For quick payday, thieves target textbooks

Laptops and cellphones may present an easy payday for thieves, but the VCU Police Department said crooks are setting their sights on less obvious-but equally lucrative-targets.

UPDATE: Overnight alert stems from off-campus incident

The VCU Police Department was alerted early this morning about a dispute near campus that could have involved a weapon. Two people were involved in the incident near the 3200 block of West Marshall Street. Shortly before 3 a.m. today a man reported to the Richmond Police Department that another man had threatened to shoot him after a dispute.

VCU alert: alleged armed person on campus overnight

The VCU Police Department was alerted early this morning about an on-campus dispute that could have involved a weapon. Two people were involved in the incident near Franklin and Shafer streets. It was first reported to the Richmond Police Department.