GLEN CARBON – Three Glen Carbon police officers received promotions on Tuesday, rising to their next respective ranks at the Feb. 25, 2025 Village Board meeting. Sergeant Jeffrey Blind was promoted to Lieutenant, while Detectives Ross Tyler and Christopher Johnson were both promoted to Sergeant. Lieutenant Jeffrey Blind Police Chief Todd Link said Blind has been a police officer for nearly 18 years. After earning his Criminal Justice degree from SIUE in 2006, he was hired by the GCPD in 2007 and previously served as a patrol officer, firearms instructor, and field training officer. “In 2016, I assigned Jeff to Investigations, where he was an outstanding detective,” Link said of Blind. “He was a member of the Major Case Squad for Greater St. Louis and as a member … he helped investigate several murder cases throughout this region and other towns.” Blind also served on the Child Death Investigation Task Force and the FBI Task Force. During hi
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