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Rialto Police Department's History
The City of Rialto was incorporated November 17, 1911. In 1939,
the Police Department employed only two sworn officers. In 1945,
the Police Department employed four sworn officers, serviced
five square miles, with a population of 3,000. In 1976, the
Police Department serviced sixteen square miles with a population
of 32,000. The new police facility was dedicated November 20,
1973 to Sidney A. Jones, who gave 42 years of service to the
City of Rialto, was our first motor officer, and our first Chief
of Police. In 1973, the police facility housed less than half
of the Department's current personnel.
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Rialto PD Day Shift, 1955
Sidney A. Jones, first Rialto motor officer
City Hall housed the Rialto Police Department, 1930
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