National Police Association Podcast #96 with Kara Riley, Chief of Police at Oro Valley, AZ PD and FBI National Academy graduate
National Police Association Podcast #96 with Kara Riley, Chief of Police at Oro Valley, AZ PD and FBI National Academy graduate
QUOTES
09:10 "I really do focus on patrol. It's my favorite. We're required per my direction, our command staff works 10 hours of patrol a month."
10:54 "We really educate our public on safety. We want them to be safe in reference to speed or distracted driving and things like that, so that's where the traffic stops do help out quite a bit."
12:36 "Part of what I focused on was telling our story better because, as police officers, I don't think we've done a very good job as leaders in telling what great work the men and women of our profession do every day."
16:08 "The basic foundation of the people are the police and the police are the people. And if you look at that as your basic foundation, that's what community policing is. We get out there. We engage with our community."
18:40 "I have 45,000 bosses. That's how I look at it. So, to me, that's my job is to serve them. I'm at the will of them and what work I need to do for them. And so we really do focus on whatever that is."
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SUMMARY
In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, Sgt. Betsy Smith interviews Kara Riley, Chief of Police at Oro Valley, AZ PD and FBI National Academy graduate. With an unconventional childhood behind her, Chief Kara became an officer with a strong sense of community and justice. Even as Chief, she continues working traffic stops because of the opportunities for community education this offers. She also comments on community policing and how this is done in Oro Valley for the benefit of its 45,000 citizens.
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HIGHLIGHTS
02:40 Kara enters police work through Corrections
07:04 Being a police mom and working traffic stops as Chief at Oro Valley
11:10 Becoming Chief during the pandemic and telling stories of the great good that policemen and women do
15:47 Defining community policing and using social media as a platform
18:05 Being apolitical as police officers and inspiring the next generation of recruits
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