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Sex trafficking charges involving daughter of Richmond police chief dropped
A judge dismissed the case against a man who Richmond Police Chief Bisa French and her husband, Oakland Police Sgt. Lee French, say trafficked their daughter.Read More
Police believe body found near Point Pinole is missing Richmond teen
Richmond police say they believe a body found Thursday in the San Pablo Bay near Point Pinole is that of a 17-year-old Richmond boy who went missing in early February....Read More
School sends students home as police investigate suspicious van, shooting threat
Students getting in-person instruction at a Richmond elementary school have returned to distance learning for the rest of this week after a van with a disturbing message was found...Read More
Two first responders suffer injuries in Antioch drive-by shooting
A Stockton man was arrested in Richmond late Saturday for suspicion of attempted murder in the drive-by shooting incident that injured a firefighter and a paramedic in Antioch. The...Read More
Police say signs of child abuse led to parents’ arrest in death of 5-week-old infant
The mother and father of a 5-week-old infant were arrested Thursday in connection with the death of the child, police said. Ray Ray Darn, 35, and Marilyn Northington, 28,...Read More
Tanker fire shuts down I-80 near Hilltop Drive
All lanes of Interstate 80 are closed between Hilltop and El Portal drives in the San Pablo/Richmond area due to a major traffic collision involving a burning tanker. The...Read More
Still no arrests in shooting homicide of Richmond rapper
Police on Saturday continue to investigate a shooting that killed a Richmond rapper, but said two others who were wounded have been released from the hospital. Lamonta Butcher, 29,...Read More
Police release name of 22-year-old man killed in Richmond shooting
A man was fatally shot in the Belding Woods neighborhood of Richmond on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Shortly after 3:30 p.m, officers responded to two reports of shootings in...Read More
Police arrest Richmond man allegedly attempting to eat dead grandmother
A Richmond man was arrested this week on suspicion of murder and was reportedly found attempting to eat the victim’s body when law enforcement officers arrived, a police spokesman...Read More
Drive-by shooter opens fire on Richmond family gathering
Three men survived a drive-by shooting while attending a family gathering in Richmond on Wednesday evening, according to police. At about 7:15 p.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter gunshot...Read More
Autopsy determines man thought to be shot was instead hit by train
A man found dead near train tracks in North Richmond on Thursday morning was initially thought to have been shot but an autopsy determined he had been hit by...Read More
Police investigate fatal shooting of man found near Richmond train tracks
A San Pablo man was found dead Thursday morning in the unincorporated Contra Costa County community near North Richmond, sheriff’s officials said. Deputies were dispatched at 10:45 a.m. to...Read More
Hilltop shooting leaves one dead
One person was fatally shot in Richmond’s Hilltop area Tuesday morning, according to police. The shooting occurred around 9:50 a.m. on Loyola Drive. No arrest has been made, and...Read More
Commission finds Richmond officer initiated violence in fatal shooting
Richmond’s Police Community Review Commission approved a statement Wednesday night indicating that Officer Wallace Jensen initiated the violent encounter that led to the death of Richard “Pedie” Perez in...Read More