Thursday, April 21, 2022

Federal Partners Focus on Firearms and Violent Crime with Community Walk

WHAT:              RPD Joins the Office of the U.S. Attorney, ATF, FBI and VSP in Highland Park Walk

WHEN:              5 p.m., TODAY, Thursday, April 21

WHERE:           Hotchkiss Field, 700 East Brookland Park Boulevard

DETAILS:         The Richmond Police Department will join federal, state and local law enforcement agencies TODAY for a community walk in Highland Park. RPD officers and members from the United States Attorney’s Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Virginia State Police will assemble at Hotchkiss Field and spread throughout the neighborhood to speak to the public about reducing incidents of gun violence. The walk showcases the partnerships between agencies as the federal law enforcement partners embark upon a crime initiative to combat gun violence and violent crime.