Santa Rosa Junior College District Police Department

Lorenzo Dueñas is the Chief of Police for the Santa Rosa Junior College District Police Department. He is a Santa Rosa native and grew up in this community. He served in the Marine Corps for six years before graduating from SRJC.  He started his 28 year distinguished career in law enforcement with the Healdsburg Police Department, and is a former Sonoma County Assistant Sheriff with 25 years with the department.

The Santa Rosa Junior College District Police Department is a full-service, fully certified, police agency within the State of California staffed by sworn peace officers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. The Department is not a branch of any other law enforcement agency.  District Police Officers are empowered with full peace officer status with law enforcement authority throughout the state, and make felony and misdemeanor arrests, investigate crimes, and enforce traffic laws. Each officer graduated from a regional police academy receives training throughout the year, including firearms, defensive tactics, and first aid/CPR. All newly hired Police Officers must pass a 16-week field training and evaluation program.  The District includes 13 sworn Police Officers, 6 police dispatchers, 6 non-sworn Community Service Officers, and 15 to 30 Cadets (varies by semester).  SRJC has over 36,000 students, faculty, and staff a semester combined with dozens of other sites across Sonoma County.