Published May 23, 2022
University of Louisiana Monroe Police Director Tom Torregrossa will serve the Louisiana
Association of Chiefs of Police for the next five years as its sergeant at arms. Torregrossa
will serve all police chiefs in the state, with an emphasis on police leadership within
higher education.
He was elected to serve the LACP by his peers at the North Louisiana Chiefs meeting
at Grambling State University on May 12. Torregrossa hopes to strengthen relationships
between the approximate 350 municipal police departments and all university police
departments.
“My goal is to bring university chiefs from the UL System, LSU System and Southern
University System, along with the community college chiefs, to the table for meaningful
conversation,” Torregrossa said. “Higher education institutions face challenges in
terms of safety and security of our students, faculty, staff and visitors to our respective
campuses.”
Torregrossa has served in law enforcement for 43 years, with the past six years at
ULM. He views this leadership position as an opportunity to unite the research prowess
of higher education with better training opportunities for both college and municipal
police departments.
“The university campuses throughout Louisiana are huge economic drivers for their
areas. Each university campus is unique in its own way and with the resources within
higher education, we can open the door to research and training,” he said.
