The RTD is reporting that around 12:30 am this morning a woman was assaulted after parking her car on 1700 block of East Cary St.

The woman told police a man approached her, displayed a handgun and demanded money. When she said she didn’t have any, he began fondling her, and she struggled with him before pushing him away, police said…

The suspect was described as a black man in his 20s with a light complexion, clean-shaven and dressed in nice denim jeans and a black shirt. The woman told police the man was not wearing a coat.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.

The Virginia ABC Board made the decision on Thursday to revoke Club Velvet’s liquor license based on evidence that Moore allowed underage drinking, public nudity, drug use, consumption of alcohol in unauthorized areas of the club and allowed sexual acts to be performed on club customers.

Moore has 30 days to appeal the decision with the ABC and can continue to serve alcohol during that time. The transcript of the ABC hearing is available here (warning: graphic).

Rachel DePompa broke the story via twitter last night:

Shockoe Strip Club Owner Sam Moore accused of threatening a Richmond Police Officer over the phone.

She later followed up with more details at NBC12.com stating that Moore allegedly threatened violence against a police officer, who had contacted Moore on behalf of a Club Velvet employee about a work dispute. The misdemeanor phone threat charge can lead to up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. The ABC Board is ruling this week in a separate matter to determine if Club Velvet will lose their liquor license.

The RTD has more information on one of the robbery suspects killed fleeing from police on Friday.In addition to being a longtime felon, he was also an aspiring writer and guest lecturer at VCU. [via]

wtvr has the story on the Fas Mart robbery last night:

Police Officials say two suspects robbed a Fas Mart at gunpoint Friday night at 11 p.m. in the 2600 Block of East Main Street. The suspects were then pursued by Police into Henrico County.

While fleeing from police, the two robbery suspects lost control and slammed into a telephone pole in the 1600 Block of New Market Road and were killed as a result of the crash.

After accountant Chandra Tourtelot allegedly embezzled $40,000 from Scoot Richmond, police were unable to track her down but Style Weekly found her with one Facebook request.

Two weeks ago, Style Weekly ran a Google search for Tourtelot and found her Facebook page. Tourtelot responded and accepted a request from a Style reporter to be her online friend within 40 minutes. With access to her Facebook page, Style found Tourtelot had posted pictures of a new car — a green Firebird — with a clearly visible license plate. The page included pictures identifying friends by name, showed her working on set in Chesterfield during a production of ABC’s “Supernanny” television show, listed New Millennium as her employer, gave a phone number and indicated that she lived in Midlothian.

Reports of a shooting around 10 pm Saturday night on 17th and Main. Anyone have more info? 

UPDATE: No confirmation of a shooting as of Sunday. 

Photo via @JeffKelleyRVA

From the Library of Virginia’s Virginia Memory: This Day in Virginia History

This scale drawing of a portion of Manchester, Virginia, illustrates a February 21, 1869, murder scene, showing two routes from a local tavern to the home of Richard H. Whitehead. After drinking with Thomas Willis at Talley’s Bar Room, Whitehead shot James Rogers. The Chesterfield County Court convicted both Whitehead and Willis of murder in the second degree and sentenced Whitehead to eighteen years in the penitentiary and Willis to seven. The map is interesting for its depiction of particular buildings and residences of the time, revealing considerable information about how the area actually looked.

A press release from the Richmond Police Department yesterday announced two motorcyclists were found guilty of misdemeanor reckless driving in connection with a fatal motorcycle accident on the Manchester Bridge in April.

Joseph Christopher Greene, 32, of the 3900 block of Glenwood Avenue in Richmond, and Jorge J. Diaz Jr., 32, of the 4500 block of Hunter Landing Drive in Chesterfield, were charged April 8 with reckless driving by engaging in a race between two or more motor vehicles on a highway.

The pair was charged after an April 7 crash on the Manchester Bridge that killed their friend and fellow motorcyclist Bradley James Ferguson, 21, of Glen Allen, who died after his motorcycle crashed on the bridge.

Investigation by the Richmond Police Department Crash Team showed speed was a factor in the crash.

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Richmond Police have been going above and beyond their usual service lately making themselves very present in the community. Curious about what’s going on in the River District? Our very own Lieutenant Emmett Williams writes a monthly wrap up of crime in the neighborhood. 

Check out Richmond Police on Facebook and Twitter.

Lieutenant Williams’ Sector 112 report for June (PDF) is available. Sector 112 encompasses the communities of Belle Island, Oak Grove, Blackwell, Manchester, Old Town Manchester, Ancarrow’s Landing, Brown’s Island, Shockoe Slip, Shockoe Bottom and Hillside Court.

During the next 30 days officers will continue to attack problems that tend to spike our crime. Officers will be focusing in the areas of Blackwell, Hillside and Shockoe to impact violent crime and theft from autos. Also in July, Hull Street will see the return of the “Beat Cop”, Officer Deadra Swilley will begin walking daily on the 6th. She has set several goals and hopes to build a strong community presence.

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Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Herring announced today that his office is withdrawing a charge against Joanne Jefferson for impeding traffic. Jefferson was arrested last year after filming police officers, who were trying to control a rowdy crowd as the bars let out in Shockoe Bottom early morning. Jefferson accused the police officers of using excessive force, a claim Herring says has no merit. [via]

Commonwealth Architects will sponsor a cleanup of Great Shiplock Park as part of its 10th anniversary celebration on Saturday, June 13. The public is encouraged to join the Richmond architecture firm in the cleanup of one of the city’s historic parks.

“Commonwealth Architects is focused on the rebuilding of communities throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Great Shiplock Park is located within blocks of our office. For our 10th anniversary, we wanted to give back to our own neighborhood. We want to help maintain this valuable natural resource within our city. It’s a way of contributing to the city and of contributing to a greener, more sustainable environment,” said principal Robert Mills.

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From the Richmond Police Department:

Richmond Police officers patrolling the area of 14th and Hull streets heard gunshots early this morning.
A search of the area resulted in officers finding a male with gunshot wounds around 4:40 a.m. in the 00 block of East 14th Street. The victim was taken to VCU Medical Center, where he later died.

Police are in the early stages of this investigation. More information, including the victim’s identity, will be released when it becomes available.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.