Nicely done

Captain Jon Sundermeier heads the Lincoln Police Department's Criminal Investigations Team. He supervises a group of 37 detectives, investigators, and civilian staff members who are responsible for coordinating major crime investigations and specialized investigations such as child sexual assault, financial crimes, and computer crime. It's a big job.

In his spare time, though, Jon pursues several other activities. He is an accomplished painter, for example, and the lead singer in a popular local band, Bob Who. I didn't know much about his musical talents until lately, but I've always known about his writing talent. This was evident in his police reports, correspondence, and memoranda. He was an English major, and it was clear to me that he was passionate about the written word.

He used that talent recently to pen an excellent article that is published in this month's issue of The Police Chief, the flagship publication of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. It is quite a feather in his cap to be published in the most widely-read professional journal in our field. The article is an interesting report of a research project Jon took on in his prior assignment commanding the department's Northwest Team. I have no doubt that this research will be of considerable interest for many years to other departments contemplating new work schedules.

Congratulations, Jon. Nicely done. Add "published author" to the list that now includes accomplished artist, musician, writer, and police officer.