Antoine Whittley’s Family Keeps Up Search for Him and Closure
Three weeks after 17-year-old Antoine Whittley disappeared from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, his family and police are still searching for answers....
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Mar
22
Jan
Richmond Police Report Crime Trends, Changes in Service and Reforms
RPD said it has ordered officers to intervene in and report uses of excessive force in a report on crime trends and police reform to the Richmond City Council....
25
Nov
Council Votes to Give Police Commission More Power to Investigate
The Richmond City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to expand the Community Police Review Commission's investigative capacity....
23
Nov
Youth Council Town Hall Talks Policing in Schools
The Richmond Youth Council brought together local police, politicians and school officials to discuss race, policing and public education....
09
Oct
Police Commission Upholds Allegation Against Virgil Thomas
The Richmond Community Police Review Commission voted on two allegations of unreasonable force against the late Sgt. Virgil Thomas in the death of Eric Reason....
28
Sep
Richmond Police Department Addresses Rise in Violence at Town Hall
The Richmond Police Department held a town hall Thursday to talk about the rise of violence in the city over the past few months, including 16 homicides....
24
Sep
Community Group Tells City Council How to Re-imagine Police
Members suggested short- and long-term changes to policing to the Richmond City Council, among them strengthening investigations against officers....
04
Sep
Police Commission to Continue Investigating Police Shooting of Eric Reason
A police commission has decided to continue investigating the shooting of Eric Reason by Richmond Police Sgt. Virgil Thomas, who died last month from COVID-19 complications....
28
Aug
Town Hall Begins Reimagining of Policing
Richmond residents said they’d like to see the police focus more on crime and for others to handle calls about mental health and homelessness, as the city and others around...
24
Aug
Richmond Police Officer Dies of COVID-19 Complications
Sgt. Virgil Thomas, who was with RPD for 24 years, has died after he reportedly caught the coronavirus on the job. At the time of his death, he was under...
23
Aug
Will California Change Policing?
State lawmakers, who promised sweeping police reform, have a wide range of legislation to consider in a pandemic-shortened session. Not all are likely to pass....
24
Jul
Q&A: Richmond Police Chief Talks Defunding, Community Policing, COVID-19
Bisa French on Aug. 1 will officially become the first woman to lead Richmond Police. Among her priorities are "critical conversations" about the role of police....
05
Jul
Who Responds to Nonviolent Crises? New Urgency to Remove Police From the Equation
A series of efforts are underway at the local, state and national levels to reimagine who responds to people in crisis and to take some of that responsibility out of...
02
Jul
Richmond Passes Budget, Will Look at Reducing Police Force
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved a budget for fiscal year 2020-21, successfully closing the remainder of a $29.5 million deficit....
27
Jun
Racially Motivated 911 Calls Could Become Hate Crimes in California
Assemblyman Rob Bonta of Alameda plans to introduce legislation that would criminalize racially motivated 911 calls....
