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

Troop H Headquarters-3525 North Belt-St. Joseph, MO 64506


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jacob P. Angle
(816)387-2345, ext. 3847
H9415
September 8, 2015

EMPHASIS: Captain McDonald Announces The Promotion Of Lieutenant D.J. Hedrick

Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer Troop H, announces effective September 1, 2015, Sergeant Douglas J. Hedrick was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and assigned as the District II operations lieutenant. Lieutenant Hedrick is a 22-year veteran with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Hedrick was appointed to the Patrol January 1, 1993, as a member of the 65th Recruit Class. Upon graduation from the Patrol's Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, he was assigned to Troop A, Zone 14, serving Bates County. In May 1998, he transferred to Troop A, Lee’s Summit, Zone 6, serving Jackson County. In December 1998, he was promoted to corporal and remained assigned to Zone 6. Hedrick was promoted to sergeant in 2002, and designated zone supervisor of Zone 2, Platte County.

Hedrick was born in Jefferson City, Missouri. He graduated from Mexico High School in 1986. He earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Missouri Western State University in 1990. Lieutenant Hedrick and his wife, Janice, have one child: Jordan.

(Photograph available upon request.)
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