Richmond Approves Oversight Changes Amid Outcry Over Police Killing
Richmond City Council approved recommendations from the Community Police Review Commission two weeks after RPD officers killed Angel Montaño...
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Aug
12
Aug
Richmond Police Release Footage of Officer-Involved Shooting That Killed Man
Angel Montano appears to have been experiencing a mental health episode and armed with knives when he was shot and killed Aug. 4 by Richmond Police....
05
Aug
Richmond Police Shoot, Kill Man Allegedly Armed With Knife Monday Evening
Richmond police on Monday evening shot and killed a man who was allegedly threatening to kill people with knives in the Iron Triangle neighborhood, police said....
07
Jul
Richmond Says Grand Jury Report on Police Staffing ‘Lacks Critical Context’
Richmond City Council on July 1 responded to a Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury report that says the city failed to properly address police staffing issues...
27
Feb
Teachers Union Asks Richmond to Look at WCCUSD Finances; Richmond Honors ‘Black Nine’ Officers
Richmond City Council on Tuesday heard from the WCCUSD teachers union and honored the "Black Nine" officers who challenged racism in the Police Department....
06
Feb
Update: Richmond Police Say They Believed Shooting Victim Had Knife in Hand
Richmond police said the man they shot and killed Tuesday night charged at officers with what they believed was a knife, but the object was a sheath....
05
Feb
State Investigating Richmond Police Shooting of Allegedly Unarmed Man
The California Department of Justice is investigating the fatal shooting by police of an allegedly unarmed man in Richmond on Tuesday night....
09
Jan
Richmond Wants Police to Further Document Use of Military Weapons; RPD Says It Doesn’t Have the Time
Richmond City Council moved forward Tuesday with changes to the city's policy on police use of military equipment, as well as its own pay structure....
23
Dec
Richmond Mayor Addresses Public Safety in ‘State of the City’ Days After Police Chief Decries Defunding
At 2024's last Richmond City Council meeting, Mayor Eduardo Martinez delivered the "State of the City" and Richmond became a sanctuary city for trans people....
10
Dec
Wrong Kind of Donuts Offered to Police, Who Impound Vehicle
Richmond police officers were near Chesley and Second on Sunday on an unrelated call when a driver decided to start doing donuts in front of the officers....
06
Sep
Local Leaders Ask for Public’s Help to Stop Rising Copper Wire Theft
Copper wire thefts, which are on the rise in West Contra Costa and beyond, endanger the thieves themselves and critical infrastructure....
20
May
DA’s Office Says Richmond Officer-Involved Shooting Was Justified
The District Attorney's Office said Friday it determined the shooting of Kevin McDonald, whose death was ruled suicide, by Richmond Police was justified....
08
May
Richmond Council Backs PG&E Alternative, Questions Police Military Equipment Use
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution asking state leaders to implement Golden State Energy and questioned police military equipment use....
08
Nov
Richmond Approves New Cameras for Law Enforcement
Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved 70 new automatic license plate readers and 40 pan-tilt-zoom cameras to prevent and solve crime....
17
Aug
Richmond Homicide Numbers Continue to Trend Downward
With six murders in the first seven months of this year, the city of Richmond is on track for one of its lowest homicide rates in more than 20 years....
