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Sergeant Dale H. Moreland

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July 19, 2006



EMPHASIS: New Trooper graduates from the Patrol Academy-assigned to Troop E.





Captain G.E. Ridens, Commanding Officer, Troop E, announces the assignment of a new trooper in Troop E.



Troop E personnel welcome Brett W. Emerson, a recent graduate from the Patrol Academy in Jefferson City, who will be assigned to Zone 10, Dunklin County.



Brett was born in Kennett, Missouri, and graduated from Holcomb High School. He attended Southeast Missouri State University where he earned a bachelor of science degree in Criminal Justice and graduated in 2005. Prior to his appointment to the Patrol, Brett worked on a farm in Holcomb, Missouri.