The Santa Rosa Junior College is a very special place and the District Police Department is a special department committed to keeping the college community a safer and friendly place to learn.

Your safety is the prime concern of the District Police Department. As employees and students of this outstanding educational community we all share a responsibility to work together to maintain the safest working and learning environment possible.

The District Police Department is a certified police department within the State of California and department employees are dedicated to providing the best law enforcement services possible. Our dedicated staff is committed to providing exceptional public safety services and taking a leadership role in building community partnerships to make our campus a better, safer place to work and study. The department is very proactive in the Community Oriented Policing Philosophy.

We are proud to protect and serve the college community. We take this responsibility very seriously. Besides investigating crimes and enforcing laws, we provide crime prevention and personal safety programs throughout the District. The Police Department is located at 2032 Armory Drive, Pedroncelli Center, on the Santa Rosa Campus in Ellis Hall, Room 305, on the Petaluma Campus.

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Joseph Palla
Interim Chief of Police