New Clallam sheriff’s patrol sergeant sworn in

Published 6:36 am Friday, February 2, 2007

PORT ANGELES – Grant Lightfoot of the Clallam County Sheriff’s Department has been promoted to patrol sergeant.

Sheriff Bill Benedict promoted the deputy in a ceremony on Thursday.

Lightfoot, 36, joined the department in 1996 and was the department’s employee of the year in 1997.

Working as a detective in the department, he served on the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Team.

He previously served as a reserve deputy and corrections officer with the department and as an officer with the Sequim Police Department.

Lightfoot spent three years with the Army Rangers.