond has only had three months without any homicides. Really good job John. Brown's 16-page confession, taped the morning after the Aug. 12 slaying, was summarized for the record Thursday in York Circuit Court after he pleaded guilty to Thomas' murder. Amazing! Assaults City-wide i found a body next to my car one time. To keep creating Tapir briefly escapes enclosure at Florida zoo. But Mrs. Cookes daughter and one of her neighbors fear that theres not enough oversight and control in the mental health system for someone as dangerous as Monique Anderson. And theres treatment. The bad elements were basically forced out through gentrification. My question to Jake is how long have you worked at MCV?? My uncles used to come and tell me the stories about some of the things he saw down Afton and just by hearing the stories had me shook. Wow. I havent been shot at for at least a month!!! John, This was a great idea for several reasons. All Right Reserved. This months look back is from our December 1989 and March 1993 issues. Over half of them were gunned down while the others were doing the shooting and are spending the rest of their lives behind bars. The same stabbing in Oregon Hill or shooting up by Fairfield that doesnt make the news would be played differently were it to go down in Carytown. And , there were no witnesses because these guys had a bad habit of killing anybody that spoke up! But the black-on-black violent crime problem was stark and bluntly reported on 75 years ago: "Why were there 11 times as many homicides committed by Negroes in Richmond last year than by white persons?" Richard Tipton, 22, was convicted of six murder charges and acquitted of two, and James H. Roane Jr., 26, was convicted of four murder counts. The Briley brothers were a gang of drug dealers who permiated the Church Hill area and were responsible for murders, robberies, assualts and stealing in general. This is where the community blogs (and the police department) make a difference in getting information out to areas. Spend a day in the ER at MCV and then you tell me honestly how you feel. The drug dealers cannot operate if there is no market for their wares. There's no question firearms were a big problem In the early 1900s, including revolvers, rifles and sawed-off shotguns. But detectives and police brass kept the details to themselves so they could catch the killer. It was a huge story for the city because so many felt the fear. Excellent work. At one point during the year, the bodies were dropping fast enough to put the city on target for 182 killings by the end of December. Sadly, many of the assault incidents appear to be domestic; conversely, the murders that are not happening in Richmond seem to be the street violence killings. What followed is described by one member of the homicide squad as the worst crime scene he saw in his entire career. In the past 366 months, only 3 have passed without a killing, and all 3 have come in the last 8 months. What is the basis of YOUR comparison?? @C. Wayne Taylor Thats interesting. As of July 10, 2010, Richmond has gone 48 days without a homicide the 3rd longest period since at least 1980. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. HOLMBERG: 25 years after the deadliest invasion since the Civil War His sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 13. Things got so bad that the U.S. Unfortunately, the Richmond Police are not able to easily provide data for the years before 1998, so to get a look at anything earlier I had to dig it up for myself. I really would like to know more info on the murder of Harold David Robertson Jr. The Oct. 14 rampage, in which Christopher Goins girlfriend was shot nine times but survived, was the worst mass murder in Richmonds ''She was madly in love with him,'' said Casandra Chappell, Thomas' cousin. Fairfield court / north side highland park areas, south side Jeff D turnpike / afton ave. This happened more than once. But it appears no one thinks 40 years in solitary confinement is going to help or reform one of the most disturbed young women this city has ever seen. Too dangerous. Curious about and fascinated by Richmonds shockingly violent semi-recent history, I thought to look and see where all of this killing was taking place. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Here is a graphic of the worst 10 in 2009. If I was grading this as an undergraduate research paper, Id give you an A. Three bison escape Maine farm, two recaptured. WebBriley and his brothers were linked to about a dozen murders in the Richmond area. That was a terrible time for Richmond. The app features breaking news alerts, live video, weather radar, traffic incidents, closings and delays and more. This article is an exhample of why CHPN was awarded the best community blog award this year. ''He said no, he had never had sex with her.''. chimbarozo park was crazy dangerous. Lance I see victims of gun violence all the time, yet it isnt always reported. I did not live in Richmond in the 90s. If someone shows up shot or stabbed at the hospital, the police are automatically brought in. I am happy to hear that reality is gone. To add one more macabre item to this horrible year in April, 1994 Timothy Spencer, aka the Southside Strangler for his murderous rampage on the Southside in 1987, was put to death. This spike has city leaders asking the same questions that generations of mayors, council members and police brass have in this deadly southern city. wrapping yourself in a blanket of ignorance is the only way to keep stupid thoughts warm.good work and thanks nfor digging so hard. Most of the violence of the 90s was tied to the drug trade. Great reporting, John. Murder rate per 100k people: 19.47. I see victims of gun violence all the time, yet it isnt always reported, therefore, please dont think Richmond is becoming any safer. WebInteractive chart of the Richmond, Virginia murder rate (i.e. dont let it get you down. Advertise With Us As Harry Kollatz Jr. noted in his March 1993 feature article Murder in the City, Richmonds homicides climbed as the population dropped from a high of 249,521 in 1971 down to 203,056 in 1990. A 1989 law under the federal drug kingpin statute made murder during a continuing criminal enterprise a capital crime. Nobody that lived here at the time is still here, except me. ''Every page had Hugh on it. ''I would anticipate that they would appeal on that,'' said Jake Smith, York commonwealth's attorney. I certainly did not have any idea of how dangerous the area was wow. The East End went well over 100 days and close to 6 months without a killing from the end of 2009 into 2010 (the best in at least a decade and probably much much longer). More than a dozen of them. Richmond bottomed out in 1994: one city councilman went off to rehab for his heroin problem and another was in hot water for not paying utilities and renting out condemned property, enrollment at VCU dropped, the city recorded the nations 19th largest population decline since 1980, Richmond made the wrong end of Money Magazines Best Places to Live list, and by the end of the year had tallied a record 161 homicides. He was just out of it. You can also submit your tip through Crime Stoppers by calling (804) 780-1000 or using the P3 Tips App. Heroin use was popular, even among good college kids. I was raise uptown South Side. She has also burned her maternal uncle's Bible and set his bed on fire.". * invasion of Haiti I never did or sold drugs, never got involved in any crimes and didnt associate with anyone who did. We knew what areas to stay away from (Gilpin Court, Whitcomb Court, Fairfield, etc.) @2020 - Church Hill Peoples News. No one was killed in Richmond in June 2010. 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