Sunapee Police Chief David P. Cahill Announces Retirement
After a distinguished law enforcement career spanning more than three decades, Sunapee Police Chief David P. Cahill has announced his retirement, effective May 31, 2022.
Chief Cahill was appointed Sunapee’s Chief of Police in May 2002. He has played an integral role in fulfilling the department’s mission to protect and serve our residents and implementing new technology to better serve our community. Moreover, he has been a strategic and thoughtful leader for the Sunapee Police Department. His commitment to working with the community to increase transparency, accountability, and partnership has been exemplary.
Chief Cahill was a president of the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police and was also a member of the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council. In 2017, Governor Sununu appointed Chief Cahill Chairman of that council.
Before coming to Sunapee, Chief Cahill spent 13 years with the Hillsborough Police Department and achieved the rank of Detective Sergeant. He also worked undercover with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Drug Task Force.
Chief Cahill started his career in 1987 as a Bradford, NH Police Officer, where he served the Town of Bradford for 2 years.
Chief Cahill was a graduate of the 81st session of the New Hampshire Police Academy and a graduate of the Command Training Program from the New England Institute of Law Enforcement at Babson College.
It has been our great privilege to have this distinguished gentleman as our Chief of Police. While we are deeply saddened to see him go, we are forever grateful for his years of service. We wish well in his next endeavors.