RPD Announces Early Launch of Operation Safe Summer   April 17, 2024   The Richmond Police Department has announced an early launch to Operation Safe Summer (OSS), a collaborative effort by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies led by the RPD to suppress violent crime and increase public safety throughout Richmond.   Due to recent incidents of fatal shootings ..read more

Chief Edwards to Hold Briefing to Discuss First Quarter Crime Stats   WHAT:             Public Safety Briefing to the Community   WHEN:              1 p.m., TOMORROW, Thursday, April 18, 2024    WHERE:       & ..read more

Richmond Police Release Critical Incident Briefing: Cedar Street The Richmond Police Department has released a critical incident briefing video related to the officer-involved shooting on March 31, 2024, per the Department’s core value and commitment to maintaining trust and legitimacy through transparency. This critical incident briefing includes 911 call information, video from the body-worn ..read more

 April 8, 2024             Victim Identified in North 23rd Street Homicide Richmond Police detectives have identified the victim in the homicide that occurred on North 23rd Street as Kyron Hoskey, 28, of Henrico.                                      At ..read more

 April 14, 2024           St. John Street Aggravated Assault and Homicide Investigation This morning, at approximately 12:21 a.m., officers were called to the 1200 block of St. John Street for the report of a shooting. Officers arrived and found an adult male and a juvenile male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Both were transported ..read more

 April 11, 2024           Spotsylvania Street Shooting and Death Investigation x2                                  Today at approximately 6:58 p.m., officers were called to the 1600 block of Spotsylvania Street for the report of a shooting. Officers arrived and found two ..read more

 Deforrest Street Homicide Investigation The juvenile male, 16, of Henrico, who was injured in a shooting in the Whitcomb Court neighborhood yesterday has today succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Yesterday at approximately 5:38 p.m., officers were called to the 2100 block of Deforrest Street for the report of a person shot. Officers arrived and found the juvenile male down on a ..read more

Identification Made in Officer-Involved Shooting on Cedar Street, Detectives Seek Evidence from Public Richmond Police detectives have identified the individual in the fatal officer-involved shooting yesterday as Kenneth Sharp, 20, of Richmond. Yesterday at approximately 4:58 a.m., officers were called to the 1900 block of Cedar Street for the report of a disturbance with an armed person ..read more

 Last night at approximately 10:54 p.m., officers were called to the intersection of 4th Avenue and Front Street for the report of a shooting. Once on scene, officers located a juvenile male, 14, down and unresponsive in the roadway. He had suffered an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.  The Medical Examiner will determine ..read more

   March 31, 2024   Officer-Involved Shooting on Cedar Street This morning at approximately 4:58 a.m., officers were called to the 1900 block of Cedar Street for the report of a disturbance with an armed person. Officers arrived on the scene within minutes and located the suspect, an adult male. After a brief encounter during which the male produced a firearm, the suspect was ..read more