A Message from the Desk of Chief Roger D. Byars
From the Chief,
The Texas Southern University Police Department is a full service police department
operating 24 hours per day, seven days a week. Our central police operations are currently
housed in the General Services Building located at 3443 Blodgett Street, Houston,
Texas. The department consists of eighty-eight (88) employees – 36 commissioned police
personnel and 52 civilian employees. The TSU Deparment of Public Safety provides the
TSU community with many services, uniformed security services, bicycle patrol, criminal
investigations, police records, “video surveillance” patrol, parking enforcement and
crime prevention programs, to name but a few of our services. The department operates
on an annual budget of approximately $3.6 million dollars.
The safety and well-being of the Students, Faculty, Staff and visiting constituents
is our number one priority. We understand our role and responsibility when it comes
to protecting and preserving peace in and around the campus. It is a role we take
very serious. It is our daily goal to make every individual that crosses this campus
feel safe, secure and free from harm. The police department prides itself on working
as a team, not only within the department, but also in the community. With collaboration
from the community and other law enforcement agencies, the police department can identify
the core functions and essential services that are needed to make Texas Southern University
one of the safest campuses in the world.
As Chief of Police, I take my duties and responsibility extremely serious. Although
the task of overseeing the safety and security of the University is demanding, I (and
all members of TSU Police Department) are up for the challenge, and committed to the
mission, vision and core values of the University. Please feel free to contact our
Department at anytime, the men and women of the police department look forward to
serving you.
Protecting Tomorrow’s Leaders…..Today!
Roger D, Byars
Chief of Police
Texas Southern University Police Department
