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Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety honors officers, dispatchers and community volunteers
Summary
The City of Sunnyvale held its annual Department of Public Safety Special Awards ceremony recognizing lifesaving responses, distinguished service and community volunteers. Interim Chief Eva Fanucci and Mayor Klein presented awards to officers, dispatchers and community members for incidents and program leadership in 2024–25.
The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) presented annual awards on May 20, recognizing officers, dispatchers, detectives and volunteers for lifesaving responses, investigative work and community engagement.
Interim Chief Eva Fanucci opened remarks by citing National Police Week and thanking staff for “courage, compassion, and daily commitment to our community.” The evening included life‑saving awards to officers who performed CPR and used an AED to revive unresponsive patients; two separate incidents cited in staff remarks resulted in patients recovering after defibrillator shocks and CPR.
Awards covered a range of categories: life‑saving awards (responses on 02/05/2024 and 04/17/2024 were singled out), distinguished service awards (including staff who retooled payroll and dispatch QA processes), neighborhood‑engagement recognition (officers working with youth programs and community partners), crime‑scene and investigative recognitions (for work on jewelry‑store robberies and other cases), a volunteer of the year award for community emergency response team leadership, and dispatch and professional staff awards.
Interim Chief Fanucci and Lieutenant presenters read nominations that noted specific actions: officers initiating CPR and applying AED shocks, dispatchers who improved emergency medical dispatch accuracy and created quarterly data reviews, crime‑scene work that led to multiple arrests in a regional organized‑crime case, and a long investigation that uncovered elder financial abuse with a suspect prosecuted for thefts exceeding $85,000. Community members who climbed a ladder to assist a building fire rescue were also recognized.
Mayor Klein and staff emphasized the 75th anniversary of the Department and thanked volunteers, dispatchers and civilian staff. The ceremony concluded with a reception and congratulatory remarks to the named award recipients.
