Petersburg Bureau of Police will host its second Community Problem Solving Workshop on September 27, 2008 at Vernon Johns Elementary School from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Participants are encouraged to register by September 17 because breakfast and lunch will be provided at no cost to workshop attendees. This session will specifically target the following neighborhoods: Blandford, Crater Road, Battlefield Park, Walnut Hill, Camelot, Lakewood Estates, Ramblewood, Whitehill Drive, East Walnut Hill, and County Drive. To RSVP, call Officer Clements at 863-2726. For a flyer, click here.

In today’s P-I:
1) Police say stores too dangerous — too dangerous for ABC agents to do their work. In a nutshell, the article summaries recent police efforts in relation to ‘public nuisances,’ in this case involving 3 convenience stores and 2 hotels.
2) [Double] Shooting suspect arrested.

Petersburg has seen several shootings in the last week or so. Tpday’s P-I has an article that summarizes the several incidents, beginning as follows: “No suspects have been identified in two violent episodes over the weekend which left two people injured and a third man dead. The weekend violence comes a week after a triple shooting which still has not yielded suspects or arrests.”

In conjunction with the 25th annual National Night Out against crime, the Harding Area Neighborhood Association will host it’s NNO activities on the corner of Harding and New Streets Tuesday, August 5, 2008 beginning at 6:00pm.

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Per the RTD, a dispute over rims leads to gunfire and two in the hospital.

The details are in the RTD.

Petersburg Bureau of Police and Allusions Barber Shop will host a Benefit Basketball Game on Saturday July 19, 2008, 5:00 PM at Petersburg High School Gym. Proceeds from the game and auction will help fund the Police Summer Enrichment Camp which will start its second session on July 21, 2008. For more information, call 732-4222. Click here to read the flyer.

Disclaimer: The following incidents are preliminary in nature and are subject to change after investigation. Please note that the entries listed below do not cover every incident from overnight. The listings are subject to the judgment of staff officers’ sense of what is noteworthy.

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1) Petersburg jobless rate rises from 6% to 7% from April to May - via the RTD
2) Petersburg police want info in relation to theft of catalytic convertors, via Fox News (no link).

There will be a meeting with Petersburg Police Chief John Dixon III on how the citizens can assist the police towards a safer community. The meeting will be July 8, 6:00pm at Christ & Grace Episcopal Church, 1545 S. Sycamore Street, upstairs in the annex.

Click here to check the article. The Summer Enrichment Program is a partnership between the local police department and area churches to provide Petersburg youth activities and group sessions that address the themes of drugs, gangs, peer pressure, and relationships.

This summer the Petersburg police together with the local faith-based community will sponsor a Summer Enrichment Program that runs from June 23 to August 8: “While we hope to provide an opportunity for those kids who might not otherwise have the opportunity to take advantage of an organized summer camp, the program is open to all Petersburg residents between the ages of eight and eighteen. Some junior staff positions may be available as well.” Click here for all the details, as well as application and other related forms.

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This thread shall contain the occasional ‘Noteworthy’ and the like that comes this way from the Petersburg PD, for the month of June.

The Petersburg Police Department, NOBLE, and Weed & Seed are hosting two activities on Saturday May 24, from 12pm-3pm, for National Missing Children’s Day.

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Petersburg’s police dept. plan on making their budget presentation tonight at the conclusion of Council’s regular agenda.

Come out on May 17, 2008 as the Petersburg Bureau of Police and the local motorcycle clubs partner up in the community initiative called Konnections. This is a free event — free food, drinks, games, face painting, & a lot of family FUN.

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Occasionally the local police forward ‘Community Noteworthy’ reports. I’ve been thinking about how to present them without the site being dominated by such posts, and have decided to make a post for each calendar month under which I’ll beam up incomings every few days under the appropriate month in the comments. At least until a better idea is suggested or otherwise comes to mind.

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Some thin white dude with curly salt-pepper hair has been rearranging folks’ front doorways and otherwise raising the roof around town today (read below). He delivered this to our front doorstep (which neighbors said he was walking up the street with):

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In the inbox: “FYI, Copper thefts starting again. Beware of your copper the evening of a rain storm. They have apprehended one , more thieves are on the loose, but maybe caught shortly. 4/30/2008″

Petersburg’s Bureau of Police is seeking assistance from the community to help solve the murder of DeAndre “Dee” Thomas.

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The Central Virginia Most Wanted project, a coalition of nine Metro Richmond law enforcement agencies and organizations, and Comcast recently announced the launch of Police Blotter ON DEMAND, a public service initiative that will give area residents the opportunity to help the police locate fugitives from justice and provide information or tips on persons in question.

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Chesterfield police are looking for Petersburg resident Christopher Tyrone Clagon in connection with a homicide. The RTD has the details. Call Chesterfield police at 748-1251 or Crime Stoppers at 748-0660 if you have any info.

From the Petersburg Bureau of Police:

1) The police are looking for a suspect (”Dequan”) in a robbery at the Burger King on S. Crater Rd.;
2) The police apprehended a suspect (Mr. Prince, aka “Butch”) involving trespassing/burglary/etc.

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Today’s RTD provides summaries of 2007 Type 1 crime data (homicide, aggravated assault, rape, robbery, burglary, larceny, auto theft and arson) in central VA. For a table giving total incidents and crime per 1,000 people for 24 communities in the Richmond area, click here. (Petersburg’s Crime per 1,000 was 84.4 in 2006; 93.3 in 2007 — the largest across all 24 jurisdictions in both cases, by quite the unhappy margin.) For Petersburg-specific numbers for each of the categories of crime above click here.

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Petersburg’s Bureau of Police will host a joint police/community problem-solving workshop (PACT: Police And Community Together) April 12, 9am to 4pm, at Tabernacle Community Life Center for residents in Wards 7 (Webb), 6 (Coleman), 5 (Mickens), and 4 (Moore). Breakfast and lunch will be served, so RSVP by March 28 is required — call 863.2726. Click here for a copy of the flyer.