BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Join the Rotary Club of Houston for our last meeting of the yea r and welcome Chief J. Noe Diaz  City of Houston\, Chief of Police Ask th e Chief: What challenges are you tackling in your new position? What are t he priorities for HPD?  As the holiday season approaches\, what should we do to keep our family and friends safe?  Chief J. Noe Diaz was appointed Chief of Police by Mayor John Whitmire on August 14\, 2024. Prior to his current appointment he served as the Chief of Police for the Katy Police D epartment.  Chief Diaz began his law enforcement career as a correctional officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from 1987 to 1994. Diaz completed the University of Houston-Downtown Police Academy in 1994 a nd worked for the Harris County Precinct Five Constable’s Office until 1 996\, when he was selected by the Texas Department of Public Safety to att end DPS Academy A-96. Upon completion of the DPS Academy\, Chief Diaz was assigned to the Katy Highway Patrol Office as a Trooper. In 2001\, Diaz wa s promoted into the Narcotics Division of the State Police and was station ed in Houston\, where he was assigned to the Harris County Organized Crime Task Force\, HPD\, ATF\, DEA\, and the FBI during his seven years as a Na rcotics Sergeant. In 2008\, Chief Diaz was appointed as a Texas Ranger and briefly served in Rio Grande City\, until returning to the Houston Office \, where he was assigned as the Public Corruption Ranger for Company A (Gr eater Houston Area) for over ten years\, working various high profile publ ic corruption investigations. Chief Diaz was assigned to the FBI Public Co rruption Border Task Force as a Task Force Officer and maintained top-secr et clearance. Diaz has over 6\,800 Law Enforcement (TCOLE) training hours and earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University o f Houston- Downtown (100 Club Scholarship Recipient) and a Master of Scien ce in Criminology from Lamar University. He is a graduate of the 263rd FBI National Academy and FBI Texas Command College. Chief Diaz also graduated from the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety\, School of Pol ice Staff and Command in 2024. He is a member of the International Associa tion of Chiefs of Police\, and the Texas Police Chief’s Association. DTEND:20241219T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260510T105109Z DTSTART:20241219T173000Z LOCATION:Tony’s Restaurant SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:HPD Chief J.Noe Diaz UID:5c4fcd32-9ae0-43cf-be94-0097c7ba4fe6 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join the Ro tary Club of Houston for our last meeting of the year and welcome Chief J. Noe Diaz \;
\nCity of Houston\, Chief of Police

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Ask the Chief: What challenges a re you tackling in your new position? What are the priorities for HPD? &nb sp\;As the holiday season approaches\, what should we do to keep our famil y and friends safe? \;

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Chief J. Noe D iaz was appointed Chief of Police by Mayor John Whitmire on August 14\, 20 24. Prior to his current appointment he served as the Chief of Police for the Katy Police Department. \;

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Chief Diaz be gan his law enforcement career as a correctional officer with the Texas De partment of Criminal Justice from 1987 to 1994.

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Diaz completed the University of Houston-Downtown Police Academy in 1994 a nd worked for the Harris County Precinct Five Constable&rsquo\;s Office un til 1996\, when he was selected by the Texas Department of Public Safety t o attend DPS Academy A-96. Upon completion of the DPS Academy\, Chief Diaz was assigned to the Katy Highway Patrol Office as a Trooper.

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In 2001\, Diaz was promoted into the Narcotics Division of t he State Police and was stationed in Houston\, where he was assigned to th e Harris County Organized Crime Task Force\, HPD\, ATF\, DEA\, and the FBI during his seven years as a Narcotics Sergeant.

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In 2008\, Chief Diaz was appointed as a Texas Ranger and briefly served i n Rio Grande City\, until returning to the Houston Office\, where he was a ssigned as the Public Corruption Ranger for Company A (Greater Houston Are a) for over ten years\, working various high profile public corruption inv estigations. Chief Diaz was assigned to the FBI Public Corruption Border T ask Force as a Task Force Officer and maintained top-secret clearance.

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Diaz has over 6\,800 Law Enforcement (TCOLE) traini ng hours and earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the Uni versity of Houston- Downtown (100 Club Scholarship Recipient) and a Master of Science in Criminology from Lamar University. He is a graduate of the 263rd FBI National Academy and FBI Texas Command College. Chief Diaz also graduated from the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety\, Scho ol of Police Staff and Command in 2024.

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He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police\, and the Texa s Police Chief&rsquo\;s Association.

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