Rialto Police Department | |
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Abbreviation | RPD |
Agency overview | |
Formed | November 17, 1911 |
Employees | 143 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Rialto, California, USA |
Size | 28 square miles (73 km2) |
Population | 101,910 (2013) |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Rialto, California |
Police Officers | 103 |
Civilians | 40 |
Agency executive |
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Website | |
Rialto PD Website |
The Rialto Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency in Rialto, in San Bernardino County, California. It offers services including patrol, K-9 unit and school resource officers. It was founded on November 17, 1911.
In 2005, police chief Michael Meyers resigned [1] after members of the police union had taken a vote of no-confidence in him and his deputy, Arthur Burgess. [2]
The department was almost disbanded in early 2007 when the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department was asked to provide a contract for police services. [3]
In 2010, an employee of the Spearmint Rhino gentlemen's club filed a claim for $500,000 against the city of Rialto alleging that Rialto police officers had, while on-duty and off-duty, engaged in sexual relations with strip club employees at the Rialto Police Union hall. [4] The suit alleged that at times group sex between Rialto cops and Spearmint Rhino employees occurred at the union hall. [4] The plaintiff alleged that she was physically and verbally harassed by a former Rialto police officer when she learned that he had impregnated her. [4] Two officers resigned from the department in the wake of the scandal [5]
In 2011, Rialto police shot and killed a man who had been charging them with a brick. [6] Also in 2011, a Rialto policeman was indicted on federal bribery charges for accepting a $2500 bribe. [7] He was charged along with an Orange County lawyer for falsely claiming that a witness had "provided substantial assistance" to the DEA. [7]
In May 2012, a police officer was charged for engaging in sex with an underage female. [8]