Redmond Police

Still ignorant and lazy pigs. I just called again to report a felony mail theft and the lady sounded annoyed she even had to answer the phone.
Bunch of fucking idiot pigs

Officer Barns was not very polite. She was put off by the fact she was dealing with a complaint about garbage. When I suggested I wanted to record our conversation she went to her car and started a phone call stating «I am allowed to do that!» Don’t call them looking for the «serve» part. Not sure on the protect side but pretty clear asking for service is out of line!

I visit the Seattle area about 10 times a year. Traffic is a problem in Redmond, but also the entire Seattle area. Be aware that if you look at your phone while at a red light it is a $ 124 ticket. I can understand not looking at your phone while driving, but while stopped? The interaction with the officer was straight forward. «Do you know why I pulled you over?» This is typical officer question to illicit a confession no matter what the officer saw or didn’t see. The officer gave a terse reminder that looking at your phone can not be tolerated while at a red light and is illegal. Then handed me my ticket, and asked, «Do you understand?»
Be aware of motorcycle officers with nothing better to do, lurking around on a corner to monitor if you look at your phone at a red light. Where were these police when my rental car was broken into last year and my iPad and computer stolen? Not walking around to ward off vandals, I assure you. Officers don’t walk a beat where I live either. All the Washington drivers I have encountered are very considerate so I guess there isn’t enough revenue from regular traffic citations. I guess picking up a dropped French fry at a red light should be illegal as well. And all this is in a state where smoking weed is legal.

Nothing but good things to say about the Redmond police officers.
They are professional, through, and friendly. I’ve had some issues with theft in my apartment building over the last few months and each time they are called they have taken the time to listen. The non emergency dispatch people are also very helpful.
They drive cool cars, wear bad @&$ uniforms and I feel a little safer knowing I live here.

Wow, I’ve lived in Redmond for over 15 years and had many enounters with the RPD (no, not in the criminal sense! LOL), and they’ve been nothing less than polite, courteous and professional to me. I have to question the motives of the prior two reviewers — especially Kristina, who broadly makes bold accusations of the whole force being «racist» and «cowards» and «disrespectful of women» without providing one specific example to back these outrageous claims.
My husband attended the RPD «Citizens’ Academy» years ago, to learn more about what police officers do, why and how they do it, and what their experiences in the field was like. It was enlightening, to say the least. These free «academy» classes are held sporadically, and involve classroom time and police ride-​alongs. The RPD also hold regular, free «Women’s Safety» classes, one of which I attended a few years ago. Wow, it was an incredible class, and I learned a ton of practical life-​lessons on how to stay safe, and what to do in various threatening real-​life situations. For years, too, the RPD manned sub-​stations which helped walk-​in folks with minor matters, outfitted kids for bike helmets, etc.(I think they closed the sub-​stations, due to budget cuts).
The RPD do a great deal of community service work: they are very involved in the «Tip a Cop» events for the Special Olympics, and do active fundraising for cancer organizations, food collections, teddy bears for kids collections, etc.
SRO (RPD School Resource Officers) are an integral presence in the Redmond middle and high schools, and I truly believe they create a safer school environment there, and foster closer ties between kids and police in general.
Years ago, I personally had problems with my neighbors who left threatening notes on my car (this was quite a while ago, but I remember the incidences clearly), and I was also the victim of identity theft. On both occasions, the officers helped me enormously and mediated the problems at hand swiftly and professionally.
Am I saying the whole police force is without issues, that none of the officers could possibly ever smirk while writing up a citation (as Buddy wrote in his review), that all of them are always smiling and friendly and warm? Hardly. As in any workforce, there will always be some employees who are friendlier than others and, even with excellent employees, anyone might have an off-​day and be less than cheery, or not as happy to be at work as on other days. But of all the cities I’ve ever lived in, this police force, in general, has the most positive, proactive presence in the community and my family has only had positive interactions with the officers.

I had an unsatisfactory experience with a traffic officer from the Redmond Police department. He was inconsiderate and didn’t bother sincerely investigating or listening to the situation. Disappointed to see a smirk while penalizing. I have had better experiences with police officers who are friendly, duly investigate and listen and then take respectable action.