Major thoroughfares intersect our community, including Woodman Drive, which is the most heavily traveled roadway in Montgomery County. Our community consists of residential housing with retail shopping, sparse industry and we are the Gateway to the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. A ssistance P ersons. We are a Community Oriented Policing department and are looking for recruit candidates who will be dedicated and loyal to our department and community, and who want to make a difference. Technologically, our department is competitive or advanced in comparison with other departments.
All equipment is issued including sidearm and portable radio.
Our patrol vehicles are containment and officer protection system equipped, and featured with mobile data system, radar, and 800 Megahertz radio system. Our reporting system is National Incident Based that will, in the very near future, be added to our mobile data systems. Our officers receive on an average of 100 hours of individual training that includes, evidence technician training, defensive driving, advanced crash investigation, COP training, firearms and defensive tactics training to name a few. In 1994 the Township of Mad River and the Village of Riverside Merged into one entity, the City of Riverside. We consider our department a new department and those selected individuals that come aboard will face a challenging career with opportunities that expound as the department grows.