GREENFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT

Lieutenant William Gordon has been a police officer for the City of Greenfield since June 1993.  Prior to that he worked in the towns of Sunderland, Leverett and Nantucket.  In the 1990's Lieutenant Gordon served several years as a D.A.R.E. officer and worked as a community police officer. He spent several summers as one of the department’s first bike officers.  Lieutenant Gordon was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in September 2000, as a Sergeant he was assigned mostly evening and night shifts. Lieutenant Gordon was promoted to his current rank in January 2007.  Lieutenant Gordon has been issued several department commendations and three life saving awards.  Lieutenant Gordon has a Master’s Degree of Science in Criminal Justice Administration from Western New England College. 

Acting Lieutenant Todd Dodge has been a full time police officer since 1998 and is currently working in the capacity as an Acting Lieutenant.  As a Patrolman he served as a Field Training Officer, Bicycle Patrol Officer, Detective and member of the Department's Special Response Team.  He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in April 2007. Lt. Dodge is currently assigned to the Dayshift performing both patrol and administrative duties.  Lt. Dodge's duties include, but are not limited to; managing and over seeing the Dayshift, approving completed reports, managing outside detail assignments, responding to calls for service, serving warrants and summonses, traffic enforcement, community policing activities, booking and fingerprinting prisoners, and testifying in court.  He is currently assigned as the Chief's designee as a firearms licensing official.  Lt. Dodge has received training as a Drug Recognition Expert and is a trained Motorcycle Patrol Officer and a member of the Department's Honor Guard. Lt. Dodge earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Law Enforcement from Western New England College in 2004. Lt. Dodge has been awarded two Departmental Commendations as well as a Meritorious Service Medal and a "90/24" ribbon/award for proactive enforcement of OUI's from M.A.D.D.  Lieutenant Dodge is also the President of the Supervisor's union, IBPO Local 469B.

Officer David Payant has been a full time police officer for the past 25 years and is currently an Acting Sergeant assigned to the midnight shift.  Sgt. Payant’s duties include supervision of the midnight shift to include handling any problems that the local businesses may have, responding to calls, walking downtown, serving warrants and summons, traffic enforcement, community policing activities, booking and fingerprinting prisoners, and testifying in court. During the spring and summer months, Sergeant Payant is a member of the bicycle unit, which is assigned to the downtown area and he deals with community problems in that area.  Sgt. Payant is also responsible for maintaining the department vehicle fleet.

Officer Timothy Currier has been a full time police officer for the city since 1991.  He is currently assigned to the Dayshift as a K-9 Handler with police working dog RANGO.  His duties include responding to calls, walking downtown, local business checks, community policing activities, traffic enforcement, serving warrants and summons, booking and fingerprinting prisoners, monitoring the prisoners in the cells, transporting the prisoners to court, and testifying in court. Officer Currier has also been a K-9 handler since 1995.  Officer Currier and K-9 RANGO'S duties include the search and rescue of lost and missing persons, building searches, tracking suspects, evidence recovery, narcotic searches in both buildings and motor vehicles, and community policing demonstrations. Officer Currier trains other K9 handlers.  He is a former member of the Special Response Team.

Officer Patricia West has been a full time police officer for 17 years. She is currently assigned to the evening shift as a K9 officer with her partner Tyko. Tyko is a 3 year old German shepherd imported from the Czech Republic specifically for police work. K9 duties include tracking criminals, searching for lost people, evidence recovery, narcotics searches, and handler protection. Officer West was formerly assigned to the Domestic Violence Unit and she lectured on Domestic Abuse for police recruits and to other departments in the state.  She worked as a Detective for five years specializing in narcotics investigations and recently was honored by the Drug Enforcement Administration for her work in dismantling a crack cocaine ring. Officer West was a member of the Special Response Team being a team leader and a certified sniper. 

Officer William Trueswell has been a full time officer since 1995. He holds an Associates of Science in Criminal Justice from Greenfield Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Western New England College. Officer Trueswell is currently assigned to the Patrol division, working the 7 to 3 shift. Officer Trueswell's duties include marked cruiser patrol as well as foot patrol of the down town business district. Some of his responsibilities are the booking and processing of prisoners, serving of warrants and summons, traffic enforcement and community policing. Officer Trueswell is one of the department’s hostage negotiators and has received training in this area. Officer Trueswell has been active with the Greenfield Police Association charity fundraising activities. This has been centered around the holiday Hay Rides with Santa drives. These fundraisers have benefited the Greenfield Family Inn and the community as a whole.

Officer Marcus Paulin has been a police officer with the Greenfield Police Department for the past 16 years.  He is currently assigned to the department's Patrol Division - day shift.  Officer Paulin's patrol duties include responding to both emergency and non-emergency calls for service, routine patrol, traffic enforcement, service of arrest warrants, service of summons and other law enforcement paperwork, transportation of prisoners to the court, report writing, and testifying in court.  Officer Paulin is a member of the department's Honor Guard.

Officer Christopher Greene has been a full time police officer for the past 14 years and is currently an Acting Sergeant assigned to Relief officer of the 3-11/11-7 shifts.   Sergeant Greene and K9 Logan served as a K9 unit for five years. Officer Greene's duties include supervision of a police shift, and other duties to include handling any problems that the local businesses may have, responding to calls, walking downtown, serving warrants and summons, traffic enforcement, community policing activities, booking and fingerprinting prisoners, and testifying in court.  Sergeant Greene is a member of the Special Response Team.

Officer Laura Gordon has been a full time police officer since 1993..   Prior to being hired by Greenfield she was a full time police officer for the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.  In October 2001 she was assigned to Greenfield’s detective division.  Her duties include follow-up on lengthy general investigations, court duties, managing the alternative lock-up program and assisting patrol.  Detective Gordon is the departments' primary sexual assault/child sexual assault investigator, she's also responsible for registering Level 2 and Level 3 sex offenders in the town of Greenfield and maintaining their records for the department.  Detective Gordon has taught at the citizen police academy, been a D.A.R.E. instructor, a R.A.D. instructor, a member of the bike patrol and a field training officer.  Detective Gordon is required to be available for scheduled on-call periods to respond to serious criminal investigations.   Officer Laura Gordon is currently assigned to the Patrol Division.

Officer Christopher Rowell  has been a full time police officer for over 14 years. He is currently assigned to the day shift on patrol. He just returned to patrol after 4 years as Student Resource Officer within the Greenfield Schools. He is a longtime president of the Greenfield Police Relief Association and has spearheaded fundraising efforts for the school system, local charities and for purchases within the department in the tens of thousands of dollars.   He is also the President of the Patrolman Union, IBPO Local 469A.

Officer Richard Brook has been a full time police officer for the past 12 years. He is currently assigned as the School Resource Officer and K9 Handler of Bloodhound "DAISY".   His duties also include responding to calls, traffic enforcement, local business checks, walking downtown, assisting the public in the police station lobby, community policing activities, serving warrants and summons, booking and fingerprinting prisoners, monitoring the prisoners in the cells, and testifying in court. Officer Brook was a member of the motorcycle unit and is currently a member of the Special Response Team.  He is one of the department's certified Firearms Instructors.

Officer Jason Kratz began his law enforcement career as a Federal Law Enforcement Ranger for the National Park Service during the summers of 96' and 97' at Boston National Historical Park and Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina. He received his Associates Degree in Criminal Justice in 97'. In 98' Officer Kratz worked as a caseworker in a Department of Youth Services residential program. Officer Kratz was hired as a Reserve Officer for Greenfield during the summer of 98' and became a full-time Officer as of February 99'. Officer Kratz worked as the School Resource Officer in 2006 and is currently a second shift Patrol Officer involved in basic street patrol functions.

Officer David Rice has been a full time police officer with the Greenfield Police Department since August 1999.  His current assignment is as a patrol officer assigned to the 3-11 Shift.  Officer Rice completed a Masters of Arts in Criminal Justice with a Post Graduate Certificate in the Prevention of Domestic Violence at the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2008.   

Officer Patrick Buchanan has been a full time police officer since Feb 11, 2000. He is currently assigned the Overnight Shift. Officer Buchanan is a Patrol Officer whose duties include handling any problems that the local businesses may have, responding to calls, walking downtown, serving warrants and summons, traffic enforcement, community policing activities, booking and fingerprinting prisoners, and testifying in court. Officer Buchanan is also periodically responsible for Officer In Charge (OIC) duties in the absence of the Overnight Shift Sergeant.  Officer Buchanan has spent his entire career working on the Overnight Shift.

Officer James Rode   has been a full time police officer for the past six years.  He graduated the Agawam Municipal Police Academy in April of 2002.  He is currently assigned to the traffic enforcement division where his duties consist of educating and enforcing motor vehicle laws, in turn reducing aggressive driving behaviors in our community.  OUI, motor vehicle crashes, and speed are just some of the areas of concern.  Officer Rode responds to primary calls, serves warrants, conducts the booking and fingerprinting of prisoners, and testifies in court.  Officer Rode is also a state certified First Aid/CPR instructor and he recently completed an extensive course on Accident Reconstruction.

Officer Scott West   has been a police officer for over for five years, having started with our department in 2004. Scott worked with law enforcement for the last five years as a member of the Army National Guard’s Counter Drug Unit. He and his unit assisted our department in dozens of arrests and search warrants involving controlled substances. Officer West has just graduated Recruit Academy at Agawam in April 2005. He has been using his specialized knowledge to train Greenfield and Montague Special response Team members. Officer West is currently on military orders serving our country.

Officer Chad Sumner has been a full time police officer for the last 3 years. He is currently assigned to the 3pm-11pm shift as the shift’s vacation relief officer. Officer Sumner is currently enrolled in the Associates degree program at GCC for criminal justice. Officer Sumner's duties include responding to calls for service as well as proactive policing in the community, traffic enforcement, serving warrants and summonses, booking and processing of arrests, and testifying in court. Also, Officer Sumner is the treasurer for the Greenfield PD police association and is certified in the use of both the Tazer and LIDAR devices, and has received additional training in the fields of internet crimes against children, motor vehicle drug interdiction and tactical breaching and entry.

Officer Kelson Ting has been a full time police officer for the past 15 years. He is currently assigned the midnight shift. Officer Ting performs all of the duties of a patrol officer such as responding to calls, walking downtown, serving warrants and summons, traffic enforcement, community policing activities, booking and fingerprinting prisoners and testifying in court. Officer Ting has an associate's degree in law enforcement from Holyoke Community College, a bachelor's in sociology from U Mass Amherst and a master's degree in criminal justice administration from Western New England College. He speaks fluent Chinese and Spanish.

Officer Richard Logan is a full time Police Officer and graduated from the Academy in April 2008. He is a patrolman, working the 11pm-7am shift.Officer Logan’s duties include patrol, responding to calls, traffic enforcement, business checks, and community policing, booking prisoners, and testifying in court. Officer Logan is trained in hazardous-material operations, nuclear decontamination, and search and rescue.

Officer Jason Haskins has been a full time officer for the past 4 months. Officer Haskins comes to Greenfield with 8 years experience as a part time police officer. He is currently assigned to the midnight shift. Officer Haskins is a patrol officer. Officer Haskins duties include patrol, responding to calls, traffic enforcement, business checks, and community policing, booking prisoners, and testifying in court. Officer Haskins is trained in hazardous-material operations, nuclear decontamination, and search and rescue.

Officer Aaron McCloud has been a Greenfield Police Officer since 2010.  His  duties include patrol, responding to calls, traffic enforcement, business checks, and community policing, booking prisoners, and testifying in court.

Officer Megan Gilbert has been a Greenfield Police Officer since 2008, laid off due to budget cuts, and reinstated with our department in 2011.  Her  duties include patrol, responding to calls, traffic enforcement, business checks, and community policing, booking prisoners, and testifying in court.