SPPD Ride Along Requests

SPPD Ride Along Requests

Please answer the questions below. This form will be forwarded to the YOPU unit. Please allow at least 2 weeks for processing of this request.

If your ride along is approved, this information will be used to auto-fill a waiver and release of claim form.

If you have any questions, you can call 651-266-5485.

First Name-Legal*

Enter your (legal) first name.

Middle Name-Legal*

Enter your (legal) middle Name

Last Name-Legal*

Please enter your (legal) last name.

Email*

Enter a valid email address.

Street Address*

Street Address. Include apartment number here if appropriate.

City, State, Zip code*

Enter your city, state, and zip code.

Birthdate*

Phone*

Phone

Emergency Contact Name*

What is their relationship to you?*

Select or enter value

Emergency Contact Phone Number*

Phone

What is the name of your current employer?*

Put N/A if not employed.

Reason*

Please select why you would like to participate in the SPPD Ride-Along Program.

Select or enter value

Name of School*

Reason Other*

Please specify.

First Preferred Date*

First preferred date for ride along- please note at least 2 weeks required for processing. Dates not guaranteed and are at the discretion of the SPPD.

Second Preferred Date*

Second preferred date for ride along- please note at least 2 weeks required for processing. Dates not guaranteed and are at the discretion of the SPPD.

Preferred Time Slot*

**Start and end times may vary**

Officer has discretion to extend ride along times if requested by the applicant. Time slots are not guaranteed and are at the discretion of the SPPD.

Select

Preferred Police District*

District assignment is at the discretion of the SPPD.

Select

Officer

Fill in if you have a specific SPPD Officer you would like to ride with. Leave it BLANK if you do not have a preference on who you ride with.

**Per SPPD Policy: Under no circumstances will participants ride along with relatives or significant others. The only exception to this is in the case where the ride along is also a certified law enforcement officer.

Background Check Authorization*

In consideration of any benefits I may receive from the opportunity to participate in a ride-along with the Saint Paul Police Department, I hereby authorize the Saint Paul Police Department to conduct an investigation into my background to determine my eligibility as a ride-along participant. This background investigation may include the checking of public records and/or internal department records. The background investigation is an integral component to the integrity of the ride-along program as well as to the security of confidential and/or sensitive material that the participant may observe or hear.

By checking the below box, I am agreeing to submit to a background check.

*NOTE – Participants who do not submit to a background check will not be allowed to participate in a ride-along.

Waiver Acknowledgment

BE IT KNOWN, that I, (your name here), being of lawful age and of sound mind, for myself and my heirs, administrators, executors, and assigns, hereby waive the right to assert claim, action or cause of action whatsoever against the City of Saint Paul or its current and former employees, officers and agents for any injury, loss or damage whatsoever, to my personal property in my possession, including injuries resulting in death, arising out of any accidents or events occurring while I am riding as a passenger in a Saint Paul Police Department vehicle and/or accompanying Saint Paul

Officers in the performance of their duties.

I am aware that circumstances, events, dangers, or hazards may arise of occur while I am a passenger in such police vehicle and/or accompanying such police officers that could expose me to harm and may result in personal injury, loss, damage, or death as aforesaid, and I assume the risk of such known or unknown circumstances, events, dangers, or hazards, whether reasonably foreseen or not. I further agree to save and hold the City of Saint Paul harmless from any and all claims that may arise or are attributable directly or indirectly to me in conjunction with my participation in the Saint Paul Police Department Ride-Along Program.

I further acknowledge that as a ride-along participant, I am not participating as an employee of the City of Saint Paul and I am not entitled to any of the rights, privileges, and/or benefits accorded to a City of Saint Paul employee. I also agree to maintain confidentiality of any law enforcement sensitive information, including but not limited to personal identifiers heard or viewed while participating on this ride-along and that I will not share such information outside of the Department and/or ride-along.

I have read the above, and I fully understand the legal significance of my signature and have received a copy of this waiver.

I agree to the waiver listed above.*

Please be sure to read the information above before checking this box. Your signature will be electronically generated on this form and provided to the district ahead of your scheduled ride along.

Send me a copy of my responses

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