Rutgers University Police Department

Law enforcement agency

Rutgers University Police Department

Patch of the RUPD

Common name| University Police, Rutgers Police
Abbreviation| RUPD
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction| New Jersey, USA
General nature|

* Local civilian police

Operational structure
Police Officers| 114
Agency executives|

* Kenneth Cop, Chief, New Brunswick
* Carmelo "John" Huertas, Chief, Newark
* Richard Dinan, Chief, Camden

Website
http://rupd.rutgers.edu/

The Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) is a campus police agency responsible for law enforcement on the New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden campuses of Rutgers University. RUPD is a department of the university's Division of Administration and Public Safety, overseen by Rutgers Institutional Planning and Operations (IP&O) which also houses Rutgers University Emergency Services (RUES) which is responsible for Emergency Medical Services and emergency management on the campus as well as responding to fire and hazardous materials emergencies in coordination with local first responders. The Division of Administration and Public Safety also oversees the campus bus system, the Rutgers Golf Course, and other services on campus.

RUPD is a fully empowered law enforcement entity under state law with state-wide jurisdiction. Its jurisdiction is shared with local police departments, such as the New Brunswick Police Dept and the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office, and the New Jersey State Police. RUPD works closely with these agencies as well as neighboring police departments and the adjacent campus police departments of UMDNJ in Newark and New Brunswick, NJIT and Essex County College in Newark, and Rowan University and Camden County College in Camden.

RUPD staff includes fully trained, commissioned, and armed Police Officers as well as Security Officers, 911 Dispatchers, and student Community Service Officers. Rutgers Emergency Services staff includes trained firefighters, incident managers, emergency medical technicians, hazardous materials technicians, and instructors who are on duty 24 hours a day seven days a week.

## Locations

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Camden

* Administrative Services Building

Newark

* RUPD Newark Headquarters (Parking Deck 1)
* One Washington Park Police Substation (Rutgers Business School)
* The University Hospital

New Brunswick

* Public Safety Building
* Cook Campus Police Substation

## Community Service Officers & Mounted Unit

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RUPD employs part-time community service officers. CSOs are required to be full-time students at Rutgers University and are assigned to either the Newark or New Brunswick division. CSOs report directly to RUPD Security Services, as well as have their own internal ranking hierarchy. A Security Lieutenant oversees each campus division. CSOs effectively function as Security Officers and are non-sworn, unarmed employees of RUPD and Rutgers University. Responsibilities include stadium traffic control, bag checks, foot patrols, mounted patrols, vehicle patrols, operation of the Knight Mover shuttle, and event security. The program's purpose is to provide employment opportunities and give exposure to the law enforcement field.

The program is the only one of its kind in the country with its own horse-mounted patrol (Rutgers University Mounted Patrol or RUMP) run by university students.[1][2] The horses live and are cared for at Rutgers Farms on Cook/Douglass campus.[3]

A smaller, separate program for Rutgers University Emergency Services (RUES) is also offered to students, allowing full-time students to become part-time Emergency Service Officers (ESO). ESOs focus on fire prevention and medical issues rather than law enforcement.

## Notable incidents

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* On February 8, 2012, Rutgers Police and the FBI arrested sophomore Elan Haba for possession of explosive materials in his dorm room on the Newark campus.[4]
* On April 13, 2013, Rutgers Police responded alongside officers from the New Brunswick Police Department to quell the riot that had started at the annual Delafest celebration, resulting in several arrests for aggravated assault on police and underage consumption of alcohol.[5][6] Rutgers Police and the New Brunswick Police Department have overlapping jurisdiction which has been known to cause issues. As a result, in 2014 both departments were criticized for failing to map out where each department has primary jurisdiction.[7]

## References

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1. ^ Mounted Patrol
2. ^ The Rutgers University Mounted Patrol: A One-Of-A-Kind Student Organization, Rutgers OFFICE OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION
3. ^ Getting To Know The Rutgers University Mounted Patrol (Television production). Rutgers University. November 9, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2023 - via YouTube.
4. ^ "Rutgers Newark dorm evacuated after arrest". ABC13. ABC News. February 8, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
5. ^ Yakas, Ben (April 14, 2013). "Glimpse The Nightmare That Is All-Day Partying At Rutgers". Gothamist. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
6. ^ "Several Arrested As Cops Shut Down 'Delafest' Street Party In New Brunswick". CBS News. April 13, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
7. ^ Petenko, Erin (February 25, 2014). "Rutgers and New Brunswick face lawsuit for not disclosing police jurisdiction". The Daily Targum. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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Rutgers University

Located in: New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden, New Jersey

History|

* History
* Traditions
* "On the Banks of the Old Raritan"
* 2023 strike

People|

* Alumni & Faculty
* Presidents
* Henry Rutgers (benefactor)
* Jonathan Holloway (current president)
* University Police

Research|

* BioMaPS Institute for Quantitative Biology
* Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine
* Center of Alcohol Studies
* Center for Urban Policy Research
* Computationally Advanced Infrastructure Partnerships Center
* Eagleton Institute of Politics
* Institute of Jazz Studies
* Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
* National Transit Institute
* Network Contagion Research Institute
* New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
* Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
* Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
* Rutgers Cooperative Extension
* Rutgers University Press
* Waksman Institute of Microbiology

New Brunswick/Piscataway Campus

* New Brunswick, New Jersey
* Piscataway, New Jersey

Academics|

* Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
* Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
* Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
* Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (Piscataway campus)
* Graduate School of Education
* Mason Gross School of the Arts
* Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (The Hub)
* Rutgers Business School (New Brunswick campus)
* School of Arts and Sciences
* Raritan
* School of Communication and Information
* School of Engineering
* School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
* School of Health Professions (Piscataway campus)
* School of Management and Labor Relations
* School of Nursing (New Brunswick campus)
* School of Public Health (Piscataway campus)
* School of Social Work

Campus|

* Archibald S. Alexander Library
* Busch Campus
* College Avenue Campus
* Daniel S. Schanck Observatory
* Douglass Residential College
* Center for Women's Global Leadership
* Grease trucks
* Geology Hall
* Livingston Campus
* Kirkpatrick Chapel
* Old Queens
* Queens Campus
* Rutgers Campus Buses
* Rutgers Gardens
* Rutgers Ecological Preserve
* Sustainable Farm
* Voorhees Chapel
* Voorhees Mall
* William the Silent
* WINLAB
* Wood Lawn
* Zimmerli Art Museum

Student life|

* Greek Life
* Rutgers Day
* Rutgers Formula Racing
* Cap and Skull
* The Centurion
* The Daily Targum
* Debate Union
* Glee Club
* The Medium
* Peithessophian Society
* Philoclean Society
* Tent State University
* Rutgers Agricultural Field Day
* WRSU
* WVPH (The Core)

Athletics|

| Teams|

* Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Field hockey
* Football
* Men's lacrosse
* Men's soccer
* Women's soccer
* Softball
* Wrestling

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Venues|

* College Avenue Gymnasium
* SHI Stadium
* Jersey Mike's Arena
* Yurcak Field

Rivalries|

* Connecticut (women's basketball)
* Princeton

Related|

* Rutgers Glacier

Newark Campus

* Newark, New Jersey

Academics|

* College of Arts and Sciences
* Graduate School
* Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (Newark campus)
* New Jersey Medical School
* Rutgers Business School (Newark campus)
* Rutgers Law School (Newark campus)
* School of Criminal Justice
* School of Dental Medicine
* School of Health Professions (Newark campus)
* School of Nursing (Newark campus)
* School of Public Affairs and Administration
* School of Public Health (Newark campus)
* University College (Newark campus)

Student life|

* The Newark Targum
* Rutgers Law Review
* Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal

Athletics|

* Scarlet Raiders
* Golden Dome Athletic Center
* Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium

Campus|

* American Insurance Company Building
* John Cotton Dana Library
* One Washington Park
* George F Smith Library of the Health Sciences

Camden Campus

* Camden, New Jersey

Academics|

* College of Arts and Sciences
* StoryQuarterly
* Cooper Library
* Graduate School
* Rutgers School of Business
* Rutgers Law School (Camden campus)
* Rutgers Law Journal
* School of Nursing (Camden campus)
* University College (Camden campus)

Athletics|

* Scarlet Raptors (Camden)
* Campbell's Field

* Founded: 1766
* Students: 40,720
* Endowment: 1.009 billion

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