A retired Fredericton police chief who led the city’s force for more than two decades has died.
Gordon MacFarlane “Mac” Carlisle passed away suddenly on Thursday at the age of 78.
The Fredericton native joined the RCMP in 1958 and was posted to RCMP “H” Division in Nova Scotia.
After spending 22 years with the national force, he became chief of the Fredericton Police Force — a post he held for a record 25 years.
Carlisle was responsible for introducing polygraph, the Underwater Recovery Unit, Emergency Response Team, the Marine Unit, the Crowd Management Team, and the first Victim Services Unit in New Brunswick.
It is with our sincerest sympathies that we share the passing of Retired Fredericton Police Chief Gordon “Mac” Carlisle: https://t.co/S3zcugNoPo pic.twitter.com/Xtn7Xv1Cpv
— Fredericton Police (@CityFredPolice) June 15, 2018
He received many accolades over his 47-year career, including induction as an Officer of the Police Order of Merit, RCMP Long Service, Police Exemplary Service, and the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and Queen’s Gold Jubilee medal.
Carlisle was a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and was the president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, the Atlantic Association of Chiefs of Police, and the New Brunswick Association of Chiefs of Police.
A regimental funeral will be held at St. Dunstan’s Roman Catholic Church in Fredericton at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
From 1980-2005, Gordon (Mac) Carlisle served as Chief of Police of @CityFredPolice. He also served as President of #CACP. At retirement in 2005, he was both longest serving police officer & police chief in Canada. Our thoughts go out to family/friends as we learn of his passing. pic.twitter.com/4MmWIXdeXl
— CACP / ACCP (@CACP_ACCP) June 15, 2018
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(Photo credit: Fredericton Police Force/Submitted)
