Recognize This McDonald's Robber?

Richmond Police detectives need the public’s help to identify and find the man pictured below who robbed a McDonald’s on Midlothian Turnpike.

At approximately 5:50 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 19, a man walked into the McDonald’s at 6808 Midlothian Turnpike and robbed the business at gunpoint. He is described as a black male with a medium build, approximately 6 feet to 6’3 feet tall and between 24 and 30 years of age.

Anyone who has any information about this man or this crime 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.

Can You Help Us Find This Stolen Hebrew Cemetery Statue?

Richmond Police detectives need the public’s help to find a statue that was stolen from the Hebrew Cemetery at the Congregation Beth Ahabah in the past few weeks.

Between 9 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, and 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, an unknown person(s) stole a bronze, 20^th century statue titled the ‘High Priest’ from the cemetery in the 400 block of Hospital Street.

The statue, pictured below, is approximately 27 inches tall and was created by Lithuanian artist David Aronson.

Anyone who has any information on this theft is asked to call Detective Patrick Mansfield at (804) 646-4996 or Crime Stoppers at 780-1000. Citizens may also text Crime Stoppers at 274637, using the key word “ITip” followed by your tip. Both Crime Stoppers methods are anonymous.

Police Identify Victims in Homicide Incidents

Richmond Police has identified the three victims in two separate homicide incidents yesterday.

In the first incident, shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, Richmond Police responded to a residence in the 800 block of North 35th Street for a report of two persons down. Officers arrived and found Edward Lee Bowmer Jr., 60, and Robin Sheryl Clapp, 56, deceased inside a residence. Both had been shot.

Bowmer lived at a residence on North 35th Street. Clapp lived in the 7000 block of Brooks Hollow Parkway in Mechanicsville.

Neither of the homicide victims is related to 2-year-old Kaiden Burnside, who was abducted from the homicide scene when a suspect fleeing the residence stole the vehicle Kaiden was in. Kaiden was later found by police unharmed inside the stolen vehicle near the 1800 block of Jennie Scher Road.
Jamal Louis Clemons, 27, of the 700 block of North 35th Street is still wanted for abduction, three counts of robbery, three counts of robbery with a firearm and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony by a convicted felon. He is considered armed and dangerous.Clemons is a black male, approximately 5-feet-7 to 5-feet-10 inches tall with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie and baggie blue jeans. He has a full beard.In the second incident, Richmond Police received several calls around 11:55 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, for random gunfire in the vicinity of the 3500 and 3600 blocks of Meadowbridge Road.

Officers investigating the calls found Ryshawn Maurice Jackson, 19, of the 3500 block of Meadowbridge Road with gunshot wounds. Jackson was taken to VCU Medical Center, where he later died.

The investigation continues as detectives canvass the Highland Park neighborhood for information to determine a suspect and motive in this homicide.

Anyone who has information to assist in either homicide investigation 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.

Police Investigating Highland Park Homicide

The Richmond Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred late Christmas Eve in the city’s north side.

Richmond Police received several calls around 11:55 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, for random gunfire in the vicinity of the 3500 and 3600 blocks of Meadowbridge Road. Officers investigating the calls found a male in his late teens with gunshot wounds. He was taken to VCU Medical Center, where he later died. The victim has not been positively identified.

Detectives are in the early stages of the investigation and are canvassing the Highland Park neighborhood for information to determine a suspect and motive in this homicide.

Anyone who can assist in this homicide investigation 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.

Suspect Wanted in Abduction in Connection with Double Homicide

The Richmond Police Department is looking for a male involved in the abduction of 2-year-old child following a double homicide in Church Hill.

Jamal Louis Clemons, 27, of the 700 block of North 35th Street is wanted for abduction, three counts of robbery, three counts of robbery with a firearm and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony by a convicted felon.

Clemons is a black male, approximately 5-feet-7 to 5-feet-10 inches tall with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie and baggie blue jeans. He has a full beard.

Shortly after 5 p.m. this evening Richmond Police responded to a residence in the 800 block of North 35th Street for a report of two persons down. Officers arrived and found an adult male and an adult female deceased inside a residence. Both had been shot.

Witnesses reported that a male fled the scene inside a 2012 white GMC SUV with Virginia plates: XCZ-6757. Two-year-old Kaiden Burnside was inside that vehicle. He is blonde, has blue eyes and was last seen wearing a red plaid shirt, a white or cream vest and green corduroy pants.

Anyone with information about Clemons or 2-year-old Kaiden is asked to call 911 immediately. Persons with information also may 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.

Quick Arrest Made in Pedestrian Fatality

Richmond Police officers made a quick arrest early this morning of a motorist suspected of striking a pedestrian on North 8th Street. The pedestrian died of his injuries.

According to the Richmond Police Crash Team investigation, Bruce Lee Carter, 47, of Richmond was walking in the 400 block of North 8th Street around 2:15 a.m. when he was hit by a 2006 Mercury Milan. The driver of the Mercury Milan left the scene of the accident in the vehicle. Carter, who was found lying in the roadway, was taken to VCU Medical Center, where he died.

About 30 minutes after the accident, officers patrolling the Shockoe Bottom area observed a Mercury Milan with front-end damage traveling in the 1800 block of East Cary Street. The officers, alerted to the accident in which Carter was struck, quickly initiated a traffic stop to question the driver, identified as Andre U. Vaughan.

Vaughan, 47, of the 1500 block of North 21st Street is charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol.

North 25th Street Homicide Investigation

The Richmond Police Department is investigating the death of a woman who was shot earlier this morning in the city’s East End.

Around 7:20 a.m. a Richmond Police officer was flagged down by a passer-by who noticed a woman unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in the 1100 block of North 25th Street. The woman had a gunshot wound.

She immediately was taken to VCU Medical Center, where she later died.

The homicide victim has been identified as Bonnie C. Marrow, 56, of the 8200 block of Cookes Farm Court in Henrico County.

The initial investigation indicates Marrow may have been struck by a bullet inside her car as she traveled in the vicinity of the Nine Mile Road corridor or the Mechanicsville Turnpike corridor. She would occasionally visit the gravesite of a loved one at Oakwood Cemetery and then travel toward 25th Street.

This morning, it appears Marrow was shot somewhere near Nine Mile or Mechanicsville Turnpike but managed to drive to North 25th Street before losing consciousness. She was driving a late-model four-door, black Acura. A photo of the car accompanies this advisory.

Detectives are canvassing the neighborhood and asking if anyone saw anything between 7:15 and 7:20 a.m. or heard gunshots in the area of Nine Mile Road, Mechanicsville Turnpike or North 25th Street at that time that they please call the Richmond Police Tips Line at 514-TIPS (8477).

Persons with information also may 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.