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Newport News Police Department - Administrative Manual
ADM-155 - RIDE-ALONG PROGRAM
Amends/Supersedes: ADM-155 (10/07/2019) Date of Issue: 08/29/2022
I. GENERAL
A. The Newport News Police Department allows only those meeting the eligibility requirements
of this policy to ride along with Newport News police officers to observe the duties of a police
officer.
B. The Ride-Along Program, hereafter referred to as “the program,” provides an opportunity for
community members to see firsthand the day-to-day activities of a Newport News police
officer. The goals of the program are to:
1. Provide an opportunity for the public to get to know Newport News police officers.
2. Provide individuals interested in a career in law enforcement an opportunity to examine
the job.
3. Educate the community about the responsibilities of police officers.
4. Provide an opportunity for police officers to get to know members of their community.
II. PROCEDURE
A. Participation in the Program
1. The participant must be 18 years of age or older.
2. Program Application - The applicant must obtain a Ride-Along Program Application Form
(NNPD Form #95) directly from the Department or the Department’s website. Once
completed, the form is turned in at any police facility or emailed.
3. The individual receiving an application at any police facility will scan and email the
application to the Records Unit. Records personnel will conduct a local history check, and
an NCIC/VCIN check on the applicant. The results of the checks will be noted in the
appropriate sections of the application. Personnel will destroy the history check printout
once the application’s proper notation has been made.
4. The Records personnel processing the application will forward the processed application
to the Assistant Chief of Patrol within two business days following the local and
NCIC/VCIN check. If the Assistant Chief of Patrol does not approve the application, they
will indicate the reasons for denial in the “Comments” section of the form. Regardless of
whether it is approved or denied, the completed application will be mailed to the applicant.
If approved, the “Contact Information” section of the application is completed before
sending the form to the applicant.
5. Copies of the approved application for a ride-along are sent to:
a. The Logistics Division, for securing body armor.
b. The precinct commander responsible for the ride-along applicant’s preferred city
section. The commander forwards a copy of the application to the precinct lieutenant
listed in the application’s “Contact Information” section.
NOTE: In the case of a Marine Patrol ride-along, the approved application is sent to the
Special Operations commander.
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