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The Westover Hills neighborhood has been targeted by thieves in recent days, and police have asked Westover Hills residents to be on the alert for any suspicious persons or activity.
Please put the police non-emergency number 646-5100 in a prominent place and program it into your cell phone.
Don’t hesitate to call if you see anything at all suspicious. If you are even wondering whether to report something, do it!
Lt. Stephen McQuail, the Richmond police officer assigned to our neighborhood, is keeping Westover Hills’ Neighborhood Watch coordinator Elizabeth Roderick informed. Recent breakins occurred in the 5300 and 5000 blocks of New Kent Road. Both were in daylight between 9 a.m. and noon, and in both instances the thieves broke into a rear door of the house.
One neighbor reported seeing what could have been the thieves: A bright red Toyota Camry with a Virginia license plate, a specialty plate with Colonial fife players on it, was parked on the street. Two young black men, medium height and build, wearing black including black ski hats, went up to front door and knocked or rang the bell. After getting no response, they walked around to the side of the house. As they were at the door, the driver of the Toyota moved the car down the block a little and parked it on the other side of the street. After about 15 minutes the car was gone.
The thieves are obviously casing houses to make sure no one is home, so please be alert to anything you notice that is suspicious and call police right away.
If you aren’t already on Westover Hill’s Neighborhood Watch email list, and would like to keep up with crime alerts, please send your name and email address to
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