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Dan Linehan is an alumnus of the NH State Police with over 23 years of service.
He has served as Lieutenant, Commanding Officer of Training and Recruitment; Sergeant,
Commanding Officer of Aviation Unit; and Assistant Troop Commander (Troop A). He
was an instructor for Ethics, Internal Affairs Investigation Protocols and Leadership
for the NH State Police NCO Academy and for the New England State Police Administrators
Compact, NCO Academy.
He served honorably in the United States Marine Corps for 4 years and is a Vietnam
Veteran.
He has an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from St. Anselm College and a Bachelor
Degree in Law Enforcement Management and Administration from the University System
of NH.
In 1997 he became High Sheriff of Rockingham County and established the department’s
first written Rules, Regulations and Standard Operating Procedures. He increased
training 300% and oversaw the complete overhaul and upgrade of the department’s
communications system. He received the unprecedented support of every police chief
in Rockingham County and the endorsement of four local police unions. In 1998 the
New Hampshire Association of Counties named him County Sheriff of the Year. In a
landslide victory in November of 1998, Dan successfully maintained office by winning
the overwhelming support of the citizens of Rockingham County. He ran unopposed
in the bi-annual elections in year 2000, 2002 and 2004.
Continuing his tenure as High Sheriff, Dan served two 1-year terms as President
of the NH Sheriffs’ Association. He served on the Board of Directors of the Child
Advocacy Center in Portsmouth, NH and was a Governor’s Appointee to the NH Enhanced
911 Commission and served as Vice-Chair. He has been an active member of the NH
Chiefs of Police Association serving on various committees and continues his membership
in other professional and fraternal organizations.
Sheriff Linehan received the Building Disaster Resistant Communities Leadership
Award on March 5, 2001 at the National Association of Counties Annual Legislative
Conference in Washington, DC. The award, sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) and the National Association of Counties (NACo), was given to Sheriff
Linehan for his leadership in protecting the residents of Rockingham County from
disaster risk.
In February of 2002 he participated in the 44th Session of the Law Enforcement Executive
Development (LEEDS) at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The US Dept. of Justice
sponsors this two-week seminar extending invitations to law enforcement executives
nationwide. He retired from The High Sheriff’s Office in 2009 and is now a consultant.
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