City of Richmond Police Department

The NAO is a uniformed, volunteer (non-paid) member of the Richmond City Police Department. They do not have any arrest authority above or beyond that of any other citizen. They are unarmed and drive a "marked" City of Richmond police vehicle. NAO duty tours are usually on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings and evenings. Duties of the NAO include but are not limited to: traffic control at accidents; fires; floods; or other disasters; crowd control at special events or crime scenes; officer/apprehension assists; motorist assistance; fixed post assignments; warrant transfers; locating missing persons and children; abandoned vehicle notices; performing first aid; sobriety/other checkpoint operation; retrieval and transportation of found property; various environmental quality of life issues; checking vacation homes; and other non-enforcement duties as called upon. If you would like more information please contact (804) 646-4395