Patrol Sergeant

Patrick Messmer
pmessmer@cityofseward.net

Sgt. Messmer grew up in Fairbanks. He attended college at the University of Alaska Fairbanks where he received a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice in May 1999. In August of that year he was hired by the Bethel Police Department and was sent to the Alaska State Trooper Academy in Sitka where he graduated 3rd in his class of 41 students. During his 6 years with Bethel Police Department, he held the positions of Investigator and Sergeant. He is currently an APSC certified firearms and urban rifle instructor. Cpl. Messmer is trained as an armorer for Glock pistols, 1911 pistols, Remington 870 shotguns and the AR15 patrol rifles. He was hired by the Seward Police Department in February 2006. In March 2008, he was promoted to Corporal. He was voted officer of the year in 2015. In March 2021, he was promoted to Sergeant.  Sgt. Messmer is also the president of the Seward Police Association and president of the Seward Public Employees Association.  Sgt. Messmer is also currently serving on the Sea View board of directors. 

Patrol Officers

Eddie Armstrong
earmstrong@cityofseward.net

Officer Armstrong began his law enforcement career in 1995 while on active duty with the military. In 1997, he transferred into federal law enforcement for the military, working overseas as a civilian police officer, joining the ERT team where he was a Corporal and Team Leader. He then began working for a private company as head of security for the cruise ship operations in Alaska. Officer Armstrong joined the Seward Police Department in 2004 and attended the Sitka State Trooper Academy the same year. He retired from the US Army after several deployments overseas as an Infantryman and was an instructor for the Army. Officer Armstrong is a DRE with the Seward police Department and holds several instructor certifications through APSC.

Tyler Mallory
tmallory@cityofseward.net

Officer Mallory has been with the Seward Police Department since April of 2015. Before coming to work for the Seward Police Department, Officer Mallory worked at Spring Creek as a correctional officer. Officer Mallory is currently assigned as the School Resource Officer for the three area public schools. He is also the department's de-escalation instructor, Taser instructor, and a Field Training Officer. Away from his work as a police officer, Officer Mallory works part-time for Younglife, a non profit organization that volunteers with local teenagers. In addition to that, he is also the head coach for the Seward Seahawks high school football team. 

Josh Ballard
jballard@cityofseward.net

Officer Ballard joined the Seward Police Department in October 2019. 

Matthew Susko
msusko@cityofseward.net

Officer Susko joined the Seward Police Department in December 2021.