Reflections 2017 LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sara Waite / Sterling Journal-Advocate
Core members of the Logan County Sheriff's Office during the agency's recent staffing shortage: (front row, from left) Inv. Michael Archer, Sgt. J.W. Moser, Dep. Jason Littlefield; (back row, from left) Sgt. Jeff Harris, Inv. Alex Eckhardt, Sgt. Clay Rockwell and Dep. Denis Grischenko.
Heroic teamwork on display With agency at about half staff, team pulls together to cover shifts
away from family. But for a core group at the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, the last 18 months or so have demanded more than they could have expected, as they covered for up to nine vacant positions -- about half of the patrol and investigations divisions total -- within the By Sara Waite department. Journal-Advocate editor Those law enforcement agents Anyone seeking a career in law enforcement likely knows the job include Sgt. Jeff Harris, Inv. comes with long hours and time Michael Archer, Sgt. J.W. Moser, 12 • APRIL 19, 2017 • REFLECTIONS
Inv. Alex Eckhardt, Dep. Jason Littlefield, Dep. Denis Grischenko and Sgt. Clay Rockwell. While they bring varied backgrounds and reasons for serving in law enforcement, the core group has at least one thing in common: they stuck it out when the going got tough. Harris joined the LCSO in 2013 after six years at the Sterling Police Department. He did a job shadow-
ing in high school where he got to ride along with a law enforcement officer, and “From that moment, I was hooked,” he said. He considers law enforcement his calling. Archer joined the sheriff’s office in 2009 straight out of the academy. “I thought I could make a difference in just one person’s life,” he said. Moser’s law enforcement career dates back to 1996, when he started See TEAMWORK, 13