Full Notification

The Redwood City Police Department announces a Virtual Ride-Along with Redwood City Mayor Jeff Gee.

In what is believed to be a first of its kind event in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Redwood City Police Department is pleased to invite the community to join Redwood City Mayor Jeff Gee as he takes part in a virtual police ride-along. The activity is scheduled to take place on Thursday, August 7, 2014 from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Mayor Gee will ride-along with officers on patrol as they respond to calls for service, take part in enforcement activity, visit various neighborhoods, conduct traditional foot patrol of community events and interact with members of the community in an informal setting at a local coffee shop.

A member of our Social Media Team will be riding with Mayor Gee and live-tweeting activity as it occurs during the course of the patrol shift via the official Department Twitter account, @Redwoodcitypd. Tweets may include pictures and videos, and all tweets will include the hashtag: #RCPDGee. Twitter users can ask Mayor Gee questions during the ride-along by using the hashtag or mentioning us. The Mayor will be responding to tweets from the public during the ride-along.

A video invitation from Mayor Gee to join him on his ride-along can be viewed at the following link: https://vimeo.com/102250184.
Additional information regarding the Mayor’s virtual ride-along will be available via our social media platforms in the days leading up to the event. The Redwood City Police Department launched all of its social media platforms in June 2011. In the last three years, our Twitter account has gained more than 5400 followers and our Facebook page has gained more than 2600 “likes.” Links to all of our social media platforms can be found online or via our webpage at www.redwoodcity.org/police.
Contacts:

Captain Dan Mulholland
Patrol Division
(650) 780-7614
[email protected]

Captain John Spicer
Administrative Services Division
(650) 780-7130
[email protected]