Crime and police news for Wednesday, Nov. 23
A Richmond police horse being donated to Virginia Beach police bolted from the enclosure at the stables near downtown Tuesday morning for about 10 minutes before he was coaxed to return.
Turbo resisted getting into an unfamiliar trailer, Richmond police spokeswoman Karla Peters said, and took off outside the enclosure to an area of nearby railroad tracks. She said he didn't get into traffic and was coaxed back to the stables near Brook Road and Chamberlayne Parkway.
"He was always in the area of the stables," Peters said.
The six horses in the Richmond department's mounted unit are trained to help maintain control in such circumstances as downtown traffic, crowded festivals or demonstrations.
Gas leak prompts Henrico evacuation
Henrico County authorities evacuated 45 units of the Hamlet apartment complex for about two hours Tuesday morning after a vehicle struck a natural gas meter, causing what a fire official called a significant gas leak.
Henrico fire Capt. Jim Mellon said there were no injuries in the incident, which was reported at 9:40 a.m. at Waterfall and Snughaven roads, north of Interstate 64's Staples Mill Road interchange.
Utility crews sealed off the leaking gas, fire crews checked each apartment unit to make sure the air was safe, and residents were allowed to return about 11:45 a.m.
Man arrested in two Chesterfield robberies
Police in Chesterfield County have arrested a Henrico County man in two robberies on Friday and Saturday.
Chesterfield authorities said they charged David C. Oakley, 53, with two counts of robbery.
The first incident occurred Friday about 10:45 p.m. at the Flagstop Car Wash at 2500 W. Hundred Road. Police say the suspect, who had his hand in his pocket, demanded cash and fled with some money. No weapon was displayed.
The second incident occurred Saturday at 3:15 a.m., when police say the suspect entered a gas station in the 2100 block of Willis Road and soon left, only to return minutes later to demand money from a clerk. Again, no weapon was brandished.
Phone scammers pose as law-enforcement officials
State police have issued a warning about a phone scam that involves callers posing as law-enforcement officials who ask residents for their personal information.
Police said they have received several complaints in recent months from residents who received calls from people identifying themselves as representatives from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation or the "Judicial Support Bureau."
Police advise residents never to provide their personal information over the phone to an unknown person unless they initiated the contact.
Police said the bogus calls may have an in-state or out-of-state area code and phone number.
Anyone who receives such a call is encouraged to contact the nearest Virginia State Police Criminal Investigation Field Office.
From staff reports
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