Richmond EDA approves deal allowing VCU to play at CarMax Park, but agreement with Squirrels is still required
EDA officials said the VCU lease would be conditioned on the university and the Squirrels reaching a use agreement.
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RPD has spent $1 million on Flock license-plate readers. With those contracts up for renewal, anti-surveillance activists call for cancellation while Mayor, Council demur
The Mayor wrote that he “continues to be both supportive of RPD's use of Flock as a tool to solve crimes and also continues to take the privacy and auditing seriously.”
Cycling advocates take bike lane cleaning into their own hands
Plus, an update on MF Broom, the city's bike-lane cleaning machine.
City backs off ‘Operation Vaporize’ as blowback from vape shop owners intensifies
Richmond officials are temporarily easing up on efforts to go after local vape shops after complaints from business owners that the crackdown has been excessive.
Richmond real estate agent who died in custody tried to hire someone to kill his wife, court records say
In early February, Richmond police pulled over a wanted criminal with an extensive history of breaking the law.
Richmond police say one person charged in weekend street takeovers
A “large group of drivers” and onlookers participated in street takeovers across Richmond Saturday night and into early Sunday morning, according to city police.
After being jailed for allegedly soliciting murder, Richmond real estate agent dies on Sunday
Henrico Police said they were called to the county’s jail "for a reported medical emergency involving Mr. Barrett who appeared to have harmed himself."
