David Archer, a Milan police officer with 34 years of law enforcement experience, reflected on advice from his father after being promoted from sergeant to lieutenant on Sept. 15.
“He said, ‘Always do more than is asked and always treat people with respect,’ and I’ve always tried to do that and it’s kind of the words I live by,” said Archer, at the Milan City Council meeting.
Archer joined the Milan Police Department in 2019 after seeing a job posting for sergeant, a position that is normally filled internally. At the time, he was working for the University of Michigan Police Department. The external posting caught his attention…