Rio Vista Police Department

Officer Irvin and K9 Rio giving a quick demonstration to our Coloring Competition First place winner and his sisters. Great teamwork Officer Irvin and Rio!

Coloring Competition Winners! Last week RVPD Officers visited our Coloring Competition Winners. We awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes. Second and third place winners received a visit from SRO Ventura and CSO Guggemos and received an RVPD Goody Bag. 1st place winner Isiah, along with his younger sister of course, received a visit from Officer Irvin and K9 Rio. We want to thank all the participants in the Coloring Competition and we are excited to do it again in the future!... Video to follow!

Mark Your Calendar! RVPD will be hosting a drop location for the DEA National Drug Take Back event. On Saturday October 24th from 10AM to 2PM in the RVPD Lobby, 50 Poppy House Road, Rio Vista. Please wear a mask upon entry into the lobby and remember social distancing. ... We will not be accepting sharps from this event, but RVPD accepts sharps during normal business hours. Pills can be left directly in the bottles. liquids can remain in their bottles, but must be sealed tightly or secured. For further questions or concerns please feel free to contact CSO Kim Guggemos at (707)374-6366 or click the link below to direct you to the DEA website. https://takebackday.dea.gov/ #NationalDrugTakeBack #YourPoliceOurCommunity

Bomb Threat Earlier this evening, around 6pm, Rio Vista Farms received a phone call threatening that a bomb inside the business was going to explode. The management immediately evacuated their business. Managers searched the grounds for any suspicious devices and did not locate any. They called 911 and let their employees return to their work. After arriving, officers also searched the area and did not locate anything suspicious. A Solano County Sheriff’s Office Explosive Det...ection expert and his canine partner were called to assist and assess. Since there was no threat located, officers turned their attention to the caller. We were able to identify the phone number and possibly the caller. The case remains under active investigation and charges of a bomb threat may be facing the suspect. I am grateful to Rio Vista Farms for their community partnership and cooperation with our department. Officers were familiar with the building layout and their evacuation procedures. Having this information ahead of time can be critical, though we were all lucky this time.

Meet The Team! Sergeant Walt Walker joined the Army at age 17 and served 6 years on active duty. Walker continued his service through the Army reserves for an additional 14 years retiring as a First Sergeant. In 2002, while serving in the Army Reserves Walker obtained a career with the Suisun City Police Department and was fortunate enough to serve in multiple roles. Some of these positions were as follows:... Master Police Officer (Acting Sergeant), Weaponless Defense Instructor, Taser Instructor, Prevention and Response to Suicide Bomber Instructor, Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings Instructor, Dept. Terrorism Liaison Officer Coordinator, Lead Investigator for Accident Reconstruction, Major Crime Investigation, and many other. In 2011 (while still employed with Suisun PD) Walker took a volunteer position with the Dunnigan Fire Protection District and worked his way up the ranks from probationary firefighter to senior firefighter, Engineer and finally Captain. Some of the responsibilities held were: Fire Captain, Training Officer, Infection Disease Control Officer, Vehicle Maintenance Officer and Emergency Medical Technician. Walker continued to volunteer and serve the citizens of Dunnigan until 2019. In 2016 Walker began his career with the Solano County Sheriff’s Office. Walker was quickly given numerous opportunities to showcase some of his training and experience. Through the Sheriff’s Office Walker was also able to expand his knowledge base and learn new skillsets. The following is a listing of the Ancillary duties with the Sheriff’s Office: Sergeant Patrol, Watch Commander, Hazardous Materials Specialist, Mobile Command Center Driver, Field Training Officer (FTO), S.C.R.A.M (Security Camera Registration and Mapping) Developer/Coordinator, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Taser Instructor, Impact Weapons Instructor, WRAP Instructor, First Aid CPR/AED Instructor and many more. In 2020 Walker was promoted to the rank of Sergeant within the Solano County Sheriff’s Office and assigned to the Rio Vista Police Department. Walker brings his traffic enforcement and community oriented policing experience with him and is eager grow with the agency while serving the citizens of Rio Vista. In Sergeant Walker's free time he likes to recreationally drive, practice/teach martial arts, workout and spend time with his close friends and family.

DID YOU KNOW that in the City of Rio Vista you cannot keep or maintain more than one miniature pot-bellied pig within the city limits? Chapter 6.08 of the municipal code covers animal regulations. The miniature potbellied pig must be spayed/neutered and have property immunizations. No person can be upon public property without having a leash on their little pig or maintained inside a vehicle. You must also clean up after your miniature pot bellied pig if nature calls!

***Update - Humane Animal Services (HAS) is on the way to RVPD to pick up this pup. She will then be taken to the Solano County Animal Shelter. Help us find this pups owner! Concerned citizens found her roaming near homecoming. ... Female black/brown dog, sweet as can be. Possibly a Rottweiler/mix. She is at RVPD. Please contact RVPD 374-6366 or dispatch at 374-2300. Thank you!

**Public Health accidentally put an incorrect phone number on the flyer. Please call 7077848655 for an appointment. If you call the number in the flyer, someone will still be answering and they will route you to the correct line. The City of Rio Vista has been working with the Solano County Public Health Department to bring voluntary COVID-19 testing to Rio Vista. There will be two dates that testing will come into the city. On October 22nd Trilogy will be hosting one si...te and on October 26th a drive-through site will be held in the Lira’s Supermarket parking lot. Both of these events are from noon to 4pm and both of these events will require you to call and make an appointment. Due to social distancing, only 100 appointments are allowed for each day. If there is a need for more appointments, a future date will be scheduled. Please see the attached flyers for the information from the Solano County Public Health Department.

Meet The Team! Police Chief Jackson Harris was born and raised in Solano County where he and his wife raise their large family. He enjoys spending time with his family by going to theme parks, scuba diving, visiting the beach and woodworking in his backyard. Jackson first joined the Solano County Sheriff’s Office in 2006 as a Deputy Sheriff where he worked a variety of assignments including patrol, bailiff, Coroner Investigator and Public Information Officer. He helped cr...eate the departments emergency driving training program where he was an instructor. He also served on the countywide regional SWAT Team. Jackson was named the Deputy Sheriff of the Year in 2012. In 2015, Jackson was promoted to Sergeant where he oversaw a patrol shift and was then assigned to the Office of Emergency Services. There, he coordinated numerous paid and volunteer teams including Search and Rescue, Reserve Deputy Sheriff’s and Cadets. He also served as the coordinator for the countywide Terrorism Liaison Program and Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Program. Jackson was named Supervisor of the Year in 2016. In 2019, Jackson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Jackson was initially assigned to manage the Special Services Bureau which included the Coroner’s Office, Court Services and Transportation. In November of 2019, Jackson transferred to Rio Vista to assist with the transition of the Sheriff’s Office service contract. Jackson was named the Police Chief when the contract was approved. It is my goal to foster a positive relationship with the community while still keeping our streets safe and enforcing the law. Our department will continue to build public trust and provide excellent customer service to our citizens of Rio Vista.

DID YOU KNOW...? This marks the first installment of what we hope will be a weekly segment of lesser known, obscure and sometimes stranger than life laws and ordinances. Sometimes it will be more educational, and other times it will be meant to simply be fun to talk about. Please know that whatever the highlight is, does not mean this is any kind of precursor to an increase in enforcement of any of these laws. This is meant to be fun and informational so there is no nee...d to report your neighbors in this forum. With that being said DID YOU KNOW that you cannot grow marijuana outdoors in Rio Vista? Chapter 17.70 of the city municipal code regulates cannabis in the city of Rio Vista. Growing cannabis outdoors in the open air is prohibited. You are allowed to grow as many as six plants indoors or outside in a secure greenhouse. This is assuming you have registered with the city as an authorized grower. There are several other sections of regulations and if you already do or want to grow your own personal cannabis, you should be aware of these. If you can think of future topics, please post them in the comments!

Please drive slowly in the River Road area near North Front Street. There are crews working to remove the large, overgrown oleanders on the north side of the road. The overgrowth has caused safety concerns over fires as well as past flooding problems. This removal will allow crews to hopefully address this issue. This work is for today only. There are several transients who have been living in those oleanders. Police Officers have been in touch with every one of them for over a week about this work being done. Officers have attempted to provide resources to these individuals, but please know that by law, we cannot kick them off of public property. We are only requiring they clear the area of themselves and their belongings while this work is being done.

RVPD is on scene assisting Rio Vista Fire Department

Meet The Team! Officer Larry Duffield was in the United States Air Force, stationed in Okinawa, Japan and Travis AFB as a Jet Engine Mechanic working on F-4's, F-15's and C-5's. After the military, he obtained an Associate of Science degree in Computers and Electronics in 1997. Officer Duffield has lived in Solano County since 1991. Officer Duffield began his Law Enforcement career with the California Highway Patrol and in total has 17 years of law enforcement experience. ...The last 14 years he has been with the Solano County Sheriff. During his time at the Sheriff’s Offices Officer Duffield has been assigned to patrol, the Office of Emergency Services with Search and Rescue, and Investigations as a Detective specializing in computer crimes against people and property. Officer Duffield was assigned to patrol once again in the City of Rio Vista in February 2020. On his free time Officer Duffield enjoys the camping and hiking. See more