Riverton Police Department, Illinois

08/14/2026

During National Night Out, Officer Williams had a coloring contest. After a long time of trying to figure out a winner he finally decided on one. Here is a picture of Officer Williams with our winner Charlotte. She got a gift certificate from Walmart and a visit from Officer Williams and Carter. Congratulations from all of us at Riverton PD Charlotte, Great job!!!!

08/08/2026

School is about to start keep the upcoming weather in mind for the children and the pets.

A slow moving frontal boundary will bring periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms Sunday through much of the upcoming week. Ahead of the front, temperatures in the low to mid 90s will contribute to heat indices peaking over 100 degrees.

08/07/2026

Yesterday it was discovered damage was done to one of RPD’s Flock cameras. I recognize Flock camera use is a hot topic and I’m not here to debate benefit or detriment. I am a strong proponent of their use and stand by that position. However, this post is concerning an individual(s) who decided to express their counter opinion through criminal activity by attempting to cut the camera down. They were unsuccessful but this is not OK!
It is against the law and known as criminal damage to government supported property 720 ILCS 5/21-1.01 which means depending on the value of the damage it is either a class 4 or class 3 felony. Beyond that the taxpayers of Riverton should be highly disappointed and upset with this individual(s). This action will not stop Flock from deploying their product nationwide to government entities or private ones nor will it permanently remove even this particular camera.
What it did do was garner the full attention at RPD. To whoever caused the residents of Riverton this unnecessary expense; We would like to speak with you which will end in your arrest and successful prosecution. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Riverton Police Department in any manner you are comfortable with.
If you are interested in RPD’s transparency statistics you can view them online here: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/riverton-il-pd-
Thank you,
Chief Schweitzer

08/05/2026

We would especially like to thank all of our sponsors that made National Night Out possible. Thank you for all you do.

08/05/2026

Here’s a video of the helicopter from last night. Again thank you for the video Officer Yeaman

08/05/2026

Here are some pictures from last night’s National Night Out. Thank you Officer Yeaman for taking all of the pictures for us

08/05/2026

We would like to thank everyone who came out last night and supported National Night Out. We had a huge turnout. Everyone seemed to have a great time. Here is a picture of the crew who served you minus one officer who was unavailable for the picture. We had a blast with everyone. More pictures to follow. Again. THANK YOU. And a big shout out to Officer Williams who put is all together.

07/26/2026

Here is a reminder for new drivers or parents of new or upcoming new drivers with any questions. Hope this answers any questions you might have. Be safe

07/21/2026

Is anyone missing a black lab with an orange collar? We dont want to have to take him to animal control