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Riverbank moves one community resource deputy to patrol to boost after-hours coverage

City of Riverbank City Council · January 28, 2026
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Summary

Chief Ridenour told the council that reallocating an already-requested community resource deputy (CRD) to a patrol swing shift will increase evening and weekend coverage and reduce response times; council approved the reallocation 5-0 and discussed a future request for an additional deputy costing roughly $160,000 per year.

Chief Ridenour presented Riverbank Police Services’ staffing, shift structure and calls-for-service trends and recommended reallocating an existing, previously requested community resource deputy to a patrol (swing-shift) assignment to improve after-hours coverage.

"Our first recommendation tonight is gonna be reallocate the already requested CRD position to patrol operations," Chief Ridenour said, explaining the city…

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