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“What got me through is the ability to go to school,” Bunville explained about the past two decades of her law en- forcement career. “People drink, smoke or do whatever. [School] was my saving grace.”
Bunville currently works in the Area Technology Center with Unit 610, ob- taining video footage for different inci- dents around the city for Area 1 detec- tives. She participates with a number of different Department committees, including the Women’s Committee, to immerse herself in the FOP culture.
Throughout her career, she has tried to be a role model for other young, Black, female officers, showing them that getting an education or climbing the ranks is possible if they’re willing to work hard.
“It’s wonderful to sit across from somebody that looks like me,” Bunville shared. “To hear that they go through the same things I go through. You’re not by yourself.”
Although Bunville never could have imagined herself in law enforcement when she was a child, she is grateful to be in a career where she’s constantly learning and improving the lives of oth- ers.
She hopes to give other young officers the chance to not only succeed, but ex- cel — just like she did.
“I don’t keep stuff, I give it away freely, because that’s what people did for me,” Bunville affirmed. “Don’t let anybody tell you what you can and cannot do, because you can do whatever you want to do. Just do your best, because your best is all you can do.”
When she’s not working, Bunville engages in cri- sis work to help citizens with issues stemming from mental illness.
Bunville participates in countless volunteer proj- ects and community service initiatives and has been a proud member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority for the past 25 years.
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