Northampton Police Chief

Chief Jody D. Kasper was born and raised in Western Massachusetts.  She attended Mohawk Trail Regional High School, Greenfield Community College, and Westfield State University.  At Westfield she earned a Masters degree in criminal justice and a second Masters degree in Public Administration.  Chief Kasper began her career with the Northampton Police Department in 1998 as a patrol officer.  She was part of the Bike Patrol Unit, was a Field Training Officer, a Detective, a Sergeant, a Lieutenant, the Detective Lieutenant, the Captain of Operations, and was appointed as Chief in June, 2015.