Richmond Police Department (Virginia)

Richmond Police Department
Abbreviation RPD
Agency overview
Formed 1807
Employees 930
Annual budget $79 million
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* City of Richmond in the state of Virginia, USA
Map of Richmond Police Department's jurisdiction.
Size 62.5 square miles (162 km2)
Population 204,214
Governing body City
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Richmond, Virginia
Police Officers 760
Civilians 170
Agency executive Alfred Durham, Chief of Police
Facilities
Stations 4 precincts
Website
Official Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Richmond Police Department (RPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 204,214 people within 62.5 square miles (162 km2) of jurisdiction within Richmond, Virginia. The RPD is accredited by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standard Commission.

Administrative Services

Administrative Services has the responsibility of management oversight for the major administrative areas of the Police Department.

Services:

Community

Chief's Office

Operations

Operations consists of four precincts that covers Richmond. The four precincts are broken out into two areas.

Support Services

Ranks

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Richmond Police Department, 28 officers have died in the line of duty.[6] [7]

Officer Date of Death Details
Officer Thomas Kirkham
Thursday, July 1, 1869
Fall
Officer Robert D. Austin
Monday, April 11, 1898
Gunfire
Captain John F. Shinberger
Friday, July 1, 1904
Gunfire
Officer Gerald M. Harmon
Tuesday, May 13, 1919
Gunfire
Officer Washington J. Curtis
Sunday, August 21, 1921
Gunfire
Sergeant J. Harvey Burke
Tuesday, July 28, 1925
Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Louis Bertucci
Monday, August 10, 1925
Gunfire
Patrolman Bennie F. Williams
Saturday, October 31, 1931
Gunfire
Patrolman William A. Toot
Sunday, September 30, 1934
Gunfire
Patrolman Horace C. Parker
Wednesday, April 3, 1935
Motorcycle accident
Patrolman William F. Snead
Friday, February 5, 1937
Gunfire
Patrolman John A. Tibbs
Sunday, October 20, 1940
Gunfire
Patrolman Chauffeur Marvin L. Farmer
Saturday, July 18, 1942
Stabbed
Patrolman John H. Posenau
Friday, November 14, 1952
Heart Attack
Patrolman Clifton H. White
Thursday, August 19, 1954
Heart Attack
Patrolman James W. Crowder
Thursday, September 5, 1957
Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Luther K. Nuckols
Saturday, December 8, 1962
Heart Attack
Patrolman Raymond B. Smith
Sunday, October 13, 1968
Gunfire
Patrolman David A. Cooper
Tuesday, February 10, 1970
Automobile Accident
Patrolman Harry Charlton III
Friday, June 25, 1971
Gunfire
Patrolman Vernon Leigh Jarrelle Jr.
Wednesday, August 1, 1973
Gunfire
Patrolman Edwin Hugh Stephenson Jr.
Friday, December 13, 1974
Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Leward Robert Rich
Friday, December 13, 1974
Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman E. Allen Wakefield
Saturday, September 27, 1975
Motorcycle accident
Patrolman Michael P. Connors
Tuesday, November 13, 1979
Gunfire
Detective George Ronald Taylor
Sunday, June 15, 1986
Gunfire
Police Officer Thomas Francis (Mongo) McMahon
Wednesday, October 14, 1998
Gunfire
Police Officer Douglas Edward Wendel
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
Gunfire

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