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Richmond police report staffing gains, lower robberies and hundreds of recovered firearms
Summary
Lieutenant Decius told neighborhood councils the Richmond Police Department has about 118 sworn officers, recently swore in five new officers, and reported declines in robberies, burglaries and vehicle thefts while noting three homicides year‑to‑date and 214 firearms recovered.
Lieutenant Decius of the Richmond Police Department briefed the RNCC on Nov. 10 about staffing and crime trends. He said RPD currently has about "118 sworn" officers, five officers were sworn in recently, and several more are in training and the academy.
Decius presented monthly and year‑to‑date crime figures: through October the department had two murders for the month and a third homicide over the weekend, 12 shots‑fired…
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