Captain Rodney Vigue Chief of Police Captain Vigue is a 22-year veteran of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He earned a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from Chapman University. Captain Vigue has a law enforcement background in corrections, patrol, investigations and SWAT operations. Captain Vigue serves as an Adjunct Faculty member at College of the Desert, where he instructs segments of the firearms and chemical agent curriculum for the Public Safety Academy. Captain Vigue began his career in law enforcement by joining the United States Marine Corps and serving as a Military Policeman. In August 1985, he was hired as a Deputy Sheriff and assigned to the Blythe Station. He served as a patrol deputy in Blythe until November 1991 at which time he was promoted to investigator and assigned to the Special Investigations Bureau in Riverside. On September 1, 1993, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and returned to Blythe. In December 1998, he transferred to the Indio Station where he worked as a patrol watch commander and supervised the investigations section. In January 2002, he was promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to the Palm Desert Station. During his tenure at the Palm Desert Station, Captain Vigue managed patrol operations, administration and was the liaison for the contract cities of Indian Wells and Rancho Mirage. Captain Vigue is a member of the FBI National Academy Associates, the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) and is a charter member of the California Association of Tactical Officers (CATO).

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