Bureau of Field Operations
Acting Deputy Chief:
Larry Esquivel
The Bureau of Field Operations is commanded by Acting Deputy Chief Larry Esquivel.
Larry was hired as a San Jose Police Reserve Officer from August 15, 1984 to January 4, 1986. He was appointed as an Officer on January 5, 1986. As an officer Larry worked in the Bureau of Field Operations - patrol, BFO- Narcotic Enforcement Team (NET), Special Operations-MERGE Unit and Bureau of Investigations - Narcotics Covert Investigations.
He was promoted to sergeant on June 15, 1997. As a sergeant, Larry supervised patrol officers and served as a supervisor in the following specialized assignments: BFO-Patrol, BFO-Field Training Program, Special Operations-MERGE Unit, BFO-Main Lobby, BOI-Robbery Unit.
Sergeant Esquivel was promoted to Lieutenant on December 18, 2005 where he served in Patrol, Bureau of Field Operations - Administrative Unit and the Office of the Chief - Internal Affairs Unit.
Larry was promoted to Captain on July 11, 2010 and served as the BFO Patrol, Foothill Division Commander. He assumed the role of Acting Deputy Chief - Bureau of Investigations, on August 22, 2011. On December 25th, 2011 Acting Deputy Chief Esquivel was assigned to command of the Bureau of Field Operations.
Field Operations Division - Patrol Division
The San Jose Police Department refers to its Patrol Division as “The Bureau of Field Operations” (BFO). BFO is the primary provider of police services for the residents of San Jose. BFO deploys over 980 officers to 178 square miles of the City on a 24-hour basis. BFO personnel are prepared to respond to both emergency and non-emergency calls for service in each of the City's sixteen patrol districts, which are further broken down into police “beats.” The sixteen patrol districts comprise four divisions, each containing four districts. Each division is commanded by a Police Captain.
BFO provides continuous availability of field units to respond to calls for service, provides visible patrol throughout the City, detects and apprehends persons actively involved in criminal activity, recovers and returns lost and stolen property, provides for the safe movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, performs the initial investigation of criminal offenses, and attempts to reduce both immediate and potentially hazardous situations to the community.
BFO staffs three Community Policing Centers, placed in strategic areas of the City, in order to provide additional services to outlying neighborhoods.
San Jose Police Department - Divisions and Districts 
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