Captain Eric Tang has been serving as Commander of the Patrol Division since January 2024.  He was promoted to Captain in March 2022 and oversaw the Special Operations Division.

Captain Tang joined the Fremont Police Department in 2002 as an Officer and was promoted to Sergeant in 2011. As an officer, he served as a Field Training Officer, Range Armorer, Firearms Instructor, and SWAT Team Member. Capt. Tang also worked in the Investigations Unit as a Burglary Detective, Sexual Assault Detective, and Gang Task Force Detective.  After being promoted to Sergeant, he served as a patrol supervisor, Street Crimes Unit Sergeant, and Special Investigations Unit Sergeant.  As a Sergeant, he also served as the SWAT Tactical Commander as well as the Acting SWAT Commander.  He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2018 and served as a Patrol Watch Commander and then as the Investigations Unit Lieutenant. 

Captain Tang is one of only five officers in the Department’s history to be awarded the Medal of Valor, which is the highest service recognition award for any member of the department who, at the risk of their own life, demonstrates extreme courage, bravery and devotion to duty in exposing themselves to grave danger.

Captain Tang has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Long Beach State University.  During this time, he interned with the Long Beach Police Department.  He also obtained an Emergency Medical Technician certification from Orange Coast College.  He also has a Master of Science Degree in Administration of Justice from San Jose State University.  Prior to working for Fremont PD, he was a Deputy Probation Officer with Alameda County, specifically assigned to the Fremont area.  While in graduate school, he worked for an advocacy group on criminal justice reform focusing on research and community based approaches to policing.

He was born and raised in Southern California and his favorite sports teams are the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the previously known Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders.  He is married with 3 children, and his wife is a Fremont Unified School District Teacher.  His extended family was raised in Fremont and continue to live, work, and attend schools in our community.  In his spare time, he enjoys playing basketball, working out/running, and planning/vacationing in Hawaii.