MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
A Division Of The
Department of Public Safety
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NEWS RELEASE

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March 15, 2010
EMPHASIS: Captain John W. Elliott Retires

Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the retirement of Captain John W. Elliott, Troop B, Macon, after more than 35 years of dedicated service. Capt. Elliott’s retirement is effective April 1, 2010.

Elliott began his career with the Patrol on January 1, 1975, and after graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy was first assigned to Troop H, Zone 9, serving the citizens of Caldwell and Livingston counties. On December 1, 1985, he was promoted to corporal and served as the assistant zone commander of Zone 7, Clinton, Daviess, and DeKalb counties. On March 1, 1988, he was promoted to sergeant, and was designated the zone commander of Zone 8, Clinton, Daviess, and DeKalb counties. On June 1, 1994, he was promoted to lieutenant, and was assigned to the Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, where he served as the District 3 field supervisor for criminal investigators and narcotics officers in the Troop C, E, and F areas. On October 1, 1999, he was promoted to captain, and designated as the Troop B commander. Elliott served as the Troop B commander longer than any other Troop B commander in the history of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

During Elliott’s career, he served as a field training officer four times, was the chairman of the Patrol’s accident review board, participated in Missouri governor inauguration details, and as part of Governor Mel Carnahan’s funeral detail in 2000. He also served as a guest instructor at the Missouri State Highway Patrol Academy for Patrol recruits assisting with accident investigation, radar, and stop and approach techniques. Throughout his career he attended several law enforcement related schools, which include: marijuana eradication, DWI, hostage negotiations, supervision schools, civil liability, emergency preparation, drug interdiction, and basic narcotics investigation. In 1991, he was awarded a Patrol work recognition award, and was also named as the “Officer of the Year” by the Missouri Peace Officers Association after making 99 felony arrests following the investigation and break up of a burglary ring, which plagued Northwest Missouri communities. As a result of the investigation thousands of dollars of stolen property were recovered.

Elliott is a native of Trenton, MO, and is a graduate of Trenton High School. He obtained a bachelor’s of science degree in criminal justice from Truman State University (formerly Northeast Missouri State University) in Kirksville, MO. Prior to his appointment to the Patrol, he served as a police officer for the city of Brookfield, MO, for one and one-half years.

Captain Elliott has two grown children: Cassandra Cody, of Union, MO, and Dayna Elliott, of Kansas City, MO. He also has one grandson, Finn Cody, 5.

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