Pinning ceremony for Greenfield’s new Police Chief

GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Greenfield’s new Police Chief Todd Dodge will have his formal pinning ceremony on Tuesday.

Chief Dodge has been acting chief since February, after the abrupt retirement of former Chief Robert Haigh. He retired shortly after a former officer filed a discrimination lawsuit in Greenfield.

In August, Greenfield Mayor Virginia Desorgher swore Dodge in. Dodge is a Greenfield native and has spent his career with the Greenfield Police Department (GPD) beginning in 1998 as a reserve officer. Throughout his time with GPD Dodge has served as a detective, motorcycle patrol officer, field training officer, bicycle patrol, special response team, sergeant, corporal, and logistics lieutenant.

The formal ceremony is taking place at 5:30 p.m. at the John Zon Community Center.

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