Chief Peter Buck has been with the Petersham Police Department for 29 years. Formerly Detective Sergeant with the department, Chief Buck replaced former Chief Dana Cooley in October 2021.
Immediately prior to assuming the Chiefs position with the Town of Petersham, Chief Buck was a Detective with the Athol Police Department, where he was assigned to the Detective Bureau and the Northwestern District Attorneys Anti-Crime Task Force, with a concentration of Narcotics Related Offenses and Major Crimes. Chief Buck’s secondary duties were related to training and standards. Specializing in Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol and Drugs, and Narcotic Interdiction cases, Chief Buck is a certified instructor in Drug Identification and Investigation, Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, Drug Recognition, Criminal & Constitutional Law, Motor Vehicle Law, Death Investigations, Interview and Interrogation, and Sexual Assault Investigations. Chief Buck is the Massachusetts Statewide Coordinator of the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program.
Chief Buck is a Tactical Medic/EMT-T and has completed specialized training including the Counter Narcotics &Terrorism Operational Medical Support (CONTOMS) and the Law Enforcement Advanced Casualty Care (LEACC.)
Chief Buck completed the FBI-Law Enforcement Executive Development Association’s 2020 Trilogy, 338th Executive Leadership Institute, 435th Command Leadership Institute, 568th Supervisory Leadership Institute, and the 111th Media &Public Relations Course.
