Richmond Police Department

A driver inadvertently hit the gas Wednesday morning in a Richmond parking garage, careening down to the floor below and somehow managing to perfectly wedge her SUV between two parked cars, police said.

President Joe Biden has nominated former Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the largest federal law enforcement agency in the United States.

A 19-year-old student at Virginia Commonwealth University and member of the Delta Chi fraternity was found dead Saturday morning, leaving behind devastated parents and classmates.

A Richmond family is pleading for the public’s help in finding their missing son.

Richmond’s new police chief says she’s focused on pushing her department forward as the first woman and the first woman of color to head the 110-year-old department. NBC Bay Area’s Cheryl Hurd talked with her about how she plans to do it all.

Richmond’s new police chief says she’s focused on pushing her department forward as the first woman and the first woman of color to head the 110-year-old department. NBC Bay Area’s Cheryl Hurd talked with her about how she plans to do it all.

The annual Richmond Fire and Police Holiday Toy Program is seeing more requests from families in need amid a decline in donations this year and is appealing to the public for help.

Two people were shot in Richmond late Thursday, one in critical condition, and the suspect was still on the loose, according to the Richmond Police Department.

A 73-year-old Richmond man was sentenced Thursday to a term of 15 years to life in state prison after pleading guilty to two felony counts related to repeated sexual assaults of two girls under the age of 14.

A San Pablo woman was indicted for fraud on Friday for allegedly collecting deposits for rental housing that she did not own and had no legal authority to rent, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.

Major changes have been announced at the Richmond Police Department.

The rank and file officers of the Richmond Police Department overwhelming voted over the Labor Day weekend that they have no confidence in the leadership of Police Chief Allwyn Brown, citing problems with workplace and managerial culture.

A Richmond High School teacher was arrested Monday on suspicion of having “an inappropriate relationship” with an underage student, police said.

A woman sleeping in her car in Contra Costa County sustained several severe burns after her vehicle was set on fire with her inside, police said.

Richmond police officers shot and killed a domestic violence suspect who broke into a residence early Thursday morning and injured two family members with a knife.

A man was injured Wednesday night in Richmond in an officer-involved shooting following a foot pursuit with police.

After a few years of being clean from heroin, Courtney Nunnally decided she wanted to use her own experience to help others. Under an innovative program in Virginia, she rides along with police to tell addicts: If I could recover, so can you.

Richmond police identified the woman arrested in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 1-year-old boy Sunday morning.

A 1-year-old boy was struck and killed by a car in Richmond Sunday morning, and the driver who ditched the scene was later arrested, according to police.