A VCU student party at 606 S. Laurel Street last night quickly turned into a fight/riot that saw 100 people on the street around midnight.
Although at least 4 Richmond City police cars eventually came in response, no arrests were made, despite obvious underage and public drinking.
According to a story in the VCU student newspaper, the Commonwealth Times, security has been tightened at the new IHOP Express restaurant.
After a fight that attracted the attention of six police cars on Jan. 20 in the IHOP Express at Laurel and Grace Place, Dining Services’ recent decision to check student IDs might make more sense to students.
In last Tuesday’s TelegRAM, VCU announced that the IHOP Express will be increasing security on Friday, Saturday and Sunday after 1 a.m, when they stop taking swipes.
VCU students will be asked to show their ID in order to access the dining facility. They are allowed to have a maximum of three guests.
The eatery was opened this past year as part of new Grace Street parking deck construction.
In more positive news, students can use the Cabell library more as open hours have increased, and there is a student petition that asks the VCU administration to focus more on student needs and less on construction and expansion of the Monroe campus. (ed.- No surprise here).
From Times Dispatch article:
Richmond police are investigating the apparent shooting of a dog in the 600 block of South Cherry Street this morning.
A police spokesman said that at around 10:30 a.m. a neighbor heard a gunshot, looked out the window and spotted a white male in his 60s leaving the area on foot.
A dog that had left its owner’s property was discovered with a non life-threatening wound and was taken for medical treatment.
Police ask anyone with information about the shooting to call Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.
From this morning’s Richmond police Daily Crime Report:
4th Precinct
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
12/4/11 4:18 p.m.
700 block of Idlewood Avenue
A male reported he was assaulted by a known male. An arrest was made.
From this morning’s RPD crime report:
4th Precinct
BURGLARY
11/23/11 – 11/26/11 2:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
600 block of Idlewood Avenue
An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole several items.
It will be interesting to see how this book release is received. However, that won’t be for another 8 months or so.
From Amazon.com page:
Willie Black has squandered a lot of things in his life – his liver, his lungs, a couple of former wives and a floundering daughter can all attest to his abuse. He’s lucky to be employed, having managed to drink and smart-talk his way out of a nice, cushy job covering (and partying with) the politicians down at the capitol.
Now, he’s back on the night corps beat, right where he started when he came to work for the Richmond paper almost 30 years ago. The thing Willie’s always had going for him, though, all the way back to his hardscrabble days as a mixed-race kid on Oregon Hill, where white was the primary color and fighting was everyone’s favorite leisure pastime, was grit. His mother, the drug-addled Peggy, gave him that if nothing else. He never backed down then, and he shows no signs of changing.
When a co-ed at the local university where Willie’s daughter is a perpetual student is murdered, her headless body found along the South Anna River, the hapless alleged killer is arrested within days. Everyone but Willie seems to think: Case Closed. But Willie, against the orders and advice of his bosses at the paper, the police and just about everyone else, doesn’t think the case is solved at all. He embarks on a one-man crusade to do what he’s always done: get the story.
On the way, Willie runs afoul of David Junior Shiflett, a nightmare from his youth who’s now a city cop, and awakens another dark force, one everyone thought disappeared a long time ago. And a score born in the parking lot of an Oregon Hill beer joint 40 years ago will finally be settled.
The truth is out there. Willie Black’s going to dig it out or die trying.
From police report:
4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
9/17/11 12:01 a.m. – 3:00 a.m.
100 block of South Laurel Street
An unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and stole an iPod.
From neighbor’s report:
My 49cc Yamaha Vino scooter was stolen from my backyard at 408 S. Laurel St. This happened sometime between Wed morning and 10 minutes ago. It was locked with a giant chain, gate locked, everything.
If you see it, please call 911. It’s all black with chrome handlebars and 2-3 white scratches on the right side below the seat.
Lock your stuff up!
A neighbor reported a stabbing:
Was woken up around 3:40 am last night to 4 or 5 cop cars and ambulance on my block, the 300 of Pine Street. Apparently there was a stabbing, and a young woman was taken away by the paramedics. I don’t know the whos or whats or really anymore than that. It was a surreal and unfortunate event to have to wake up to. She appeared to be conscious when she was put in the ambulance.
I will post more official information when I get it.
From Richmond Police report:
4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
8/5/11 12:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
100 block of South Belvidere Street
An unknown person(s) broke into the vehicle and stole a book bag with a laptop, iPod and Kindle inside.