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H06096
June 19, 2009

EMPHASIS: Corporal Donald R. Tyes Promoted


Captain Duane L. Robinson, commanding officer of Troop H, St. Joseph, announces the following promotion effective June 1, 2009:
Corporal Donald R. Tyes has been promoted to the rank of sergeant and will maintain his current assignment as the Troop H property control supervisor. Tyes is a 28-year veteran of the Patrol. He is a native of Caruthersville, MO, and graduated from Caruthersville High School. He attended the University of Tennessee at Martin from 1977 to 1980. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Missouri Western State College and a master’s of business degree in administration from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. Tyes began his career with the Patrol in 1981. His first assignment was to Troop H, Zone 6, St. Joseph. In 1996, he was assigned to the Troop H Special Enforcement Response Team, and then transferred to the Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control in 1999. Tyes transferred back to Zone 6 in March 1999, where he remained until his present assignment as property control supervisor in 2003. During his career, Sgt. Tyes has been recognized with the Brad Arn Service Award and the Northwest Missouri Law Enforcement Bronze Award For Valor.
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