Mark is a graduate of Sidney High School and a USAF 6 year veteran. He attended Wilmington College and Xavier University. He completed the basic police academy in 1987 and joined the Botkins Police Department in March 2012. Mark supervises our patrol officers and is our Field Training Officer (FTO). He has an extensive background in computer technology and he enjoys solving problems. Mark was sworn in as Chief of Police on May 1st, 2022.

Kaitlyn Deal is a 2023 graduate of the Edison State Community College Police Academy.  She joins us as an auxiliary police officer and looks forward to meeting and working with the Botkins community.

A graduate of Sidney High School, Retired Chief Glass ("Tom"), completed the basic police academy in 1980.He joined  the Village of Botkins on April 17,1989 as a full time patrolman and was later promoted to Police Chief in February 1993.  Tom is also a volunteer member of the Botkins Fire Department.  He loves animals, boating and fishing.