Garden City Police Lieutenant, Sergeant Take Their Oaths

It was Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson’s privilege and honor to introduce Lieutenant Steven Braun and Sergeant Kevin Reilly to the Board of Trustees July 20, 2017 speaking highly of their accolades while serving the Village for a combined 43 years.

Deputy Mayor Theresa Trouvé administered their oaths of office during a brief ceremony at Village Hall.

Lt. Braun is a 26-year veteran of the Garden City Police Department. During those years, he was assigned to the Bureau of Special Operations as a Detective in 1997 and promoted to Sergeant in 2008.

Throughout his career, Lt. Braun has been the recipient of many departmental awards, as well as the Congressional Certificate of Merit, the Nassau County Municipal Chief’s Distinguished Service Award and the Town of Hempstead Police Service Award.

Lt. Braun resides in Suffolk County with his wife, Theresa. He has three children, Max, Bella and Lucas.

“Lieutenant Braun has proven himself to be an exceptional officer and has established himself as both an effective investigator and leader,” Commissioner Jackson said. “We have no doubt he will do well in this new role.”

During Sgt. Reilly’s nearly 18-year career with the Garden City Police Department, he too has received numerous awards and citations, including the American Legion Law & Order Award and the Nassau County Municipal Police Chief’s Association Distinguished Service Award.

He has spent nearly 24 years with the New York Army National Guard. He retired as a Major in November 2006. He spent six months deployed to Ground Zero, one-and-a-half years active duty deployment in 2004 and 2005 and was activated out of retirement in 2008 for two years of active duty deployment to Maiwand, Afghanistan. He was Commander of the PMT Mongoose, a 12-man team that advised, trained and mentored the Afghan Police and District Leadership. While deployed he was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart as well as other awards.

He and his wife, Erin, who is retired from the New York City Police Department, have been married for 25 years. They have a son, Brett, a Petty Officer, First Class, in the United States Navy, Active Duty, attending SUNY Maritime for Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in his senior year. They also have a daughter, Bridget, a junior at SUNY Albany studying Digital Forensics.

“Sergeant Reilly is of outstanding character and integrity and has distinguished himself through his hard work and devotion to public service. He will be an excellent role model for the officers he will be supervising,” Commissioner Jackson said.