Crime & Safety
Police Chief Frank Springob to Be Center of Attention Thursday
After 46 1/2 years on the job, his last day is tomorrow, and Patch is celebrating the occasion.
When Police Chief Frank Springob walks out the door at the sometime tomorrow afternoon, he'll be taking with him nearly five decades of experience and history with him.
And to honor the man with the best mustache in the city, Greenfield Patch has unofficially declared Thursday, June 30, 2011 as Chief Frank Springob Day!
Tomorrow, we'll be running the following stories (with the approximate posting times):
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- 9 a.m. - Messages from the people: a collection of comments from city officials. And Patch users, here is your chance to leave a comment for the chief as well! (Or email your comments to David.Cotey@patch.com, and we'll add them to the story for you in advance).
- 11 a.m. - Photos of the chief through the years: You won't want to miss these great, uncovered treasures courtesy of the Greenfield Police Department.
- 1 p.m. - His career in words: We'll be rerunning a story we did when he announced his retirement in April, and give you a link to the story Greenfield NOW did earlier this month.
- 3 p.m. - 1965!: What was going on the year Chief Springob began his career with the Greenfield Police Department.
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