June 25, 2020
The
Richmond Police Department is investigating several acts of vandalism that
occurred during last night’s protests. They occurred as protesters were moving
away from the Lee Monument.
An
Unlawful Assembly declaration had been issued at 11:28 p.m., Wednesday, June 24th
at the Lee Monument after rocks were being thrown at police officers.
Protesters had already begun leaving the area, but after the declaration was
announced, the rest dispersed with many of them heading westbound where the
vandalism occurred.
Property
crimes detectives have identified major acts of vandalism to two businesses in
the:
·
2000 block of West
Broad Street
·
1900 block of West
Main Street
Surveillance
video and eyewitness reports document the vandalism and will be used by the
detectives to identify which protesters were responsible for the damage.
At about
the same time, an arson occurred at the Starbucks in the 400 block of W.
Robinson Street and will be investigated by the RPD/RFD Arson Team.
Anyone
with information about these incidents or surveillance video to share is asked
to call Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or at www.7801000.com or using the P3 smartphone app. All Crime Stoppers methods are
anonymous.
