It’s ironic that Richmond’s Downtown (which has seen over a billion dollars in investment), still lacks its own neighborhood blog. Oh, there is the River District News, which covers a sort of a contrived, loose neighborhood, and that includes parts of downtown.
In the meantime, OregonHill.net will continue to sometimes take up the slack. Here is another Richmond Police Department press release:
E-mail Advisory 10/21/09
Richmond Police Department
Modern Coin Robbers SoughtRichmond Police need the public’s help in identifying the two males in the attached video.
Both men are wanted for the armed robbery of Modern Coin Company at 212 E. Grace St. at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
The first suspect is described as a black male, medium complexion, 5’7, stocky build, and was last seen wearing a dark ski mask and light-colored gloves.
The second suspect is described as a black male, medium complexion, 6’0, skinny build and was last seen wearing light-colored gloves, blue jeans and black and white sneakers.
Anyone with any information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.
Here is video as posted by WTVR: