Crime & Safety

June a Month of Transition for Police, Fire Departments

Retiring chiefs take nearly nine decades of combined service to the city with them.

At the end of this month, the Greenfield Police Department will be without longtime Chief Frank Springob, .

On June 1, .

Together, Springob and Spahn combined for more than 85 years of service to the city, and this week, Greenfield NOW profiled the careers of both men.

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The story on SpringobΒ shared many anecdotal stories of his years of service and discussed how policing in general has changed in his near five decades on the job.

In the profile on Spahn, who began his career with the city's Division of Public Works, Mayor Michael Neitzke highlighted the many changes Spahn brought to the department in his five years as chief.

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