Town of Surfside Police Department Staff

 

 Chief David Allen

 

David Allen joined the Town of Surfside as interim Police Chief in October 2006. He was appointed the permanent Police Chief on March 1, 2007. Chief Allen has over 30 years of experience in law enforcement. He retired as a Major from the Miami Beach Police Department. He has supervised units in Patrol, Traffic, SWAT, Internal Affairs, Narcotics, Organized Crime, Field Training Program, Specialized Units, and Criminal Investigations.

Dave has a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Police Executive Research Forum, the FBI National Academy Associates, Florida Police Chiefs Association, and the Miami-Dade County Chiefs of Police Association. He is the chairman of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Miami Region Violent Crimes and Drug Control and is a member of the Steering Committee of the South Florida Money Laundering Strike Force and the Region XIV Training Council.  

Dave’s vision is to build the Surfside Police Department into a leading law enforcement agency through accountability, quality hiring and training practices, and provide the highest level of professional and courteous service to the community.

Asst. Chief John Di Censo 

 

John Di Censo became a member of the Surfside Police Department in March 2007. Prior to joining Surfside, Assistant Chief Di Censo worked for the Miami Beach Police Department and retired after 29 years of distinguished service at the rank of Division Chief. He has spent the majority of his career in uniform patrol where he served on the SWAT team, the K-9 Unit, and the Field Training Officer Program. Assistant Chief Di Censo also had assignments in the Support Services Division, the Criminal Investigations Division, and the Internal Affairs Unit. He earned a Bachelors Degree from Barry University and is a graduate of the Southern Police Institute Command Officers Development Course.

 

 

Susie Sperback
Communications Supervisor  

 

Susie Sperback is the Communications Supervisor and has the responsibility of developing the Department’s Communications Unit. In addition to her role as the overall supervisor for three shifts, Susie has taken on the responsibility of creating an ongoing training program for communications personnel that is designed to enhance the department’s customer service levels.  She has already begun this process by introducing a standard, professional telephone greeting to be used by all dispatchers. Following her graduation from North Miami Senior High and her further academic studies at Florida International University, Susie joined the Surfside PD in the spring of 1997.  She has the experience and knowledge to implement ongoing positive improvements to the department’s interaction with the community, other rescue agencies and the general public.