Raccoon Police Department

"We Do It"

- The Raccoon Police Department's official motto

The Raccoon Police Department, commonly abbreviated as "RPD", was a municipal law enforcement agency which served Raccoon City in Arklay County, United States. Whether it had jurisdiction over the neighboring towns such as Stoneville, and its relationship with the Arklay County Sheriff's Department (ASD) is currently unknown.

History
The Raccoon Police Department was established in 1969, when the then-city's rapid expansion necessitated a dedicated police force beyond the Arklay County Sheriff's Department (ASD). Raccoon's art museum, which had closed down, was purchased by the RPD the same year to be used as their base of operations, the Raccoon Police Station.

When Mayor Michael Warren began preparation for the "Bright Raccoon 21" project in the early 1990s, the force received extra funding from various local companies, including Umbrella USA, who wanted assurances the RPD could deal with the increasing crime rate and the threat of domestic terrorism. From this funding, the Special Tactics and Rescue Service was established. Though S.T.A.R.S. was not part of the RPD, it was based within the Raccoon Police Station and its officers held the power of arrest like local police.

During the 1990s, the RPD was under the control of Chief Brian Irons, who received monthly bribes from Umbrella USA to keep the company's illegal activities from being investigated.

Following the events of the Mansion Incident, Irons barred investigation into Umbrella at the direct request of Birkin, causing the surviving members of S.T.A.R.S. to organize their own private investigation of the company and the Chief.

Raccoon City Destruction Incident
On September 24, 1998, a riot broke out at Raccoon Stadium during the Raccoon Sharks game. A large number of officers were called to the scene. As the attacks spread into the city, there was a subsequent shortage of officers to aid the situation. As a result, the officers on duty enacted a cleanup operation.

On the 25th, the officers at the main precinct were attacked by zombies and struggled to survive for several days.

On the 27th, the majority of officers and Raccoon SWAT dispatched into the city were overcome by the infected.

By October 1, most of the officers of the RPD were dead. Officers Jill Valentine, Leon Scott Kennedy, Kevin Ryman, Rita, and Harry survived the outbreak in the city. The status of other officers, such as Dorian and Elran, remains unknown.

Uniform
The standard uniform for patrol officers consisted of a white collared shirt and dark grey patrol trousers (Summer Uniform) and fall winter uniforms were light blue V-necked collar shirt with the RPD logo on both shirt-sleeves. This was accompanied with black trousers and black patrol boots. Caps and black ties were part of the uniform, but it is hard to tell if these were optional or merely neglected due to the outbreak.

Specialist divisions within the RPD had their own uniforms. Tony, a K-9 unit dog handler, wore a uniform which consisted of a white non-collared shirt under a black jacket and a plain cap more resembling a baseball-cap than those worn by Harry and Raymond.

More armoured uniforms were in service in 1998. Kevin Ryman wore a short-sleeved black jacket with the letters "R.P.D." on the front during the outbreak, which was exposed as a V-neck. He did not appear to wear a shirt underneath. Leon S. Kennedy, a rookie, was provided with a similar uniform, though in dark blue and covering the neck. Leon did wear a white, long sleeved shirt under his jacket. Both had pads above each shoulder and wore black gloves, however. These uniforms were themselves not far from the Raccoon SWAT uniform, which wore a dark blue shirt under a similarly-designed body armour. SWAT also had access to riot helmets.

Organization and structure
The Raccoon Police Department was comprised of several divisions, including Patrol Division, Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.), the Special Tactics and Rescue Service (S.T.A.R.S), and a K-9 Unit. Information about these divisions is given below:

Patrol Division
The Patrol Division was the backbone of the RPD, containing some of the most recognizable division members in the city. They provided around-the-clock service on foot, by patrol car and by aerial surveillance to the residents of Raccoon City. During the Raccoon City Destruction Incident, these officers were pushed to their limits in dealing with the hordes of undead creatures overrunning the city whilst coordinating evacuations and protecting civilians who were trying to escape. They sustained near total casualties during the incident, with a mere handful of officers escaping alive.

S.T.A.R.S.
The Special Tactics And Rescue Service (S.T.A.R.S.), was the department's first elite unit. Tasked with both responding to more dangerous threats than the patrol division was trained to handle, as well as search and rescue operations in the surrounding Arklay Mountains region. The unit was divided into two teams, Alpha and Bravo. Unlike the patrol division, the S.T.A.R.S. unit was allowed a large degree of freedom to customize their uniform and equipment. Many S.T.A.R.S. members had prior military backgrounds, including Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield.

Unbeknownst to most of its members, the S.T.A.R.S. unit was actually formed to be the unwitting test subjects against Umbrella's B.O.W.s. Most of its members were wiped out during an investigation into the grusome murders in the Arklay Mountains, with only 5 of its members surviving the mission in the Arklay mountains, while one officer (Brad Vickers) was killed during the final days of the Raccoon City outbreak. Following the operations in the Arklay Mountains, the unit was formally disbanded by Chief Irons in order to discredit their reports against Umbrella.

Raccoon S.W.A.T.
The Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) was created to replace S.T.A.R.S. after the unit was disbanded. Like its predecessor, S.W.A.T. personnel were specially trained to deal with high risk operations and incidents of violent crime. The members of this team were skilled in the use of many weapons and were all in top physical and mental condition.

Other divisions
The K-9 unit consisted of specially trained officers and their dogs – all police dogs were Doberman Pinschers at the suggestion of Chief Irons. They would have been a valuable asset to the RPD. During the viral outbreak, this unit was completely annihilated by the t-Virus, with all of the department's dogs becoming infected, and running amok around the basement of the station. The only known officer from this unit was Tony.

In addition to the divisions mentioned above, the RPD also had minor departments containing 2-3 officers. Elran, for instance, worked in the Juvenile Division.

Personnel
Below is a list of known members of the Raccoon Police Department.

Vehicles
The Raccoon Police Department's fleet of vehicles initially used the 1979-1993 Chevy Caprices as the standard patrol vehicle, though in its final years, it began replacing them with the 1993-1997 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor.

The RPD used an Aérospatiale/Eurocopter AS350B police helicopter for air patrol and provided a further two Bell UH-1 helicopters for S.T.A.R.S. operations; one of which was destroyed during the Arklay Mansion Incident.

Firearms
The Raccoon Police Department possessed a variety of weapons for its officers.

The standard RPD sidearm was the Beretta 92FS, which was issued to many officers, with the members of S.T.A.R.S. receiving custom "Samurai Edge " versions. S.T.A.R.S. officer Barry Burton recieved a "Samurai Edge" version of the Beretta 96FS chambered for the larger .40S&W round. The Browning Hi-Power was also provided. Some officers were also issued the more powerful M1911s. Atleast one officer (Leon S. Kennedy) was provided with a Hecker &amp; Koch VP70, with the department having parts to further modify and upgrade it.

The S.T.A.R.S. unit was also provided with heavily caliber Magnum handguns, such as the  Desert Eagle and S&amp;W Model 629, with Officer Barry Burton carrying a Colt Python.

Officers licensed for shotguns were provided with SPAS-12s and Remington 870s (both short and full length variants).

SWAT personnel were provided with MP5 Submachine Guns. Another submachine gun used by the RPD was the Ingram M-11.

The heaviest weapons used by the RPD were the M79 Grenade Laucher and H&amp;K Penn Arms L1 Grenade Launcher, used for riot control.

Further notes
The main precinct was established in the late-1980s, converted from a former art museum located in Downtown Raccoon City on Ennerdale Street, one of the city's primary thoroughfares. Chief Brian Irons was instrumental in the purchase, acting as mediator on the deal and making several suggestions. It is unknown if there were other precincts, although it is likely there were multiple smaller stations, due to the size of the city.