ADMINISTRATION - DEPUTY CHIEF MICHAEL L. PARR
Deputy Chief Michael L. Parr was raised in Shippensburg, PA. He served in the United States Army
from 1975-1978, stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC. He was assigned the to 16th Group Military Police Corps.
He moved to Clarksville, TN in 1980, and worked for the Houston County Sheriff’s Department from
1982 – 1984.
Deputy Chief Parr was hired by the Clarksville Police Department on February 16, 1984. In 1985 he
was promoted to Corporal and assigned to the patrol division. In 1987 he was promoted to Sergeant
and served in patrol division then he transferred to the Detective division where he was assigned
to the violent and property crimes section. Deputy Chief Parr was also a member of the Crime Scene
Team. He also became a member of the Hostage Negotiation Team and held that position until 1995.
Deputy Chief Parr was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1995. There he served until 1999 and
went back to patrol. He has worked all three districts as a patrol Lieutenant.
In 2002 he was promoted to the rank of Captain and put in charge of Administrative Services,
responsible for procurement, training, building maintenance and the DARE/GREAT programs.
In 2005 he served as District Commander of District One. He was promoted to Deputy Chief on
February 15, 2008 over Administrative Services. His education includes receiving an Associates
of Occupational Science in Criminal Justice in 1983 from Austin Peay State University.
He attended Federal Bureau of Investigation schools which included Fingerprint examination,
Tennessee Law Enforcement Executive Development, Hostage and Advanced Hostage Negotiation,
Criminal Investigations and Advanced Criminal Investigations. Some other schools attended
include Crime Scene Technician, Homicide, Traffic Accident Investigation and Drug Unit
Commander. Deputy Chief Parr graduated from Northwestern University School of Police Staff
and Command Class 198 on September 10, 2004.