Hopefully, the group of Guilford County sheriff’s deputies pictured above won’t party too hard on New Year’s Eve because, when they set foot in the department after the first day of the New Year, they’ll have some added responsibilities and some higher titles to go along with those responsibilities.
On Thursday, Dec. 30, Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers put out a press release announcing the newest batch of men and women who got promotions that will go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 2.
The announcement stated that the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office would like to “acknowledge and congratulate” the promoted officers.
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Department has been working hard to keep good officers in recent years, as vacancies have persisted and county officials complain of employee poaching by other area law enforcement agencies. That’s a practice the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department also engages in from time to time.
The department has been particularly interested in hiring and retaining good detention officers.
The promotions and pay increases are two ways to hold onto valued talent.
Recently, every Guilford County employee was awarded a 5 percent pay increase, and Sheriff’s Department officers will also have greater authority in their new positions.
“These individuals have worked extremely hard to achieve this new level of rank and it is with great honor that he is able to promote these most qualified officers,” the release states.
The press release also notes that the promotions will create “room for new growth within the department” as well as enable more officers a chance to enhance their leadership skills.
Here are the newly promoted officers along with their new titles:
Captain Y.T. Sansour
Captain L.L. Howell
1st Lieutenant J.M. Hasty
1st Lieutenant J.R. Schipman
1st Lieutenant J.S. Eaton
1st Lieutenant J.R. Marshall
Lieutenant D.W. Cook
Lieutenant M.L. Suits
Sergeant T.R. Fee
Sergeant C. K. Moon
Sergeant N.D. Southern
Sergeant M.M. Kennedy
Sergeant G.K. Sadler
Master Corporal R.J. Comito
Master Corporal P.J. Murphy
Suddenly Rogers is doing things to bring media attention to himself. Let me help bring some “attention” to you Rogers: 1. You fired countless well qualified employees. 2. Most of the employees you fired or demoted were minorities who you felt were smarter than you. 3. You have engaged in some serious indiscretions while holding the office of Sheriff. 4. Due to your inability to manage effectively and horrible decisions, You have managed to bring the morale of officers to a rock bottom low. 5. You feel that daily threats of firing employees keeps them in line…. It just makes you look like a buffoon. 6. You made certain that the “hand picked” top two positions under you are only filled with “Yes Men” who dare not speak out against you. (I heard one candidate say he wasn’t going to fire anyone, but these two lackeys really needs to go). 7. Your sheriffs car was stolen and you lied about not leaving the key inside. 8. You hired this extreme racist office manager who forbid officers to shoot pool, because in her mind , billiards was a racist game due to the white ball knocking the black ball in the pocket which wins the game. 9. You turn on your charm to get what you want out of people, then kick them to the curb when you’re done with them. (There’s a name for this type of behavior). 10. You can’t fill vacancies because no one wants to work under your leadership. 11. You’ve imposed Mandatory Overtime for Officers working in the jail, now they’re being assaulted repeatedly by inmates.
I can go on and on and on… but let’s stop there for now and hopefully next year change the heading of this article from ‘Sheriffs gets new title’ to ‘County gets new Sheriff’!!
Another Detention Officer seriously injured over the weekend. Had to be transported to the hospital.
Congratulations to all; how about an additional 5% pay increase for the Sheriff’s department?
Congratulations to all the officers promoted!
Is it just me, or does the Sheriff of Guilford County look like a stand-up comedian from the 60’s?
His “outfit” could get him a spot on the Lawrence Welk show
Too true!
Only idiots will not see through this charade. That would be the “one shot” voters who put this mistake in this position.
Phil Byrd for Guilford County Sheriff 2022.
Never heard of him.
Billy Queen for Sheriff. Read about him. He is what the County needs, not someone who was there before and continue the same o same o.
Sheriff Rogers.. you have got a really crooked cop in that list there. Only reason I haven’t reported it is because I am afraid of retaliation. Multiple incidents 10 years ago. I truly hope the only reason this person is still employed is because the department is not aware, not because Guilford County is okay with this. I hope this person has changed their ways.