East Richmond residents share what it’s like to constantly have thieves creeping around their neighborhood and telecommunications wires hanging in disrepair while copper thefts continue to plague the city.
Category: Public Safety
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Update: Family of murdered man say he was ‘kind, empathetic, caring soul’
GoFundMe for city’s 3rd fatal shooting victim of 2025 has raised more than $18,000.
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East Bay officials say local customs operation halted; Richmond mayor says ‘remain alert’
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that federal Customs and Border Enforcement agents have paused East Bay operations.
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‘Can I go outside?’ Richmond immigrants voice ICE fears as city launches legal aid
Community advocates increase patrols and warn against spreading ICE rumors as three nonprofits are chosen to provide legal services and emergency aid to immigrant families.
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What is Coast Guard Island? Who’s been deported in 2025?
Essential background information about today’s expected arrival of federal Customs and Border Protection agents in the East Bay.
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Dos hombres murieron tras ser sedados mientras la policía de Richmond los sujetaba. Estas son sus historias
Un resumen de la investigación especial de cinco partes de Richmondside.
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Richmond police investigate death of person found near DeJean Middle School
Body found Friday at 33rd Street and Macdonald Avenue near DeJean Middle School.
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73-year-old East Bay woman deported to India says ICE denied her water, bed
Harjit Kaur, a grandmother with no criminal record, said she was only given ice to take medicine with and was denied meals in accordance with her religious beliefs.
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Richmond police told to issue statements within 24 hours of in-custody deaths
After fatal Angel Montaño shooting and complaints from transparency hawks, Richmond police also directed to release unedited body camera footage.
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Family identifies woman who died at Richmond UPS warehouse
The family of Shelma Reyna identified her as the UPS employee who was killed by what they said was a machine malfunction. She was a mother of five.
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UPDATE: Monday earthquake felt by more than 24,000 people, USGS said
4.3-magnitude quake, centered in Berkeley, was strong enough to The 3 a.m. quake centered in the Elmwood was felt by more than 24,000 people, according to USGS, and was strong enough to break windows and knock items off shelves.
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Richmond police investigating 2nd homicide of the year
Victim, 28, was walking in Iron Triangle on Friday evening when he was shot by multiple people who got out of a car, police said.
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Shouting match erupts at city council meeting over police shooting death
Richmond’s city council meeting was halted Tuesday as council members tried to calm heightened emotions over a recent police shooting death.
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Richmond considers revamping how police release information about in-custody deaths
Policy would ban police from releasing heavily edited body camera video footage in suspect deaths or serious use-of-force injuries.
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Tight on time? Catch up on our Restrained and Sedated series in one story
A summary of Richmondside’s 5-part series about two men who died a year apart after being restrained by Richmond police officers and sedated by paramedics.
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ICE detains East Bay grandmother, 73, with health issues, no criminal history
Indivisible West Contra Costa held a rally Sept. 12 in El Sobrante to demand the release of Harjit Kaur, a longtime Hercules resident facing deportation despite health issues and a record of complying with immigration rules.
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Richmond police chief Bisa French is retiring
French was the city’s first female chief. She is stepping down in January after five years as chief and 27 at the department.
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Upcoming civil rights trial will examine use of forced sedation in Richmond death
A lawsuit filed by the family of Ivan Gutzalenko says he was not resisting arrest and that the paramedic who injected him was “acting on behalf” of Richmond police.
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An off-duty nurse’s behavior startled onlookers. He died 90 minutes after police arrived
Police were trying to handcuff a bleeding Ivan Gutzalenko when the situation escalated. He was sedated by a paramedic and stopped breathing.
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Family of man who died in Richmond police custody challenged cause of death report
Jose Luis Lopez’s life began happily in Nicaragua. It ended violently, and his family rejects the coroner’s ruling of “excited delirium.”
