"Use of Force trainings in 2020 were cancelled due to the pandemic and have since resumed in 2021... The academy was unable to locate 2 forms from one officer who completed 2 make-up training dates. The training was completed, however the roster could not be located. The roster was recreated and signed and filed accordingly. In the future, the academy will ensure that all classes include rosters and that the documents are maintained in compliance with the law. ..
We recommend the Richmond Police Training Academy Officer-In-Charge ensure documents are maintained in compliance with GS-29 of the Library of Virginia. We recommend the Richmond Police Training Academy Officer-In-Charge establish and implement a process to document the hours related to Legal and Cultural Diversity in service hours and what material is covered to meet that criteria."
"Engaging in prohibited speech, as noted herein, may provide grounds for undermining or impeaching an officer’s testimony in criminal proceedings. Department employees thus sanctioned are subject to discipline up to and including termination."
"In 1986 the Counties of Henrico and Chesterfield, and the City of Richmond entered into a multi-jurisdictional agreement that facilitated the use of police aircraft in all three jurisdictions and created the Metro Aviation Unit... The 2006 Cessna 182 and 2000 Cessna 172 are equipped with a spotlight, a forward looking infra-red (FLIR) camera, and a video downlink that permits the aircraft to broadcast images while flying for viewing at varying locations within the three jurisdictions.... In September 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved an amendment totaling $2,100,000 for a third patrol aircraft... The cost of the plane was split equally among the regional partners with Henrico’s share totaling $700,000."
"Deputies may be permitted to review video footage of an incident in which they were involved prior to preparing a report or making a statement about the incident."
"Internal investigations of serious applications of force shall be of two types conducted simultaneously: first, an administrative investigation to determine whether Department standards were followed; second, a criminal one to detect law-breaking. A criminal investigation shall be discontinued whenever the Department is satisfied that no misconduct occurred. JCCPD, the Virginia State Police, or the Commonwealth Attorney will be requested to assist in conducting such investigation."
"Employees utilizing, posting pictures/audio/video, commenting, or creating a social networking site(s), blogs, and comment-oriented websites, must conduct themselves at all times in a manner so as to not bring embarrassment, disgrace, or doubt as to their credibility as an impartial police officer or employee of the Kingsmill Police Department."
"Any recording which depicts a discharge of a firearm by an officer, or serious injury or death of any person, will not be
shown to requester without prior approval of the Chief of Police."
Tha VCU Police Department's RMS (Record Management System) includes information shared with and by the Richmond Police Department, including "RMS Alerts." Richmond residents can be flagged with these police internal "alerts" for a variety of reasons. (The interagency system is also shared with the Commonwealth's Attorney.)
RMS Alert categories an individual may be assigned include, for example, "Assaulted Police Officer," "History of Resisting Arrest," "Mentally Unstable," "Narcotics Seller/User," "Probably Armed," "TEZ (Target Enforcement Zones)," "4th Amendment Rights Waiver," "Broad Street Corridor Ban," "Truancy Repeater," and "Banned from Public Parks" among others.
This policy document from VCU Police Department's General Orders Manual provides a cursory overview of these alert types.
This document, created with Crystal Reports ActiveX Designer was obtained from the Richmond Police. It lists "use of force" events as reported by RPD officers as line items with select details for each (date, time, victim/officer race and gender, sector where event took place, type of force used). The process by which these incidents are logged, tracked, and reported is otherwise largely unclear.
This document, created with Crystal Reports ActiveX Designer, was obtained from the Richmond Police. It lists dates of use of force incidents during its reporting period, along with time, officer gender, sector location, and other demographic data for each incident. This report is dated October 1, 2022.
These sketches of proposed improvements to the Richmond Police Fourth Precinct facility were posted on eVA, Virginia's vendor procurement portal, in 2023.
"These procedures apply to social media applications that are intended to be the 'official voice' of the VSP... Department members may not utilize such social media outlets in a manner, which would lead the reader to believe such postings represent the Department or the official positions of the agency or Commonwealth of Virginia."
This roster obtained by FOIA request from OpenOversightVA is dated December 22, 2022. It lists the names of Virginia State Police employees, their ranks, their hire dates, and their salaries current as of request date.
This document from the City of Richmond's vendor procurement process details some specifications of the Axon body camera equipment sought for purchase by the Richmond Police Department. It requests the system offer integration with electronic weapon systems, livestreaming capabilities, and many more high-end features.
"This directive change requires that Officers share all videos containing evidence of an arrest with the Richmond Commonwealth Attorney’s Office within seven (7) days of that arrest using the prescribed method of sharing cases containing video evidence covered in BWC training. Finally, it changes the retention period for non-evidentiary recordings from 90 days to 60 days."
This Operating Manual for the Richmond Police Metro Aviation Unit, a tri-county alliance between Richmond, Chesterfield, and Henrico Police, was obtained in 2012. The MAU is responsible for the notoriously loud "police plane" known for circling at low altitudes over public areas in Richmond. The Operating Manual reads: "The Metro Aviation Unit will provide aerial observation and support to all elements of the Police Department... The aircraft should not circle a location over long periods of time."
"The Richmond Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving over 222,071 people within 62.5 square miles of jurisdiction within the city of Richmond, Virginia. By adopting City Code § 27-131, the City has established a traffic signal enforcement program pursuant to the authority granted to the City by Virginia Code § 15.2-968.1.
Pursuant to this traffic signal enforcement program, the City has the authority to issue civil penalties for red light violations captured on photo
monitoring system... The City intends to monitor up to 22 intersections using the Photo Monitoring Systems, and the City may require each intersection to have from one to six approaches monitored."