New police lieutenant is promoted in Sumpter Township

    Sumpter Township Police Sgt. Brain Steffani has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant with the department.

    Steffani has been a member of the department since 2011. He was promoted to sergeant in January 2017 and has been a night shift supervisor since that time. Before becoming a police officer, Steffani served in the U.S. Army from 2003 to 2009 as an M1A2 Abrams tank crewman. After three combat deployments to Iraq, he completed his enlistment and received an honorable discharge as a staff sergeant.
    Throughout his career, the new lieutenant has received numerous departmental awards, including several life-saving awards and three valor awards for his actions in the line of duty. In addition to his night-shift supervisor responsibilities, Steffani is the department Accreditation Manager, Training and Professional Standards Supervisor, Property Room Manager, Alcohol Enforcement Coordinator, and lead Public Information Officer. He also chairs the Awards Committee, is a Response to Resistance Review Committee member, and has served as a Field Training Officer and Evidence Technician.
    Steffani holds a bachelor’s degree in public safety administration from Eastern Michigan University. Additionally, as part of the departmental vision for creating a highly trained and professional team of leaders, he attended and graduated from the Eastern Michigan University School of Police Staff and Command Executive Leadership Program in 2019.
    His promotion was effective last week.