Juvenile Officer

The Juvenile Officer position was created in 2006 in an effort to bring the police department closer to the young people in our community. The Juvenile Officer investigates any crimes in Milford in which juveniles are possible offenders. He works closely with the District Court and the Juvenile Probation Officer to prosecute and or divert juveniles who come into the court system. The Juvenile Officer works closely with the School Resource Officer, the Patrol Division and the Detective Division in the investigation of these matters involving the youth of our community.

The Juvenile Officer also participates in many programs, and offers training courses for both youths and adults in various topics that affect the children of Milford, as an outreach to better serve the Town of Milford.

The Juvenile Officer position is managed by the Support Commander, Captain Christopher Nervik and is supervised by Sergeant Scott Chovanec.

Juvenile Officer
Officer Mark Pepler

A New Hampshire native Officer Pepler has been the juvenile officer with the Milford Police Department since October of 2006. He is a graduate of the 32nd session of the New Hampshire Police Academy . During his thirty three years of law enforcement experience he has served with the Concord , Boscawen, and Wilton Police Departments, and the Merrimack County Sheriff’s Office ( Concord , NH ). He has sixteen years of police prosecutorial experience and over thirteen years as a juvenile officer and child abuse investigator. He also serves as the Milford Police Department’s gang officer.

Officer Pepler is certified as an advanced court prosecutor, a child abuse investigator, and decipherer of graffiti. He has received training in gang identification and investigation and is a member of the East Coast Gang Investigator’s Association. Officer Pepler possesses an Associate of Science degree in Public and Social Services from Thomas Edison State College and a certificate in Juvenile Justice from the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.