The Rialto Police Department is the primary
law enforcement agency
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Jurisdiction
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in
Rialto, in
San Bernardino County,
California
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. It offers services including
patrol
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Etymology
Fro ...
,
K-9 unit and school resource officers. It was founded on November 17, 1911.
Controversies
In 2005, police chief Michael Meyers resigned
after members of the police union had taken a vote of no-confidence in him and his deputy, Arthur Burgess.
The department was almost disbanded in early 2007 when the
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department was asked to provide a contract for police services.
In 2010, an employee of the
Spearmint Rhino
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Operations
John Gray is the founder & CEO of Spearmint R ...
gentlemen's club filed a claim for $500,000 against the city of
Rialto alleging that Rialto police officers had, while on-duty and off-duty, engaged in sexual relations with strip club employees at the Rialto Police Union hall.
The suit alleged that at times group sex between Rialto cops and Spearmint Rhino employees occurred at the union hall.
[ The plaintiff alleged that she was physically and verbally harassed by a former Rialto police officer when she learned that he had impregnated her.][ Two officers resigned from the department in the wake of the scandal][
In May 2012, a police officer was charged for engaging in sex with an underage female.]
See also
* List of law enforcement agencies in California
References
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Rialto, California
Municipal police departments of California
Organizations based in San Bernardino County, California