Discussions about police military equipment and a proposed ballot measure to create an ethics watchdog commission are among a series of postponed council topics.
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Richmond homicide: Man arrested on charge of killing brother
Victor Blacknell, a relative of a well-known convicted gang member, was arrested shortly after the Tuesday night assault that left Jerome Timmons dead.
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Richmond shooting: Suspect to be arraigned in killing of maintenance worker known as ‘Papa Smurf’
Jabari Fontenot, 31, has been charged in the May 29 homicide of Melvin Murphy, 64.
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Richmond’s third homicide of year: Person arrested within hours of Friday shooting death
Flock license plate readers helped Richmond police track suspect from Richmond to Concord.
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Richmond’s first 2026 homicide: One dead in Fairmede-Hilltop shooting
A pair of people shot at each other Thursday morning, leaving one person dead and another injured, according to Richmond police.
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Richmond residents debate whether Flock license plate cameras should be back online
City council members ran out of time to discuss it while Police Chief Timothy Simmons said delaying a decision hampers their ability to solve time-critical cases, such as one involving a missing minor believed to be a sex trafficking victim.
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Richmond police cleared in death of man who was restrained and forcibly sedated
A San Francisco jury on Monday issued a verdict rejecting a claim that excessive force played a role in Concord man’s death during a 2021 encounter with Richmond officers.
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I-80 shooting: DOJ identifies Richmond police detective who killed man
Brandon Hodges, a 13-year veteran of the Richmond Police Department, was the officer who shot and killed Luis Angel Torres Rivera last month.
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I-80 shooting: Man killed by Richmond detective identified
Luis Angel Torres Rivera, a father of two, was named by the state Department of Justice as the man who was killed on Jan. 22.
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I-80 shooting: Richmond detective kills man who was reportedly threatening cars
Shooting on freeway in Hercules marks the third Richmond officer-involved fatal shooting within less than a year.
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UPDATE: Person of interest in IHOP death shoots self at San Pablo police station
San Pablo police said the man approached officers, who couldn’t understand him, and a few minutes later he shot himself in their parking lot.
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Richmond homicide victim Josue Cornejo remembered as caring, quiet, happy
Police release photo of “person of interest” in Nov. 17 killing where victim was shot in back walking near his home.
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Richmond police now have 24 hours after shooting someone to say what happened
City is also hiring a consultant to conduct citywide mental health assessment to improve services, address care gaps.
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Update: Family of Monday’s fatal shooting victim remember him as ‘humble young man’
In a GoFundMe, family members say 23-year-old Josue Cornejo was the person police said was fatally shot near Marina Way and Bissell Avenue in downtown Richmond.
