Charles “Chuck” Mason Cullen was the Delmar Police
Chief from 1963 to 1976. He replaced Chief Everett Young. He was born in 1911 in Franklin City, Virginia
to Lee and Maud Joseph Cullen. His
father was a railroad man (Lee Cullen) who ended up in Delmar. Charles had a brother, Richard Cullen, who
was a well known lawyer. Charles Cullen
graduated Delmar High School and in 1938 became a Delaware State trooper. He retired from the State police in
1958. He married Marguerite Ann Pusey (1908 -1977) in
1939 and they had two children; Charles Mason Cullen (Chuck) and Richard Lee
Cullen (Rick). Marguerite was the
daughter of Charles F. and Laura Pusey.
She would work as a receptionist at Dr. Larmore’s office. He
married a second time to Margaret “Peggy” Remaley Lekites
( 1914-1983). Peggy was a
kindergarten teacher.
When Charles Cullen left the Police force he
became a town councilman. At the time he was police Chief of the five man
police force he made $186 a week. In
part, his reason for resigning as police chief was he felt his job was being interfered
with by Town elected officials. This has
always been an issue with the Police Department who feel they have to report to
no one and certainly will not be given instructions by civilians. It apparently is an age old question as there
is a phrase Quis custodiet ipsos
custodes? Or who will watch the watchman? And it has been around for a long time. Earl
Hudson was the Delmar Delaware mayor at the time and Fred Disharoon was
President of the Maryland side.
Charles Cullin died in 1994.
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