Opinion | RPD, do you feel proud?
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor This is a letter to the Richmond Police Department. I am not here to attack you. I am not here to question you. I am simply here to understand. Do you really think what you are doing to protesters is right? I find it difficult to believe that you see these […]
Downtown Richmond buildings vandalized during ‘Solidarity with Chicago’ protest
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor Windows were broken at multiple buildings in Richmond on Tuesday night, leaving a trail of property damage behind protesters that circled the downtown area. Protesters dressed in all black gathered at around 9 p.m. in a parking lot at Broad and Crane streets in the East End. […]
District 5 bar windows broken, graffitied during demonstration in Richmond’s Fan neighborhood
CT Staff Report At least one window at bar and restaurant District 5 was broken during a demonstration in the Fan on Monday, following a march of more than 50 demonstrators through the Richmond neighborhood. Crowd members began breaking windows at District 5 — several demonstrators called for them to stop. Things escalated and one […]
UPDATE: 17 arrested near Monroe Park, ‘unlawful assembly’ declared near VCU campus
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Richmond police ordered those in Monroe Park to disperse Sunday night before detaining at least a dozen people nearby, pinning some to the steps of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Officers declared an “unlawful assembly” on Broad Street nearly three hours later. Around 50 demonstrators gathered […]
VCU estimates $100,000 in damages following Richmond demonstration
Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor About 80 windows in several buildings on the Monroe Park campus were broken during demonstrations in Richmond on Saturday, according to a university release. Damage to campus buildings is estimated to be at least $100,000, according to the release signed by VCU President Michael Rao. Along with the broken windows, Rao […]
Police disperse protesters with chemical agents, explosives after dump truck fire
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor Police deployed chemical agents and flashbangs as a dump truck burned next to the Richmond Police Headquarters during protests Saturday night. Fire crews responded to the vehicle fire shortly after officers cleared the area. Police declared an unlawful assembly at the headquarters around 11 p.m. and fired […]
Cabell, Tompkins-McCaw libraries to reopen under VCU, Va. COVID-19 guidelines
Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor VCU Libraries will reopen before the start of the fall semester with limits on building occupancy and physical distancing requirements, according to a university release. Laura Gariepy, associate dean for research and learning, said in the release that additional details will be announced “as soon as possible.” Gariepy is directing VCU […]
Richmond resident claiming he was pepper-sprayed in his home sues city, unnamed officer
Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor “They sprayed innocent people.” That’s what Richmond resident Mikhail Smith said drove him to lean outside his apartment window in the early morning hours of May 31 and start filming what would soon become a viral video — police officers pepper-spraying pedestrians on the sidewalk outside his home. As Smith filmed […]
PHOTOS: Richmond removes Monument Avenue statue honoring Confederate general J.E.B. Stuart
Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor The City of Richmond hired out-of-state crews to remove a statue of Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart on Monument Avenue Tuesday morning. The removal is one of 11 others planned by Mayor Levar Stoney and follows the removal of a statue honoring Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson on July 1.
Police arrest 6, use rubber bullets, chemical agents to disperse protesters at Robert E. Lee statue
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Six demonstrators were arrested after police deployed what appeared to be tear gas and explosives at the Robert E. Lee monument on Friday night, following a concert in the grass circle earlier in the evening. The Richmond Police Department declared the gathering an “unlawful assembly” after 10 p.m. on Friday “due […]