Harley-Davidson added the Police Road Glide as a law-enforcement-oriented member of its Touring family for the 2009 model year. It brought the distinctive frame-mounted Road Glide fairing into police service, giving agencies a factory-built alternative to the long-running police Road King and Electra Glide models. The nameplate was positioned as a purpose-built pursuit machine rather than a civilian trim conversion, with police-specific equipment and documentation from the start.
The model arrived during the broader 2009 Touring redesign, so it began life on Harley-Davidson’s updated touring chassis rather than the older frame used by earlier police motorcycles. Over time, it evolved with the same major touring updates seen across the lineup, while keeping its core identity as a Road Glide-based police motorcycle with integrated emergency equipment and a fixed fairing. Harley-Davidson continues to list the Police Road Glide in its current police lineup, so the nameplate remains in production today.