City of Riverside Police Department

The Riverside Police Department’s policy on digital audio and video recording is as follows: 4.64 DIGITAL AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDING POLICY A. POLICY

The Department does not have a Foot Pursuit policy. Thus, the decision to pursue on foot is left solely to officer’s discretion. A Grand Jury review of an incident that resulted in the death of a suspect and an account of an officer’s death, revealed the need of a Foot Pursuit policy. The two incidents mirrored each other as they occurred in the dark and the pursuing officer lost sight of the suspect. The Grand Jury was advised by the Department that they contract with Lexipol LLC. They use Department policy along with Lexipol LLC, an agency which provides police department policy and risk management solutions to law enforcement, fire and custody organizations. The purpose of a Foot Pursuit policy is to facilitate the safe apprehension of a suspect, who flees on foot and to reduce the risk of injury to the officer, suspect and public.

Department policy, 4.40 USE OF MOBILE DATA TERMINAL/MOBILE DATA COMPUTER, does not include public safety. The current Department policy, 4.40 USE OF MOBILE DATA TERMINAL/MOBILE DATA COMPUTER, states: Field personnel shall use the MDT/MDC’s for receiving and acknowledging routine dispatch assignments, updating unit status, and querying databases when practical to do so, with due regard to officer safety. A 2012 Coroner Review, attended by the Grand Jury, revealed a pedestrian was struck and killed by a department patrol car. The officer, at the time, was using his Mobile Data Computer while driving.