Chief Mike Markle came to Corpus Christi
in 1988 after honorably serving in the United
States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. In 1989,
he entered the 44th Corpus Christi Police
Academy.
In addition to serving as a Patrol Officer during
his first 16 years of service with the Corpus
Christi Police Department, he also was a Field
Training Officer, was on the Honor Guard, and
was also a member of the SWAT team.
In 2006 Chief Markle was promoted to Lieutenant where he served as a shift
supervisor over several different shifts. In 2009 he was promoted to the rank of
Captain where he served as a Patrol District Captain and later as the Emergency
Communications Executive Officer.
Chief Markle was appointed to the rank of Commander in 2011 and assumed
command of the Criminal Investigations Division.
In 2012 he was appointed to the rank of Assistant Chief where he served as the
Chief of Investigations and the Operations Chief.
(Pictured below: Chief Mike Markle)
In January of 2016, Chief Markle was named as the Chief of Police of the Corpus
Christi Police Department. Chief Markle holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal
Justice from Saint Leo University and a Master’s Degree in Business from the
American Military University.
He has attended the FBI’s Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar, the
Senior Management Institute of Policing, and the Texas Command Staff Leadership
Series.
He is a member of the Police Executive Research Forum, the International Association
of Chiefs of Police, the Law Enforcement Executive Development Association, and the
Texas Police Chiefs Association.
(Pictured below: President Foster with Chief Markle)
Chief Markle talked to the group about the
Corpus Christi Police Department and how
the department is organized to serve the city.
Given that the CCPD is the only full-service
police department in the area, it is structured
as a self-service department.
Chief Markle said that the mission of the CCPD
is to work as an equal partner with the community
to reduce crime, the fear of crime and to improve
the quality of life in the community.
For his presentation, Chief Markle received a Tacks Shelter from President Nancy Foster.
Tacks Shelters are made by club member Rodney Vaughn.
