Thursday, January 27, 2011

Police Investigating Robbery-Assault on Video

The Richmond Police Department needs the public’s help identifying and locating the persons responsible for a robbery/assault in Shockoe Bottom.

The incident occurred around 1 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, in the 1700 block of East Cary Street.

A video on YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDbuke4dSzE – shows a male being attacked by several other males. The victim’s wallet was taken during the struggle.

Anyone with information about the attack or the video posted on YouTube is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 780-1000 or text Crime Stoppers at 274637, using the key word “ITip” followed by your tip. Both methods are anonymous.