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RUPD’s Rodriguez new president of Houston-area police chiefs association

Rice University Police Department Chief Clemente Rodriguez was sworn in as the Houston Area Police Chiefs Association president this week. 

Campus parking citation recipients get second chance for relief

Campus parking tickets are a bit easier to manage... at least this week. Student Success Initiatives, the Rice University Police Department and the Rice Parking Office invite the campus community to pay off unpaid campus parking fines with donations of food and hygiene product donations. All donations will go to The Pantry.

Battling cancer, 10 year-old Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel sworn in as honorary Rice police officer

As he battles terminal brain and spine cancer, 10-year-old Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel is on a quest to be sworn into as many law enforcement agencies as possible. On Feb. 17, Daniel added the Rice University Police Department to his lengthy resume when Chief Clemente Rodriguez swore him in as an honorary officer in a ceremony at the Rice Faculty Club.

The sweet taste of safety 

The Rice University Police Department (RUPD) shared doughnuts and safety tips with members of the Rice community during a pop-up event near Fondren Library Nov. 5.

Starting from the bottom: Grad student charts an unconventional path from Venezuela to Rice

'Everybody needs to learn from him that nothing in the world is impossible'

RUPD creates safe Halloween fun at the Rice Children’s Campus

The Rice University Police Department hosted their annual Child Safety Fair

RUPD’s Citizens Police Academy open for enrollment

Rice mourns retired RUPD officer Ruth Maxwell

Ruth Maxwell, a longtime Rice University Police Department officer who retired last year, died June 22. She was 59.

People, papers and presentations - March 29

Rice University Police Chief Clemente Rodriguez has been elected secretary of the board of the Houston Area Police Chiefs Association, which includes city, county, state, school district, federal, university and transit police departments.

Thank You Rice campaign posts words of gratitude, encouragement for all to see

'Tis the season for giving thanks.

RUPD accreditation commission seeks public comments

HOUSTON -- (Oct. 19, 2020) -- A public forum for community comments about the Rice University Police Department will be held during a virtual visit to campus conducted by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

RUPD chief addresses death of George Floyd

Amid the worst pandemic this county has faced in more than a century, it’s with great sadness that we find ourselves fighting the familiar enemies of injustice and racism.

Veteran RUPD officer Rodriguez named Rice police chief

Clemente Rodriguez served on campus for nearly two decades while rising through the RUPD ranks.