FYI – East 17th Street between Stockton Street and Decatur Street will be closed on Saturday, August 28, 6AM-10PM for a Neighborhood Watch block party.

Just before 3AM Sunday, two men robbed three citizens at gunpoint on the 2000 East Franklin Street. Minutes later, one of the robbers called a victim and demanded more money. With the help of First Precinct detectives and officers, the victim instructed the robbers to meet him at a specific ATM on East Cary Street. When the robbers arrived, officers captured them both and recovered the stolen items.

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The RTD is reporting “an investigation involving a man found with stab wounds this afternoon near Belle Island in the James River downtown.” The wounds are described as not life-threatening; little other information is provided.

Lt.Beazley’s Sector 112 June report (PDF) (covering Blackwell, Oak Grove, Shockoe Bottom, Shockoe Slip, Manchester, Old Town Manchester, and Hillside Court) is now available:

In June, Sector 112 experienced a 3% reduction in crimes when compared June 2009. This reduction occurred because of a decrease in violent crimes in the sector, even though there was a slight increase in robberies. Unlike the trend of previous months where we saw huge increases in the number of property crimes, in June we were actually dead even with last years number of property crimes. Although I would like to start to see a reduction in the future, this is a step in the right direction. Our larcenies from automobiles have finally started to level out, so please continue to keep you valuables out of sight when securing your vehicles. In reference to some of the robberies, their seemed to be a rash of incidents around the city related to a few individuals, arrests have been made and hopefully that spike of violent crimes will now stop.

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Richmond Police are seeking a man wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a man and a woman just before 1AM on Friday, June 18, in the 1700 block of East Franklin Street. Anyone with any information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (804)780-1000.

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wric8 is reporting an early morning shooting on the 1300 block of Hull Street:

Richmond Police are investigating an early morning shooting. It happened in the 1300 block of Hull Street around 5:00 Sunday morning. Police arrived on scene to find an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to VCU Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

Lt.Beazley’s Sector 112 May report (PDF) (covering Blackwell, Oak Grove, Shockoe Bottom, Shockoe Slip, Manchester, Old Town Manchester, and Hillside Court) is now available:

For May 2010 Sector 112 had 7 violent crimes, this was a decrease of 46% when compared to May 2009. The reduction was shown in Homicides declining from 3 to 1, and Aggravated Assaults showing a reduction from 13 to 7. Unfortunately property crimes did not follow the same pattern, the sector showed an increase of 62% in property crimes, from 39 in May 2009 to 63 in 2010. This increase has been because of a major increase in theft from automobiles.

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Emily Dooley has a good look at community reaction to the recent violence:

By day, it’s a historic district where people work, shop, dine and perhaps grab a few drinks. But by midnight many weekends, the clubs are in full swing. Police stand on street corners. Public fights are not uncommon. An ambulance often is stationed at 18th and East Main streets near Have a Nice Day Café.

Early rumors of more violence in Shockoe Bottom have proven to be true:

Richmond Police investigators have identified the man found shot to death early this morning as Reshawn Devon Thurman, 28, of the 1100 block of Hinton Street in Petersburg. Officers received a call for shots fired at 2 a.m. and found Thurman at 2:01 a.m. in a parking lot in the 1600 block of East Grace Street.

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From wtvr:

At just before 2AM the Richmond Police Department was called to the 1800 block of East Main Street for the report of a shot fired. Officers found an adult male in the parking lot of Have a Nice Day Café suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to VCU Medical Center where he died. There were many people in the parking lot at that time that may have seen the incident and the Department asks anyone with information to contact police in order to help solve this crime.

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]