Police Chief Joe Pierucci to Retire on His Birthday
For Immediate Release: August 15, 2019
Contact: Jennifer Phan, Principal Management Analyst, (650) 286-3223, jphan@fostercity.org
After 33 years of public service, the last 11 years in the Foster City Police Department, Police Chief Joe Pierucci has announced his retirement effective November 13, 2019, which is also his birthday. This early announcement is being made so Chief Pierucci and his management staff have ample time to fill all the necessary positions set to become available as a result of his retirement. This will also allow Chief Pierucci and other members of the Police Department to properly prepare for transitions into new levels of responsibility within the management and supervisory ranks of the agency.
Joe Pierucci has 33 years of law enforcement experience, serving the last 11 years of that with the Foster City Police Department. After growing up in Foster City, Pierucci began his career with the San Mateo Police Department in 1986 when he was hired as a Police Officer. During his time with the San Mateo PD, Pierucci worked as a detective, field training officer, and school resource officer before being promoted to Patrol Sergeant. He went on to serve as a Community Services Sergeant overseeing the San Mateo PD Police Athletic League program, Neighborhood Watch, crime prevention and community policing programs.
In 2009, Pierucci returned to his hometown of Foster City, being appointed to the rank of Police Lieutenant, tasked with the direct supervision of patrol teams. In 2012, Pierucci was promoted to the rank of Police Captain and spent tours managing both the Field Operations and Administrative functions of the department. During his tenure as Police Captain, Pierucci served as President of the San Mateo County Law Enforcement Commanders Association. Pierucci has a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Management.
“I was lucky to receive great coaching and mentoring from so many talented police professionals during my years at San Mateo PD that prepared me for a management position with Foster City PD. My coworkers at Foster City PD provided me even more professional development preparing me to run this excellent Police Department as the Chief. I have hopefully done the same for others and I am now very excited to see some of them obtain increased levels of responsibility and opportunity within the organization created by my retirement.”
City Manager Jeff Moneda praised Chief Pierucci’s leadership of the Department. “Chief Pierucci has provided excellent leadership for Foster City and has represented the City extremely well. He has always been a hard worker, very responsive, and has always had excellent communications with both the City Manager and the community. With his leadership, the Police Team constantly receives letters of appreciation from various members of the community and peer Law Enforcement agencies. He has dedicated his service to Foster City, which has resulted in a community where it is a safe place to live, work and play, and consistently ranks as one of the safest cities in the nation. Our Foster City Family has definitely benefitted from having Chief Pierucci as a member.”
Chief Pierucci is a member of the Foster City Lions Club and volunteered his time with both the Foster City Little League and Foster City Youth Softball associations. He is a newlywed to his wife Angela. He is the proud father of a 25 year old son (Mike), who served in the Army as a Blackhawk Helicopter Crew-Chief. He also has a 22 year old daughter (Tori), who is finishing up her college degree in Criminal Justice and hopes to be the 3rd generation of Pierucci’s serving in a local Law Enforcement agency.
“Being a part of the Foster City Police Department has truly been a pleasure. Coming home to serve a community that gave so much to me as a child growing up here when the City was still primarily sand and seashells has been a wonderful experience. Seeing where this Police Department is today is heart-warming. I am so very proud of the men and women of this agency who demonstrate unparalled dedication and excellent levels of service on every call they handle and every contact they make, on a daily basis. I can’t wait to see the future successes of our community, the City staff, the Police Department, and everyone else I have gotten to know over my 33 years of service.”
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