Chris Jones

Police officer, Marshfield

Photo by Greg Derr

Tell us about yourself.

“I would say I’m a pretty easygoing, fun-loving person.”

“I’m pretty conscientious.”

“When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be a lawyer... My mother always said when I was little that I was great at arguing with her.”

“I’d say first and foremost comes family, but I love my job. As hard as the night shift is on your family life and your mental well-being, I still love going into work every night.”

THE SKINNY
RANK: Sergeant
AGE: 32
HIRED IN MARSHFIELD: 1999
BIO: Jones grew up in Marshfield and graduated from Boston College High School. He decided he wanted to be a police officer during his senior year. He has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Massachusetts and a master’s degree in criminal justice from Western New England College. He became a full-time officer in July 2000 and a sergeant in July 2006. He works the midnight-to-8 shift and lives in Plymouth with his wife and three young children.

What did you want to be when you were a kid? A lawyer

Best advice you ever got: “No matter what call you go on, try to take it as far as you can take it... Whether you go on a smashed-mailbox call or someone’s breaking into a house, you want to put the same effort into every call that you go on.”

Person who gave it to you: A senior officer in the Marshfield Police Department

What do you do in your spare time? “Spend time with the wife and kids, probably golf and fishing.”