Mark C. Chase

Chief Chase began his Law Enforcement career in 1990 in the United States Coast Guard where he served in many roles including Boat Coxswain, Boarding Officer, Law Enforcement Petty Officer, Command Duty Intelligence Specialist and a Presidential Security assignment.   Prior to being honorably discharged he received the Coast Guard Achievement Medal.  In 1995 Chief Chase was hired as a Police Officer for the Wakefield Police Department where he spent the next two years.  During his tenure there he was chosen as the Officer of the Year.  In 1997 he was hired as a part-time Police Officer for the Meredith Police Department and a full-time Police Officer for the Center Harbor Police Department.  In 1999 Chief Chase was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.  In 2004 he had the honor of being selected as the Chief of Police where he still serves today.  During his career he obtained numerous instructor certifications and had the pleasure of being an adjunct instructor at the NH Police Academy teaching defensive tactics.  Chief Chase was one of the original members of the Central NH Special Operations Unit and currently serves on the Executive Board of the Belknap Regional Special Operations Group.  He is a graduate of the Justice System Training and Research Institute’s Executive Command Training series and the FBI-LEEDA Command Institute for Law Enforcement Executives.  Chief Chase has an Associate degree in Criminal Justice and is the past President of the Belknap County Chiefs of Police Association, the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police and is the current 5th Vice President of the New England Association of Chiefs of Police.  He is honored to have been appointed by Governor Sununu to represent the departments with less than 10 Officers and serves as the Secretary for the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission.   

mchase@centerharbornh.gov