RICHMOND, VA—Derek Lamar Tompkins, Age 36, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during a bank robbery. His codefendant, David Darnell Lowery, Age 37, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty to the same charges on November 28, 2011, and codefendant [...]
Superintendent of Public Instruction Patricia I. Wright and state Secretary of Education Laura Fornash visited Powhatan High School this morning to announce the Virginia Department of Education’s eLearning Backpack pilot initiative involving the latest generation of graphing calculators from Texas Instruments. Powhatan County Superintendent Margaret S. Meara, Powhatan High Principal Kris Gwaltney and local school [...]
The Richmond Police Department is investigating a collision that occurred yesterday afternoon between a Richmond school bus and a sport utility vehicle. It happened approximately 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Belmont Road and West Belmont Road. Karl Anthony McClendon, 46, of the 1700 block of Jacquelin Street, a passenger in the sport utility vehicle, [...]
Chesterfield County Police have made an arrest in a series of pharmacy robberies that occurred in the Hull Street Road and Midlothian areas. Police have arrested 19-year-old Michael Andre Sims of the 11000 block of Wooferton Court, Midlothian. Sims has been charged with two counts of robbery, two counts of attempted robbery and three counts [...]
On February 14th at 1110 hours Rescue 1 was dispatched to 1602 Jennie Scher Road for a vehicle into an apartment building. A contractor that was cutting down trees indicated that they parked the truck and set the brake and was loading the truck when it rolled into the building. No one was injured. The [...]
The person initially detained in the death of Kareem Shaquille Browne early Saturday morning in Shockoe Bottom is now charged in that investigation. Daytron Lamarn Brown, 22, of the 4300 block of Chamberlayne Avenue is charged with murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The investigation is ongoing as to [...]
Before you know it wind chill temperatures will give way to heat index readings and a broken air conditioner will cause sleepless nights. Trained, knowledgeable people who can repair broken HVAC systems are in high demand. John Tyler Community College is better positioned to meet that demand thanks to an award from Valley Proteins and [...]
The Richmond Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying and locating the persons responsible for a robbery/assault in Shockoe Bottom. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, in the 1700 block of East Cary Street.
Martin Maurice Lewis, Jr., 38; Nicole Lashawn Ware, 21; and Brittni Lashawn Fleming, 20, all of Georgia, were indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges of conspiracy, money laundering, and uttering counterfeit obligations. According to the indictment, Lewis, Ware and Fleming traveled to various Target stores throughout the Richmond and Tidewater, Virginia areas [...]
Ashland Inc., a leading global specialty chemicals company, has announced plans to invest $39 million to improve and expand its Hopewell facility, both preserving the existing 200 jobs and creating 15 new jobs. The expansion, which is just getting under way, will accommodate new equipment to increase Ashland’s production capabilities. Virginia successfully competed against the [...]
