Oct 28, 2009
Police Battering-Ram Operator Wants To Do It More Often
October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Frank Shorn, the 38-year-old battering ram operator for the Richmond Police Department’s SWAT team, told reporters today that he longs to swing the battering ram into bad guys’ doors more often than his average once-per-month use of the tactical tool.
“When I signed up for this gig a few years back, I thought it would be [...]
Oct 13, 2009
City Hall Janitor Charged With Putting Toilet Paper Rolls On Backward
October 13, 2009 | 4 Comments
A City Hall janitor was arrested today and charged with a Class 1 felony after police uncovered a four-year scheme by the city employee to put rolls of toilet paper onto dispensers “the backwards way,” investigators said.
Raymond M. Vera will be arraigned tomorrow in Richmond Circuit Court for what investigators called a “knowing, callous and willful [...]
Sep 29, 2009
Strip Club Owner Demands Obama Be Cast In Next Batman Movie
September 29, 2009 | 27 Comments
Velvet gentlemen’s club owner Samuel J.T. Moore III hung a banner on his establishment during the weekend depicting President Obama as The Joker, the latest attempt by the controversial business owner to get the nation’s 44th president cast in the sequel to 2008’s “The Dark Knight.”
Moore, a self-proclaimed “comics geek” who owns nearly every Batman [...]
Sep 28, 2009
Velvet Owner Interrogated
September 28, 2009 | 4 Comments
Sep 22, 2009
Some Seedy Motel Here Due For Front Page News Real Soon
September 22, 2009 | 2 Comments
Sep 21, 2009
Report: Floodwall Lacks Adequate Protection Against Southsiders
September 21, 2009 | 8 Comments
A new study released today by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has cited “serious design flaws” with the floodwall surrounding downtown Richmond, saying that while it is adequate enough to hold back rising river waters, it does nothing to keep hordes of Southside residents from entering the city.
The James River – originally constructed as a moat [...]
Sep 15, 2009
Local Armored Truck Driver Wants To Know Who Wants Some
September 15, 2009 | 2 Comments
Richmond-area armored truck driver and owner of McHale Security Inc. Carl McHale asked today if anyone wanted some, noting he is fully prepared to throw down should anyone try and start something.
“You see this thing? Basically a fortress built on a Ford-550’s chassis. Loaded with guns and grenades and stuff. Who wants some? Do you? [...]
Sep 08, 2009
Cop Car Catches Big Air Coming Down Church Hill
September 8, 2009 | 2 Comments
A Richmond police officer in the midst of a high-speed pursuit said today that he “caught some wicked air” during the chase, thus fulfilling a lifelong career goal: to catch some wicked air in the midst of a high-speed pursuit.
“Dude, it was so awesome, I got call for a 481 [police code for hit and [...]
Local Girlfriend Cuts Boyfriend-Interest Rate To All-Time Low
Fan District resident and girlfriend Audrey Rankin said yesterday that she has dropped her boyfriend-interest rate by nearly 74 points in a move that is expected to help stimulate her partner's investment into their two-year relationship.
The couple, according to Rankin, has been on the decline for the past six months amid boyfriend Andrew Adams' ...
