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The Davis Police Department is pleased to announce the appointments of Lieutenant Ton Phan and Lieutenant David Delaini to the positions of Deputy Police Chief.

Ton Phan
Ton has over 30 years of law enforcement experience, first joining the Fairfield Police Department as a police cadet and later serving as a Public Service Employee. In January 1990, after graduating from the police academy, Ton was hired as a police officer with the Davis Police Department. Ton left Davis PD and worked as a police officer in the cities of Fairfield and Vallejo before returning to Davis PD in 2001. Ton was promoted to sergeant in 2002 and lieutenant in 2011.

Ton has worked a number of assignments, including; patrol, traffic/motors, narcotics, investigations, and professional standards. Ton has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Studies from California State University, Long Beach. He is also a graduate of the International Association of Chiefs of Police -Leadership in Police Organizations program and is currently attending the California Peace Officers Standards and Training Command College.

Ton will oversee police operations, which includes patrol, investigations and records and communications.

I look forward to developing our employees and training future leaders in our department, “stated Ton Phan. “I strongly believe in building community partnerships in order for the entire organization to be successful. And I look forward to doing just that.”

David Delaini
David has over 34 years of law enforcement experience, first joining the Davis Police Department as a police cadet in 1982. After graduating from Davis Senior High School, David served in the California Army National Guard as sergeant in the Military Police Corps. David was deployed to the Middle East and served in the Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm).

After completing his active duty assignment in the National Guard, David returned to Davis PD serving as a Police Aide and Reserve Police Officer before being hired as a full-time police officer in 1994. David worked a number of assignments, including; patrol, narcotics, and field training. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2002 and served as a watch commander.

David left Davis PD in 2007 to join the West Sacramento Police Department as a lieutenant. During his 8 ½ years with the West Sacramento PD, David served as a Commander for every Division in the Department. David returned to Davis PD on February 15, 2016, as a Deputy Police Chief.

David has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and Italian from California State University, Sacramento and a Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. He is also a graduate of the California Peace Officers Standards and Training Command College.

David will oversee Administration and Professional Standards.

“I am very excited about returning to the Davis Police Department,” states David Delaini. “I have lived in Davis most of my life and I am looking forward to working collaboratively with the community that I am proudly a part of.”

Darren Pytel
Police Chief
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