Nashua Police Make Internal Department Promotions

NASHUA, NH — The Nashua Police Department made a number of promotions on Tuesday inside the department. Here is a rundown.

Clark Gaphardt was promoted to the rank of captain.

Gaphardt was born and raised in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 2004 as a sergeant. He was named Marine of the year in 2000. In 2004 he received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Rivier University. He is working toward his Master’s degree. Gaphardt was hired by the Nashua Police Department in 2004 and prior to that, he worked for the Dover NH Police Department just shy of three years. Gaphardt has been assigned to many positions at the police department during his career, including patrol, detective in the narcotics intelligence division, special investigation division, domestic violence unit, and the professional standards bureau.

Capt. Gaphardt will be assigned as the first shift commander in the Uniformed Field Operations Bureau.

Dan Ostler was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.

Ostler was born and raised in Billerica, MA. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from St. Anselm College in 2004. Later in 2004, he was hired by the Nashua Police Department. Ostler has been assigned to many positions at the Police Department during his career, including patrol, problem-oriented policing unit, detective in the criminal investigation division, special investigation division, narcotics intelligence division, and as a prosecutor in the legal bureau.

Lt. Ostler will be assigned to the legal bureau in his new rank of lieutenant.

Charles MacGregor was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He was born and raised in Bedford, MA. In 2005 he graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. Later, in 2005, he was hired by the Nashua Police Department. MacGregor has been assigned to many positions at the Police Department, including patrol, domestic violence unit, detective in the criminal investigation division, and special investigation division.

MacGregor will be assigned as the third shift lieutenant in the Uniformed Field Operations Bureau.

John Cinelli was promoted to the rank of sergeant.

Cinelli was born and raised in Saugus, MA. In 2007 he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Studies Organizational Leadership from Southern New Hampshire University. Later in 2007, he was hired by the Nashua Police Department. Cinelli has been assigned many positions at the Nashua Police Department, including patrol, professional standards bureau as the training officer, legal bureau, detective in the criminal investigation division, and special investigation division.

Cinelli will be assigned as a sergeant in the Uniformed Field Operations Bureau.

Officer Ian Day-Lewis was promoted to the rank of sergeant.

Day-Lewis was born and raised in Chelmsford, MA. In 2004 he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from St. Anselm College. In 2007, he received his Master’s Degree in Justice Administration from Norwich University. In 2009, he was hired by the Nashua Police Department. Prior to his employment with the Nashua Police Department, he worked for the Amherst NH Police Department for five years. He has a total of 17 years of law enforcement experience. Day-Lewis has been assigned many positions at the police department, including patrol, problem-oriented policing unit, detective in the narcotics intelligence division, and criminal investigation division.

Day-Lewis will be assigned as a Sergeant in the Uniformed Field Operations Bureau.

Congratulations to everyone.

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