Chad Perry was hired as a reserve police officer in February of 1998. He was raised in the town of Bolton before moving to Hudson as a teenager in 1984. Deputy Chief Perry graduated from Hudson High School and then obtained a business degree from Middlesex Community college before deciding to become a police officer.
Deputy Chief Perry became a full time police officer in 1999 and worked in the patrol division which included being assigned as the department’s incident scene photographer and fingerprint recovery officer. Deputy Chief Perry was then assigned as a detective in 2006 where he worked as a general investigator until being promoted to Sergeant in 2009. Deputy Chief Perry then worked as a patrol Sergeant which included being in charge of the evidence room until being assigned as the police prosecutor in 2017. Deputy Chief Perry was then promoted to Captain in 2020 and to Deputy Chief in 2026. Deputy Chief Perry continues to live in Hudson with his wife Lisa and his daughter Michelle.