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Mason City Police begins year with new Chief

By Caroline Lowe · On March 5, 2016

Nine months before anchorwoman Jodi Huisentruit vanished on her way to work at KIMT TV in Mason City, Iowa, Jeff Brinkley began his career in law enforcement in Ames, Iowa in March of 1996.

Twenty years later, Brinkley is Mason City’s new police chief, replacing Michael Lashbrook who retired in December.

Sadly, Jodi is still missing. Solving her case is the highest profile investigation on Chief Brinkley’s agenda in his new assignment.

His resume also includes undergraduate and masters degrees from Iowa State University and he graduated from the FBI National Academy in 2009. (FindJodi team member Jay Alberio also graduated from that prestigious law enforcement academy in 1996. )

Brinkley is the fourth chief to be in charge of the Mason City Police Department since Jodi disappeared on June 27, 1995.

Our FindJodi team looks forward to working with Chief Brinkley in our search for answers to what happened to Jodi.

Chief Brinkley’s Resume


Police Chief
Mason City Police Department
January 2016 – Present (3 months)

Lieutenant
Ames Police Department
August 2006 – January 2016 (9 years 6 months)

Sergeant
Ames Police Department
August 2005 – August 2006 (1 year 1 month) Ames, IA

Narcotics Investigator
Ames Police Department
November 2002 – August 2005 (2 years 10 months) Ames, IA

Police Officer
Ames Police Department
March 1996 – November 2002 (6 years 9 months) Ames, IA

 

(Image and resume via LinkedIn)

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Caroline Lowe

Caroline Lowe

Caroline Lowe is a veteran crime reporter and has an extensive background in covering cold cases. Her work has appeared on 20/20, Oprah, Court TV and Forensic Files. Lowe’s decision to join FindJodi.com came from her dedication to cold cases and her persistence to never give up in finding the truth.

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  • MCPD statement on 21st anniversary of Jodi’s disappearance | Find Jodi Huisentruit says: June 19, 2016 at 3:34 pm

    […] is a recent statement put out by Mason City Police Chief Jeff Brinkley. Chief Brinkley is new to the Mason City Police Department and took over as Chief in January […]

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  • A plea for help on this 21st Anniversary | Find Jodi Huisentruit says: June 26, 2016 at 10:40 pm

    […] year began with a new Police Chief at Mason City Police Department. Nine months before Jodi disappeared, Jeff Brinkley began his career in law enforcement in Ames, […]

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