HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Police Department announced Tuesday that Sergeant Josh Long was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and Police Service Aid Dan Deming was promoted to Master Police Service Aide.
Long has been with the Hutchinson Police Department since 2006. Throughout his time with the department, he has served as a Field Training Officer, Firearms Instructor and Rangemaster, Peer Support Coordinator, Repeat Offender Officer, ERT Operator, ERT Sniper, and most recently ERT Commander. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2020. He has been awarded the Medal of Valor twice, the Medal of Merit, Life Saving Award and has received three Kansas Association Chiefs of Police Gold awards.
Deming has been with the Hutchinson Police Dept. as a part time employee for nearly three years, previously serving as a volunteer for approximately eight years including a graduate of the department's Citizens Police Academy.
He was among the original ten hired as a Police Service Aide and is one of two "original" PSAs still with the department. He previously served eight years as a Reno County Commissioner representing the only district exclusively consisting of Hutchinson residents, leaving office three years ago largely because of his strong beliefs in limited terms producing the best decision makers and taxpayer representatives. Deming previously served eight years on the Hutchinson City Council including one year as mayor and four terms as vice-mayor. He also is a past board member and chairman of Hutchinson Hospital; past Drive Chairman for United Way of Reno County, former board member of the Salvation Army.
Deming retired in 2008 after 37 years in broadcasting with Eagle Communications and eight years as general manager of KWBW Radio. He had previously been the stations' news director, where he first became interested, if not overly-obsessed, with law enforcement, and the stations' program director. After retirement Deming fulfilled a long-time ambition, by working in security for the Walt Disney Company at Disney World in Florida and worked security for Wal Mart in Hutchinson upon returning to Kansas.
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