News Release



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Sergeant Dale H. Moreland

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March 8, 2006



EMPHASIS: Captain Ridens announces promotion of Sergeant Jody T. Laramore.







Captain G.E. Ridens, Commanding Officer, Troop E, announced effective March 5, 2006, the promotion of Corporal Jody T. Laramore to the rank of sergeant. Sergeant Laramore will be supervising the officers assigned to Zone 11, which is the Dexter/Stoddard County area.



Sergeant Laramore joined the Patrol as a member of the 69th Recruit Class on January 1, 1995. Upon graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, he was assigned to Troop E, Zone 8, New Madrid County. In January 2000, he was promoted to Corporal and assigned to Zone 10, Dunklin County.



Sergeant Laramore was born in Ironton, Missouri. He graduated from Holcomb R-3 High School in Holcomb, Missouri, in 1990. He earned an associates of art degree from Mineral Area College in 1992, and a bachelor’s of science degree in criminal justice from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in 1994. Sergeant Laramore and his wife Pam have two children: Garrett and Lexie.