About Us

                 Trinity University Police Department provides 24-hour police and security coverage for the University community 365 days a year. The office is located at the Cobb-Racey building. The Department is responsible for services in the areas of parking, traffic control, crime prevention, investigations, fire prevention, safety and law enforcement.

                 The department employs a staff of professionals who are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for the University community.  All peace officers employed by the University are fully certified Texas Peace Officers and have full arrest authority. They are licensed under Article 51.212 of the Texas Education Code. University police officers have completed state mandated police recruit training programs and have met employment standards.  All permanent staff within the department are trained in First Aid, CPR, and AED.

                 Trinity University Peace & Patrol Officers protect and provide law enforcement services for the safety and welfare of students, employees, visitors, and Trinity University property, exercising independent judgment within institutional rules and regulations and department policies and procedures. 

                 Officers patrol the campus in vehicle, on bike or on foot. They provide service, information, and directions to students, employees and visitors and insure that University property and facilities are secure.  They preserve the peace by lawful means and enforce traffic laws by detecting violations, making violator contacts, placing violators in custody or issuing warnings or citations.

                 The San Antonio Police Department, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office and other local police agencies, state agencies as well as federal law enforcement agencies also have criminal jurisdiction on the Trinity University campus.

OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF:

DIRECTOR- Rudy A. Gonzalez

(210) 999-8310

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR- Pete Perez Jr.

(210) 999-8328

SENIOR SECRETARY- Joann Lockard

(210) 999-7326

TRAINING & CRIME PREVENTION

                  The department staffs a full-time Police Training Sergeant tasked with coordinating training for all department personnel. The training Sergeant also coordinates the University Crime Prevention program.

TRAINING- Sgt. Edgar Castro

(210) 999-7070 EXT. 5475

                 The department offers several different programs in Crime Prevention with the goal of increasing personal and community safety.  The Crime Prevention Officer is tasked with coordinating, addressing, and targeting efforts to address safety and security for the University.

CRIME PREVENTION- Peace Officer Lee Davis

(210) 999-7070

Crime Prevention E-Mail: CP@trinity.edu

PARKING & TRAFFIC

                 The Parking and Traffic Division operates Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Short term visitor parking is provided in several parking lots around campus.

PARKING & TRAFFIC- Dianna Fontenette

(210) 999-7001

 

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