Message from Chief Johnson continued:

When you think of the challenge of providing police, fire, emergency medical services and a variety of prevention and community support functions to a community of almost 137,000 people, the task is daunting.  I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you what a great job our officers and staff do each day.  I can tell you with confidence that our people are indeed the best – we have an overarching goal of providing what we call “World Class” Public Safety Services to our community.  This mean that each day our people strive to do their very best to serve you – to go the extra mile to meet your needs.  We do this by trying to listen to what you tell us, by trying to stay ahead of emerging issues or problems, and by making sure we always do our jobs with positive intentions…. Always focusing on doing what is right for our community. 

OUR STAFF:

Our Department is made up of 283 committed men and women, who answer your calls for emergency assistance, help you resolve non emergency issues, investigate crimes, provide public education, and work with schools, neighborhoods, and our business community to prevent crime and fires. You can look at how we are organized by clicking on [DPS Org Chart Aug07].  This will help you know where to start when you have a question or concern you would like to bring to us. 

When you see our Public Safety Officers in your neighborhood, or have an opportunity to mix with our staff in one of our community education programs, take the time to introduce yourself – I am sure you will agree they are the very best.

If you would like to be a part of this great service to the City of Sunnyvale, we encourage you to  help make our community even better by contributing as a Public Safety Volunteer.  We have opportunities that will allow you to “give back” to the wonderful community in which we live!