October 27, 1993 LOTS OF NEW BRASS AT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TODAY... 25 OFFICERS WERE PROMOTED AT A CEREMONY AT THE SCOTTISH RITE CENTER. FRIENDS AND FAMILY HELPED OUT, BY PINNING THE BADGES ON THE NEW SERGEANTS AND LIEUTENANTS. ONE OF THE PROMOTIONS WENT TO THE SON OF FORMER SHERIFF JOHN DUFFY...WHO DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR. JIM ROACHE S.D. COUNTY SHERIFF IT'S REALLY SAD THAT HE'S UNABLE TO DO THIS, BUT IT'S MY PLEASURE ON BEHALF OF HIS FATHER AND HIS FAMILY AND THE DEPARTMENT TO BESTOW UPON SERGEANT DUFFY HIS BADGE. ALONG WITH THEIR BADGES AND STRIPES.. THE OFFICERS EACH GOT A HIT IN THE ARM... PART OF THE PROMOTION TRADITION.