Daniel Pelkey

Biography

The Lieutenant serves as the second in command of the North Berwick Police Department and also serves as the Department's Detective.

In 2006 Daniel Pelkey graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a Bachelors Degree in Criminology. He joined the North Berwick Police Department in February of 2007 as a Part-Time Patrolman and in July of 2008 he accepted a Full-Time position within the Department. In December of 2008 he graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy's (MCJA) 15th Basic Law Enforcement Training Program. In August of 2020 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Lieutenant Pelkey holds an Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate from MCJA. He is certified as a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE), a Drug Impairment Training for Education Professionals (DITEP) Instructor, a Field Training Officer (FTO), Taser Instructor. Lieutenant Pelkey is also part of an MCJA certified K-9 Team and serves as the Department's K-9 Handler and is partnered with K-9 Maverick.  Lieutenant Pelkey also holds a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice with an emphasis on Public Administration from Walden University.