Seneca Co. Sheriff announces promotions

Sheriff Jack Stenberg would like to announce the following promotions within the Seneca County Sheriff Office effective March 17th 2008. Promoted to the rank of Chief Deputy is James D. Spike. He is a 30 year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office. He has served, in the Road Patrol, as a youth officer, Sergeant, Undersheriff and has been the Lieutenant in charge of the Criminal Investigation Division since 1991. Chief Deputy Spike was also part of the Jail Transition team during the new facility’s construction. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant is John P. Cleere. He will be in charge of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Sheriff’s Office. Lieutenant Cleere is a 22 year veteran of the office starting as a dispatcher in 1986. He has also served as a Deputy Sheriff, DARE Instructor and has been assigned as Youth Officer/Investigator since 1996. Promoted to the rank of Youth Officer/Investigator is Melinda Scego. She has been with the Sheriff’s Office since 2003 and has been a road Deputy and is a DARE instructor. On March 13, 2008 Investigator Scego was honored with a “Woman of Distinction” award by the Waterloo Middle School. Promoted to Full Time Deputy Sheriff is Timothy O’Neill. He has been a part time Deputy since 2006 assigned to the Road Patrol Division. Promoted to the rank of Chief Jail Administrator is Thomas Mulheron. He will be in charge of the correctional division of the Sheriff’s Office. He has been with the Sheriff’s Office for 18 years starting as a Corrections Officer in 1990. He has also been a Sergeant and most recently was the facility’s Lieutenant. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in the Correctional Facility is Howard Gable Jr. He has been with the Sheriff’s Office since 1989 and has served as a Corrections Officer, Sergeant and was part of the Transition Team that was involved in getting the new Correctional Facility operational and open.