Raccoon Police Department

The Raccoon City Police Department (RPD) was a municipal law enforcement agency based in the Midwestern United States. Its operations jurisdiction covered the City of Raccoon and its surrounding villages on the outskirts of town.

Establishment
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.

During the "Bright Raccoon 21" project launched in the early-1990s, the force received funding from various local companies, such as the Umbrella Corporation, allowing the establishment of a broad array of specialized services, including K9, S.W.A.T., and bomb disposal. From 1996-1998, counter-terrorism, bomb disposal, and anti-organized crime services were represented by the Special Tactics and Rescue Service (S.T.A.R.S.), a military-style law enforcement unit.

Collusion with Umbrella
In addition to Umbrella's involvement during funding of the "Bright Raccoon 21" project, company researchers William Birkin and his wife Annette Birkin were actively bribing Chief Irons to help conceal the existence of the company's underground laboratory and their illicit activities.

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 Outbreak
On September 24th, 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 S.W.A.T. dispatched into the city were overcome by the infected.

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

Uniform
The standard uniform for patrol officers consisted of a 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 City 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.

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 following its disastrous operation in the Arklay Mountains. 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 Boys Crime Department.

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

Vehicles
The Raccoon City Police Department's fleet of vehicles initially used the 1979-1990 Chevy Caprices as the standard patrol vehicle, though in its final years, it began replacing them with the 1992-1997 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor.

The RPD used Aérospatiale/Eurocopter AS350B police helicopter for air patrol and provided a further two UH-1 helicopters for S.T.A.R.S. operations, one of which was damaged during the a mission into the Arklay Mountains.

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

The standard RPD sidearm was the Beretta 92F, which was issued to many officers. Other RPD officers were provided with Hecker & Koch VP70s, which could be modified within the main building. The Browning Hi-Power was also provided. SWAT officer Kevin Ryman was known to have used a Colt M1911 while on-duty, though this may have been a personal firearm allowed for use. Desert Eagles were also in service for the RPD for use against heavily armored criminals, with at least one model known to have the RPD emblem on it. The S.T.A.R.S. vault also contained either a S&W Model 629 or H&K Penn Arms L1 Grenade Launcher.

Officers licensed for shotguns were provided with SPAS-12s and Remington M870s.

SWAT personnel were provided with MP5 Submachine Guns. The M79 Grenade Launcher also found usage in the RPD as a crowd-control weapon. A final weapon known to have been used by the RPD was the Ingram M-11.