Spotlight on Admin - Capt. Victor Bunting

Captain Victor Bunting was born in 1948. He is a lifelong resident of the Ocean City Community, attending elementary school at what is now the Ocean City Town Hall. He graduated high school from Stephen Decatur in 1966 and entered the United States Coast Guard in 1967.He served our nation for 4 years which included service tours in Vietnam. Captain Bunting is married and has 2 children. He started his career with the Ocean City Maryland Police Department in 1974. He is one of the longest serving members of the OCPD. He has witnessed the evolution of the Ocean City from a small fishing village to one of America’s premier family resort communities.Captain Bunting has been an instrumental part of the development of the OCPD. He has supervised or commanded in every division and unit within the OCPD, including the Patrol Division, Criminal Investigation Division, and Special Operations Division, Administrative Division as well as his current assignment as Commander of the Services Division. Captain Bunting’s vast police experience has been instrumental in establishing various specialized enforcement units and programs including: “Mounted Patrol”, “Noise Enforcement” and the “Transit Unit”.

He provided key leadership and guidance during the department’s initial transition from paper reporting to computerized records management and computer automated dispatching. He successfully established a comprehensive police employee evaluation system. He spearheaded the computerized parking ticket program and provided the OCPD with it’s first ever “COM stat Model”. He has continued to work and improve and the working capability of the OCPD by being an integral part of the expansion plan for the Ocean City Public Safety Building.Captain Bunting has attended the: Emergency Management Institute, Institute of Police Technology Management’s “Police Executive Development” and COM stat Development Courses, he also attended the University of Kentucky “Southern Police Institute.

During Captain Bunting’s distinguished 35 year career with the OCPD he has received numerous commendations and awards including being named “Police Officer of the Year” in 1985. He has memberships in the International Association of Chiefs of Police and Maryland Chiefs of Police Association.