MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, MO 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B11113
November 15, 2011

EMPHASIS: Troop B Area Residents Complete Patrol's Community Alliance Program


Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces on November 14, 2011, 18 Troop B area residents completed a Community Alliance Program (citizens' academy) offered by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop B Headquarters. This was the seventh program of this type to be conducted at the Troop B Headquarters since 2001. The Community Alliance Program is a unique opportunity for citizens to gain insight and understanding of the training and many duties of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. It also offers an opportunity to meet and interact with several members and employees of the Patrol. During the program, the participants met at the Troop B Headquarters in Macon, MO, for 10 consecutive Monday evenings and received classroom and practical instruction on various topics including firearms, traffic stops, traffic crash and criminal investigations, polygraph examinations, and driving while intoxicated enforcement.
The program culminated with an awards ceremony, which was held at and sponsored by the Macon Comfort Inn. During the awards ceremony, attendees were presented with a plaque for their participation. Participants of the 2011 Troop B Community Alliance Program were: Shellie Claiborne, of Macon; Jerry Edwards, of Macon; Brandy Forsyth, of Paris; Paul Isaacson, of Macon; John H. Larrick, of Macon; June Long, of Macon; Mark Maddox, of Macon; Scott Nelson, of Macon; William Reid, of Moberly; Randy Roberts, of Macon; Stephen Roberts, of Macon; Roger Roll, of Macon; Donald Schisler, of Macon; James Scott, of Anabel; Sherry Stanley, of Kirksville; Sally Watts, of Macon; Jace Weber, of Anabel; and Sally Weber, of Anabel.
(###)