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Lapeer Police swear in new officer, promote sergeant at July meeting
Summary
The Lapeer City Commission heard a personnel presentation July 21 in which the Lapeer Police Department introduced new hire Nathan DeLong and honored the promotion of Sgt. Seth Parche. Chief Howe led the oath and described the officers' backgrounds.
Chief Shane Howe introduced a new hire and announced a recent promotion at the Lapeer City Commission meeting July 21. Nathan DeLong was sworn in as a police officer, and Sgt. Seth Parche received a promotion certificate from the department.
Chief Howe, speaking to commissioners and attendees, said DeLong is a local recruit who “has been trying to get recruited by the county… for 4 or 5 years” and described his prior eight years with Flint Township. Howe said DeLong served five years in the military, rose to sergeant (E-5) before joining law enforcement, and has experience as a field training officer, firearms instructor, SWAT sniper and union leader. DeLong took an oath of ethics at the meeting.
Howe also announced the promotion of Seth Parche to sergeant, reading a certificate that states, “on this day of 06/02/2025 has been promoted to the rank of sergeant within the City of Lapeer Police Department.” Howe said Parche had been performing in the role for about six weeks before the formal recognition.
The chief described both personnel moves as part of routine staffing changes that followed retirements and internal promotions. No formal commission vote on the hires or promotion was recorded on the meeting minutes; both items were presented as department staffing actions.
The department brought family members forward for the oath and badge pinning: DeLong’s wife, Anne, and Parche’s wife, Jessica, were present for the brief ceremony. Chief Howe said DeLong is in a field-training officer (FTO) program and is currently in the early weeks of the FTO process.
The personnel announcements were given near the start of the meeting before the commission moved to routine agenda business and public comments.
