Three local law enforcement supervisors are returning to their departments with enhanced leadership training after graduating from one of Ohio’s premier professional development programs for first-line supervisors.
Bellefontaine Police Department Sergeants Aaron Long and Andrew Purk, along with Urbana Police Division Sergeant Seth Lingrell, recently completed the Supervisor Training and Education Program (STEP), a leadership development course sponsored by the Law Enforcement Foundation in partnership with the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police.
The program is designed to help newly promoted officers successfully transition from patrol officer to supervisor—a shift widely recognized as one of the most challenging milestones in a law enforcement career. Rather than focusing solely on carrying out police work themselves, new supervisors must learn to lead, mentor, evaluate, and hold other officers accountable while ensuring their agencies operate effectively…