Chuck Schoville
Founder of the Arizona Gang Investigators Association
Pioneer. Leader. Innovator. Friend.
His story
Charles Preston “Chuck” Schoville served as the President of the Arizona Gang Investigators Association, the President of the International Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association, and a volunteer for the Phoenix Police Department Gang Enforcement Unit. Chuck contracted COVID-19 and passed on January 13, 2021.
Chuck was a pioneer of training and educating law enforcement professionals in gang intervention and prevention efforts, creating a network of peers across the State of Arizona and eventually throughout the United States. In 2007, while serving as a Tempe Police Gang Unit Sergeant, Chuck created the Arizona Gang Investigators Association.
Chuck’s charm, kind nature, passion and ability to bring people together stretched beyond Arizona. He was selected as the President of the International Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association and the President of the National Alliance of Gang Investigators, expanding his leadership and influence nationwide. Chuck loved everything about gang work, from training law enforcement to befriending reformed gang members.
Tribute video
A look back at Chuck’s life, career and legacy.
The Chuck Schoville Foundation
The Chuck Schoville Foundation was established in 2021 after the passing of Charles Preston Schoville. Friends and family established this foundation to honor the legacy Chuck lived and left behind.
Through the Chuck Schoville Foundation we honor the father, leader, founder, innovator and friend.
Please visit the Chuck Schoville Foundation table in the vendor section at the conference and consider making a donation or purchasing a shirt and coin to benefit the foundation.