Riverside chief wants to fire 3 officers who have disabled veteran license plates on personal cars

The Riverside Police Department plans to fire three patrol officers who were discovered with disabled military veteran license plates on their personal cars in 2025, Police Chief Larry Gonzalez said Friday, Feb. 27.

The officers were all rated 100% disabled by the Veterans Administration — which certified that they were eligible for the DMV-issued license plates — according to a lawsuit filed against the department on their behalf in July 2025.

The lawsuit states that when the officers were suspended on May 21...