Geoffrey Noble has some major cleaning up to do at the Massachusetts State Police, but his resume has at least one longtime critic of the agency hopeful for a successful tenure. “I believe he’s as good as anyone who has come along for a while.

Retired New Jersey State Police Col. Geoff Noble has been selected by Gov. Maura Healey as the next colonel of the Massachusetts State Police.

Noble's selection comes as a result of a national search and is the first from outside the department’s ranks.

Governor Maura Healey selected Geoffery Noble as the next Colonel of the Massachusetts State Police, officials announced on Wednesday.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Noble of the New Jersey State Police as the next colonel, or leader, of the MSP.

The effort to pick a new leader follows the February 2023 retirement of former colonel Christopher Mason, who had pledged to reform the force.

Gov. Maura Healey used the new powers afforded to her under law and picked the retired second-in-command of the New Jersey State Police to take over as the next superintendent and colonel of the Massachusetts State Police.