RPD to Promote 12 from within its Ranks

 RPD to Promote 12 from within its Ranks

 

What:             The Richmond Police Department will promote twelve officers as they continue their service to the Richmond community.

 

• Mayor Levar M. Stoney will offer remarks to the two captains, four lieutenants and six sergeants being promoted.
• RPD officers will be pinned with their new badges and receive a charge from Chief Rick Edwards.

 

When:              11 a.m., TOMORROW, Friday, June 28

Where:            RPD Training Academy, 1202 W. Graham Road

                       

                        Being promoted to the rank of captain:

Captain Frank Scarpa

Captain Angela Smith

 

                        Being promoted to the rank of lieutenant:

Lieutenant Nicholas Castrinos

Lieutenant Robert Langston

Lieutenant Jonathan Nathanson

Lieutenant Michael Rogers

 

Being promoted to the rank of sergeant:

Sergeant Glenn Gohlke

Sergeant William Kress

Sergeant Kelly Morley

Sergeant Nathaniel Reese

Sergeant Jessica Spence

Sergeant Cleophas Williams

 

Media is invited to attend. There will be interview opportunities for several of those being promoted at 10:30 a.m.   Contact: Chelsea Taylor (804) 337-4724

 

 

Victim Identified in Bethel Street Homicide

Victim Identified in Bethel Street Homicide

Richmond Police detectives have identified the victim in the homicide that occurred Saturday night in the Whitcomb Court neighborhood as Eric Jackson, 46, of Richmond.

On Saturday at approximately 3:44 a.m., officers were called to the 2300 block of Bethel Street for the report of a shooting. Officers arrived and found an adult male, Jackson, down and unresponsive on the porch of a home. He had suffered an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death.

Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call Major Crimes Detective A. Darnell at (804) 646-3927 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones also may be used. All Crime Stoppers reporting methods are anonymous.

Victim Identified in Chamberlayne Avenue Homicide

Victim Identified in Chamberlayne Avenue Homicide

Richmond Police detectives have identified the victim in the homicide last Thursday on Chamberlayne Avenue as Kevin Toler, 35, of no known address.

At approximately 9:02 a.m., on Thursday, June 6, officers were called to the 2900 block of Chamberlayne Avenue for the report of random gunfire. Officers arrived and found an adult male, Toler, down and unresponsive in a parking lot of a business. He had suffered an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death.

Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call Major Crimes Detective C. Weaver at (804) 646-6030 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones also may be used. All Crime Stoppers reporting methods are anonymous.

Victim Identified in Hampton Street Homicide

Victim Identified in Hampton Street Homicide

Richmond Police detectives have identified the victim in the homicide that occurred last night on Hampton Street as Wilson Negron, 46, of Henrico.

Yesterday at approximately 6:24 p.m., officers were called to the 1300 block of Hampton Street for the report of a shooting. Officers arrived and found an adult male, Negron, down and injured on the ground. He had suffered an apparent gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injury shortly thereafter.

The Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death.

Detectives with the Major Crimes unit are investigating. When officers arrived, a vehicle was in the roadway at the scene and detectives are currently investigating the possible connection of that vehicle to the shooting incident.

Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call Major Crimes Detective G. Russell at (804) 646-7715 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones also may be used. All Crime Stoppers reporting methods are anonymous.

 

Hampton Street Homicide Investigation

Hampton Street Homicide Investigation

At approximately 6:24 p.m., officers were called to the 1300 block of Hampton Street for the report of a shooting. Officers arrived and found an adult male, down and injured on the ground. He had suffered an apparent gunshot wound and was transferred to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injury.

The Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death. 

Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call Major Crimes Detective G. Russell at (804) 646-7715 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones also may be used. All Crime Stoppers reporting methods are anonymous.