Riverside, Ohio is a great place to live, work and raise a family. Riverside is still considered a small community, with a current population of approximately 27,500. The community is commonly known as The Gateway to the United States Air Force Museum. The City of Riverside is continuing to grow and economic development is at the forefront of the city’s future.

The Riverside Police Department is dedicated to keeping Riverside safe and continually looks for ways to continue our progress and increase safety and well being within our city.

The key role of our department is the relationship between Police and citizenry, which must be open, trusting, and mutually responsive. These traits will produce a professional and creditable department. By providing a good quality service of law enforcement we recognize that our job as Police officials is heavily dependent on how well we perform in the eyes of the public. Sometimes it appears to be a difficult challenge, especially in light of the many different crimes and problems that our community as well as others, face. I truly believe that working together we can overcome these obstacles and continue to move forward in a positive direction for a better tomorrow. We will continue to run the Police department as a business, and treat the public as our customers. It is our goal to make every experience with the Riverside Police Department as pleasurable as possible. This attribute makes our residents happy and it provides a better working relationship within the community.

As Chief of Police for the City of Riverside, I realize the vital importance of working closely with all other police and criminal justice agencies, when extra resources are needed or specially trained officers are utilized as an essential means of managing and resolving a particular situation. Working together with these different agencies, we share resources and information, which makes for a more efficient and effective city, county and statewide criminal justice organization.

The men and women of the Riverside Police Department are committed to providing you excellent cost-effective service and working together with all of our partners to maintain a safe and livable Riverside.

- Chief Mark L. Reiss

The City is divided into 4 Policing Districts. These districts were determined by number of calls for service and population density. Each district is assigned a Team Leader and a team of Police Officers. This team patrols the district and addresses concerns and situations that occur there. These teams hold regular meetings to discuss events and circumstances that are occurring in their districts and the steps they will take to effectively address the issues. Each district has or soon will have a District Office. Out of these offices, officers will: conduct meetings, run special programs, etc. To become actively involved in your District, or to find out when and where the next meeting is going to be held, feel free to contact your District Team Leader at:

District 1: Sergeant Danny Brodnick
Email: sgtdbrodnick@riverside.oh.us / Phone: 937-233-1820x251

District 2: Sergeant Jeff Trego
Email: sgttrego@riverside.oh.us / Phone: 937-233-1820x251

District 3: Sergeant Harold Jones
Email: hjones@riverside.oh.us / Phone: 937-233-1820x251

District 4: Sergeant Dave Crigler
Email: sgtdcrigler@riverside.oh.us / Phone: 937-233-1820x251

Report Crimes

This page is for the purpose of exchanging information between our citizens and the police department.

If you are here to report a crime in progress, you should call 911 for emergencies or 937-225-4357 for non emergencies and have an officer dispatched to your location as it has always been done. This page is NOT for reporting of the everyday matter such as barking dogs, witness statement pick up locations, parking complaints, etc.

Our goal was to provide a quiet method for those folks who want to make us aware of drug houses, wanted persons and their locations, stolen merchandise, stolen vehicle locations, and any other matter that might require some discretion when talking with a police officer.

To report crimes go to the Riverside Police Department Tips website:

http://rpdtips.com/

Riverside Victim Services program provides comprehensive services to those affected by traumatic or violent criminal acts including: survivors, witnesses, and family members. Emotional recovery largely depends on the support victims receive. Riverside Victim Services provides support, resources, and an understanding of the process of victimization and trauma recovery. Being part of the Police Department affords the victim advocates a unique opportunity to have immediate contact with victims. Investigators of traumatic and violent crimes can access a victim advocate twenty-four hours a day. Being the victim of a crime can be traumatic and stressful. Contacting and communicating with law enforcement and judicial personnel can be confusing and even intimidating. The Victim Service Office was created to help victims and their families cope with the effects of crime in their lives.

Goals

• To lessen the trauma suffered by victims and their families.
• To increase resources available to crime survivors and co-survivors.
• To increase public awareness of the impact of crime on survivors and to the community.
• To bind survivors and co-survivors more closely to the justice system and to advocate for their right to participate in the process.
• To make the community, legislature, and justice system aware of the needs and rights of crime survivors and co-survivors.

Services Provided

• Emotional support and crisis intervention.
• Court accompaniment during all stages of the justice system.
• Personal advocacy.
• Information and referral to community resources.
• Information and assistance in filing for Victims of Crime Compensation.
• Information and assistance with Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE).

Domestic Violence

• Riverside Victim Services review all domestic reports and contact all victims by telephone or letter. This ensures all domestic violence victims receive information regarding victims rights, protection orders, safety planning, referral services and the judicial process.
• Riverside Victim Services provide early intervention to both parties involved in a domestic dispute. By providing resources early we may prevent the situation from escalating into domestic violence.

Victim Services can be reached at Office: (937) 233-6224 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday (Closed Holidays) Email at scolon@riverside.oh.us The Riverside Victim Services Office is located at the Police Department at: 1791 Harshman Road Riverside, Ohio 45424.

The Police Department was recently tasked with enforcing the Exterior Property Maintenance Code. The District Officers have been on every street in their districts filling out notices of all exterior maintenance code violations. These violations for the most part include: tall grass and weeds, buildings that have peeling paint, hanging gutters or are in a general state of disrepair, yards that are full of trash and debris, outside storage, junk vehicles, vehicles parked in the grass, recreational vehicles parked improperly, etc. Please keep in mind if you have received a notice of violation, we are asking you to comply with the law. All violations that are not properly addressed will be taken to Court or abated by the City. The District Officers will be conducting street by street Exterior Property Code Maintenance inspections multiple times a year. I have no doubt we can have a very positive impact on our cities appearance and future if we all work together. Click here to proceed to Exterior Property Maintenance Code, Chapter 1331.

We want to continue to increase: Neighborhood/Police Department interaction, cooperation, and communication, while building ownership in YOUR Community and YOUR Police Department. Neighborhood Watch** Is a Crime Prevention Program that:

• has neighbors “Look out for each other”
• encourages Neighborhood Participants to get to know each other and their routines so that any out of place activity can be observed, recognized for what it is, reported and investigated
• teaches Participants techniques to reduce the risk of being victimized at home, in their vehicles and in public places
• trains Participants on the importance of recognizing suspicious activities and sounds, evaluate them and then how to properly report them
• teaches Participants how to make their homes more secure, and to properly identify their property
• is a cohesive body of concerned, involved Neighbor-Participants addressing many issues that concern the entire community

If you are interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch Program please give us a call or an Email chiefjohnson@riverside.oh.us, and we will get back with you to assist in getting your Neighborhoods Program started.