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Hartford Police Chief Mark R. Pawlina
 

Chief Mark R. Pawlina served as Acting Chief of Police for the City of Hartford January 1, 2004, to June 20, 2004.   Chief Pawlina's twenty year career in law enforcement began as a Hartford Police Patrol Officer in 1983,  He served as a member of the HPD's Gang Task Force in 1987.  During this tenure he move up the ranks, assigned to a variety of major divisions of the department, including:  Sergeant from 1990 to 1995 with the Patrol and Internal Affairs Divisions; Lieutenant from 1995 to 2001 in the Major Crimes and Community Response Divisions; and Captain and Commander from 2001 to December 31, 2003, of the City's South District. 

Assistant Chief Pawlina has specialized training in Community Policing Management, Community Policing and Partnership Development, Management and Supervision, Police and Community Problem Solving, Advanced Homicide Investigation, Interview and Interrogation techniques, Statement Analysis, Hostage Negotiation, International Investigations, Gangs and Gang Related Activities, and Field Training and Officer Development.  He has served on the HPD's Budget Committee, Firearms Discharge Review Board, Awards and Safety Committees, and Civilian-Police Advisory Committee.

Assistant Chief Pawlina was graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1980.  In 1982 he graduated from the New York College of Insurance's Certificate Program in Principles of Insurance and Risk Management.

Since December of 2005, Chief Mark Pawlina has served as Chief of Chatham, Massachusetts.

 

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