Chuck Nash

Inspector Chuck NASH of the Durham Regional Police Service 

Chuck is a graduate of Fleming College having completed 32 years of service after joining the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) in 1987. Throughout his career he has worked in a variety of areas including 17 years in uniform patrol as a Constable, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant and Inspector. Chuck also has an extensive background as an investigator with 15 years of experience where he performed his duties in the Street Crime Unit, Criminal Investigation Branch and 10 years in the Homicide Unit.  Chuck has been the lead detective on several large scaled investigations including homicides, attempt homicides, robberies, infant deaths, found human remains, missing persons, sexual assaults, kidnappings and abductions.    

Chuck has lectured on varied topics including Major Case Management, hard copy file management, crime scene management and death investigations. Chuck continues to be active on found human remain investigations. He has provided guidance to police services across Canada and the United States on how to gather and interpret dental records for missing persons, and unidentified remains and their investigative protocols pursuant to Ontario Major Case Management, ViCLAS, NCIC and Interpol Systems. Chuck is a member of the National Committee on Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains and is considered a Subject Matter Expert on those investigations. Additionally, Chuck had the opportunity of lecturing at the Ontario Homicide Investigator’s Association (OHIA) Annual Workshop regarding Cold Case investigations. In attendance were homicide and criminal investigators across Canada, representatives from the Office of the Attorney General for Ontario, the Centre of Forensic Sciences, the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario, and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.  

Years of job experience and continuous study have provided Chuck with profound knowledge of law, procedures and policies especially pertaining to homicide investigations. Chuck was qualified and testified as an expert witness in homicide investigations at a Coroner’s inquest regarding one of Durham Region’s most tragic cases where 3 members of a family were murdered and the suspect fatally shot by police. Chuck has several commendations for his investigative efforts and is most proud of receiving the Award of Merit from OHIA in 2013, presented to persons that throughout the Province of Ontario have made a significant contribution to homicide investigations or to OHIA homicide training and education.

Beyond his professional career he enjoys spending time with his wife Lisa (DRPS Training Coordinator-Communications Branch) and his daughters Emily 26 and Brooklyn 21. Chuck also enjoys golf and spending time at his cottage.