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==History==
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[[File:Rockville City Police Department Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (October 2009).jpg|thumb|An RCPD [[Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor]] in October 2009]]
In 1963, the RCPD began the use of radar to enforce speed limit compliance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/114192928745579/photos/a.128387373992801.28739.114192928745579/284960305002173/?type=3&theater|title=Throwback Thursday|work=Rockville City Police Department|date=March 27, 2014|quote=It's Throwback Thursday and the Rockville City Police Department is taking you all the way back 51 years. This article appeared in the October 1963 issue of the City of Rockville Newsletter. The Mayor and Council were considering a request to increase the four-man police department to regular patrol shifts after 6:00 p.m. to enable the use of radar at night to curb speeding.|publisher=Facebook|access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref>
In 1968, the RCPD hired its first black policeman, Richard "Gene" Eugene Dyson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/114192928745579/photos/a.128387373992801.28739.114192928745579/910018442496353/?type=3|title=The Rockville City Police Department wishes to extend our condolences to the family of Richard "Gene" Eugene Dyson, who passed away on August 9, 2017.|author=Rockville City Police Department|work=Rockville City Police Department|publisher=Facebook|date=August 17, 2017|access-date=August 26, 2017|quote=He was the first African American police officer hired by the Rockville City Police Department in 1968. He also served as a volunteer for the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department. A viewing will be held for Officer Dyson on Friday, August 18 at the Snowden Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. followed by a funeral service at the Catholic Cemeteries of Washington in Silver Spring.}}</ref> By 1972, the RCPD only had 9 policemen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/114192928745579/photos/a.128387373992801.28739.114192928745579/315025661995637/?type=3&theater|title=Flashback Friday|author=Rockville City Police Department|work=Rockville City Police Department|publisher=Facebook|date=June 6, 2014|access-date=August 26, 2017|quote=It's Flashback Friday and we've decided to flashback 42-years to 1972 when the Rockville City Police Department was just a small 9-person operation. Fast forward to June 2014 where our Department has grown to a total of 92 sworn and civilian staff members with our police headquarters in two buildings at the corner of West Montgomery Avenue and North Washington St. #flashbackfriday #RCPD}}</ref>
In 1976, the RCPD and the [[Montgomery County Police Department|Montgomery County P.D.]] formed a burglary prevention unit to help deter and investigate burglaries in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/114192928745579/photos/a.128387373992801.28739.114192928745579/323635154468021/?type=3&theater|title=Rockville City Police Department|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>
In June 1976, Dennis Dempsey became the RCPD's first captain.<ref name=RCPDCaptain/> Under Chief Charles Wall, a former New Jersey police chief, a Burglary Prevention Unit composed of RCPD patrol officers and Montgomery County Police detectives was created. Jared Stout, a former Fairfax County Police media director, was chief from 1979 through 1989. Under Chief Stout, relations were formalized to allow Rockville City officers to respond to 911 calls.
On March 26, 1994, the RPCD was accredited by the [[Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies]] (CALEA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.rockville.md.us/DEPT/POLICE/accred.htm|title=RCPD ACCREDITATION|date=24 May 2000|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000524093402/http://www.ci.rockville.md.us/DEPT/POLICE/accred.htm|archive-date=24 May 2000}}</ref>
In 1996, the RCPD was awarded the Excellence in Community Policing Award by the National League of Cities.<ref name=TreschukRetires>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSWoxR5YwRo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/CSWoxR5YwRo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Rockville Chief of Police Terry Treschuk Retires|access-date=August 25, 2017|author=City of Rockville|date=May 5, 2016|publisher=YouTube|work=City of Rockville}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In 1999, the RCPD had 45 sworn policemen and 18 unsworn civilian employees.<ref name=FAQ2000>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.rockville.md.us/DEPT/POLICE/FAQ.html|title=Frequently Asked Questions|work=Rockville City Police Department|date=2000|access-date= |publisher=City of Rockville|location=Maryland|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001208071200/http://www.ci.rockville.md.us/DEPT/POLICE/FAQ.html|archive-date=December 8, 2000}}</ref>▼
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▲In 1999, the RCPD had 45 sworn policemen and 18 unsworn civilian employees.<ref name=FAQ2000>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.rockville.md.us/DEPT/POLICE/FAQ.html|title=Frequently Asked Questions|work=Rockville City Police Department|date=2000|access-date= |publisher=City of Rockville|location=Maryland|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001208071200/http://www.ci.rockville.md.us/DEPT/POLICE/FAQ.html|archive-date=December 8, 2000}}</ref> In 2000, the RCPD had 45 sworn policemen and 18 unsworn civilian employees.<ref name=FAQ2000/> In 2001, the RCPD had 50 sworn policemen and 20 unsworn civilian employees.<ref name=FAQ2001>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.rockville.md.us/DEPT/POLICE/FAQ.html|title=Frequently Asked Questions|work=Rockville City Police Department|date=2001|access-date=October 5, 2001|publisher=City of Rockville|location=Maryland|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011005150150/http://www.ci.rockville.md.us/DEPT/POLICE/FAQ.html|archive-date=October 5, 2001}}</ref>
In 2011, the RCPD began the use of license plate-reading cameras on their cars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_jy95hbrO0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/N_jy95hbrO0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=License Plate Reader|last=City of Rockville|date=18 July 2011|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2012, the RCPD transitioned to an electronic, computerized method of issuing traffic citations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zEce6CF7aM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/1zEce6CF7aM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=On Patrol Roundup|last=City of Rockville|date=14 February 2012|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In 2012, the RCPD moved to a new headquarters building.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rockville City Police Department: A Commitment to Community|date=2013|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kkXFAgUPFY|access-date=August 26, 2017|work=YouTube|publisher=YouTube|author=City of Rockville}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref>
In June 2013, the RCPD had 57 sworn policemen on duty and 36 unsworn civilian employees for a total of 93 members.<ref name=FAQ2013>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockvillemd.gov/FAQ.aspx?QID=156|location=Rockville, Maryland|date=2013|access-date=June 21, 2013|publisher=City of Rockville|title=Frequently Asked Questions|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621164612/http://www.rockvillemd.gov/FAQ.aspx?QID=156|archive-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref>
In 2016, the RCPD made 678 arrests, gave 95 drunk driving citations, issued 13,603 parking tickets, and gave 8,996 traffic warnings.<ref name=Report2016>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockvillemd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/18800|title=Annual Report 2016|date=2016|author=Rockville City Police Department|work=Rockville City Police Department|publisher=Rockville City Police Department|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref>
For 2016, the RCPD's budget was 12,181,400$.<ref name=Report2016/> In 2017, the RCPD's policemen began wearing body cameras.<ref name=Report2016/>
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|Walter Kent Atwell
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|Terrance N. "Terry" Treschuk<ref name=TreschukRetires/><ref name=Report2016/>
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|March 20, 1989 – June 1, 2016<ref name=TreschukRetires/><ref name=Report2016/>
|Former Granby Police Department officer in Connecticut before joining the RCPD.<ref name=TreschukRetires/><ref name=Report2016/>
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|Chief (acting)<ref name=TreschukRetires/><ref name=Report2016/><ref name=AppointActing/>
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|June 1, 2016 – June 18, 2018<ref name=TreschukRetires/><ref name=Report2016/><ref name=AppointActing/>
|Acting chief after the retirement of Chief T.N. Treschuk.<ref name=TreschukRetires/><ref name=Report2016/> Became a policeman on March 1, 1988.<ref name=AppointActing/>
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|Victor Brito<ref name="heraldmailmedia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/your_town/hagerstown/hagerstown-brito-leaving-to-be-police-chief-in-rockville/article_47e70766-5df3-11e8-8423-cf09471e51f0.html|title=Hagerstown: Brito leaving to be police chief in Rockville|website=Herald-Mail Media}}</ref><ref name="rockvillemd.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.rockvillemd.gov/598/Police-Chief|title=Police Chief - Rockville, MD - Official Website|website=www.rockvillemd.gov}}</ref><ref name="linkedin.com">https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-brito-6aa90382 {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}}</ref>
|Chief<ref name="heraldmailmedia.com"/><ref name="rockvillemd.gov"/><ref name="linkedin.com"/>
|June 18, 2018 – present<ref name="heraldmailmedia.com"/><ref name="rockvillemd.gov"/><ref name=britoswearingin>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UiucGSjngs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/0UiucGSjngs |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Rockville Police Chief Victor Brito Swearing In Ceremony|last=City of Rockville Rockville 11|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="linkedin.com"/>
|Was the chief of the [[Hagerstown, Maryland|Hagerstown Police Department]].<ref name="heraldmailmedia.com"/><ref name="rockvillemd.gov"/><ref name="linkedin.com"/>
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|The RCPD has three majors and they are responsible for each of the department's three bureaus. An RCPD major has duties similar to that RCPD captains had back in the 1970s.<ref name=RCPDCaptain/> RCPD majors wear a golden badge as opposed to the silver badges worn by ordinary RCPD policemen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AYqYa_lXWI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/2AYqYa_lXWI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Right Turn on Red Cameras|last=City of Rockville|date=31 October 2012|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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