Looking for Library Thief Suspect

From Richmond Police:

Richmond Police Department
E-mail Advisory 12/26/12
Library Theft Suspect Sought

Richmond Police detectives need the public’s help to identify the man in the attached surveillance photos in connection with a theft at a city library.

Between 10 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 5, an unknown person stole a cashbox from the city’s main library at 101 E. Franklin St. Detectives believe the man seen in these surveillance images may have hidden in the library when it closed the previous night and then stole the cashbox the next morning when the library opened.

Anyone with any information about this man’s identity or this crime is asked to call Fourth Precinct Detective John Walker at (804) 646-3184 or Crime Stoppers by calling 780-1000. Citizens can also text Crime Stoppers anonymously by texting 274637, using the key word “ITip” followed by your tip.

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Fire Damages New Pedestrian Bridge

From a neighbor:

Sorry to have to report this but over the weekend someone damaged the new walk bridge over the canal. It looks like someone built a fire on the bridge, and it has seriously damaged four of five of the boards. This is pretty discouraging that the new bridge has been so thoughtlessly damaged.

Electronics Stolen From Cars

There’s been a rash of thefts from motor vehicles the past week or so, concentrated in the ‘Heights’ north of the expressway.

From Richmond Police Dept.:

4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
11/21/12 8:40 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
200 block of South Laurel Street
An unknown person(s) broke into the vehicle and stole the stereo and a GPS unit.
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4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
11/24/12 10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
100 block of South Laurel Street
An unknown person(s) broke into the vehicle and stole an iPod.

4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
11/27/12 12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
200 block of South Cherry Street
An unknown person(s) entered the vehicle and stole a stereo, money and pocket knife.

4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
11/27/12 10:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
800 block of Idlewood Avenue
An unknown person(s) broke into the vehicle and stole the stereo.

Another, earlier case, was already reported.

BP Gas Station Robbed This Morning

From Times Dispatch article:

Police said no weapon was displayed but a clerk saw what appeared to be the outline of a handgun underneath clothing in the robbery, which was reported at 5:55 a.m. at the BP station in the 600 block of West Grace Street.
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No one was injured.
The suspect was described as a black male, about 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighing about 200 pounds with a tear drop tattoo under his left eye and wearing a button-up black jacket with a hood, blue jeans, black shoes and a baseball cap. The man may have had a moustache.
The suspect is believed to have fled northeast on foot.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers anonymously at (804) 780-1000.

Stolen Stereo and Car Chase

From Richmond Police:

4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
11/20/12 10:30 a.m. – 1:20 p.m.
100 block of South Laurel Street
An unknown person(s) stole a stereo from a vehicle.

Also, in a different incident, from the Times Dispatch:

A man appeared to escape injury early today when he flipped his car multiple times down a steep hill near the James River in downtown Richmond several minutes after police had terminated a brief pursuit.

Richmond police Capt. Angela Greene said the man, whose identity was not immediately released, was taken to VCU Medical Center for observation but was not complaining of any pain and did not appear to be injured following the incident.

Greene said the incident began at 2:09 a.m. when a Richmond police officer at Oliver Hill Way and Hospital Street observed the man driving the wrong way at a high speed down a one-way street. Greene said the officer activated his blue lights and siren and tried to follow the man but terminated the pursuit after 26 seconds when it became apparent the man was not going to stop.
Roughly three minutes later, Greene said, the vehicle was found, wrecked, in a large field along Second Street that serves as a main performing stage for the Richmond Folk Festival.

Assault and Death Investigation

From latest Richmond Police crime report:

4th Precinct
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
11/15/12 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
300 block of South Pine Street
A male reported he was assaulted by a known male. Warrants were obtained on the male.

4th Precinct
DEATH INVESTIGATION
11/17/12 10:30 p.m.
100 block of Tredegar Street
A male fell from the Lee Bridge. He was transported to VCU Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead an hour later.