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CSPD Deputy Chiefs

 

Deputy Chief Jeff Jensen

Current Assignment: Operations Support Bureau

Deputy Chief Jeff Jensen joined the Colorado Springs Police Department in 1996. He served as a patrol officer in Sand Creek before transferring to the Metro Vice, Narcotics and Intelligence Division in 1999.  While with Metro VNI, he served as both a Street Team detective and Bureau of ATF Gun Interdiction Unit Task Force detective. He was promoted to sergeant in 2003 where he served as a patrol supervisor and as a sergeant supervising the Robbery, Homicide and Cold Case Units.   He was promoted to lieutenant in 2012.  He served as a patrol watch commander and as the supervisor of the Peak Substation, where he was responsible for the Downtown Area Response Team and the Homeless Outreach Team.  He was promoted to the rank of commander in 2017 with assignments in the Investigations Division and the Gold Hill Patrol Division. In December of 2020, he was promoted to deputy chief where he has oversight of the Patrol Operations Bureau.

 Deputy Chief Jensen holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Law Enforcement and Judicial Administration from Western Illinois University. He is a graduate of the Center for Creative Leadership and the FBI National Academy, Session 278.

 

Deputy Chief Dave Edmondson

Current Assignment: Investigations and Special Operations Bureau

Deputy Chief David Edmondson joined the Colorado Springs Police Department in 1996.  He served as a patrol officer in Sand Creek and Gold Hill before transferring to the Professional Standards Division as a Training Academy Instructor 1999.  In 2003, he was assigned to the Investigations Division as a homicide detective. He was promoted to sergeant in 2005 where he served as a patrol supervisor and as the Recruit Training sergeant supervising both the recruit and in-service units.   He was promoted to lieutenant in 2012. 

He served as a patrol watch commander, Protective Security Section manager with the Specialized Enforcement Division, and the Special Victims Section back in the Investigations Division where he was responsible for the security of city facilities, Airport security, and Municipal Court, as well as, the management of investigatory personnel handling cases involving crimes against children, domestic violence, and adult sexual assault.  He was promoted to the rank of commander in 2017 and served in the Sand Creek Division and the Management Services Division. He was promoted to Deputy Chief in May of 2022 and has served in the Patrol Operations Bureau and is currently in the Investigations and Special Operations Bureau.

Deputy Chief Edmondson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Troy State University. He is a graduate of the Center for Creative Leadership, Leadership Pikes Peak Signature Program, and Leading in Police Organizations.

 

Deputy Chief Mary Rosenoff

Current Assignment: Patrol Operations Bureau

Deputy Chief Rosenoff joined the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) in 1994, after serving six years with the California Highway Patrol. As an officer with the CSPD, Deputy Chief Rosenoff was assigned to the Sand Creek Division where she served as a Field Training Officer as well as a Master Patrol Officer.

Promoted to sergeant in 2009, she worked as a patrol supervisor in the Gold Hill, Stetson Hills, and Sand Creek Divisions before transferring to the Specialized Enforcement Division where she worked as the Special Events Unit sergeant.  As such, she was in charge of a Negotiator Team, a Crowd Control Team, the Alarms Unit, the Extra Duty Unit, and the Parking Services Unit as well as supervising the Major Crash Team.

In 2016, Deputy Chief Rosenoff was promoted to the position of lieutenant and assigned to patrol at the Gold Hill Division. In 2017, she was transferred to the Professional Standards Division. She supervised the Internal Affairs Section (IA) as the IA lieutenant until being promoted to commander of the Stetson Hills Division in 2019. She was promoted to Deputy Chief in May of 2022 and has served in the Investigations and Special Operations Bureau and is currently serving in the Patrol Operations Bureau. 

Deputy Chief Rosenoff holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley.

 

Meet the Command Staff

Leadership in a police agency requires a high degree of skill, commitment to excellence, and the ability to bring out the best in those being led. Below are the members of the CSPD who have demonstrated those requirements in abundance and earned the senior leadership position of Commander.