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

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


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For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
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April 13, 2012

EMPHASIS: Media Event Scheduled At Troop B Headquarters To Introduce New MSHP Canine Unit


Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, would like to invite all Troop B area media outlets to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop B Headquarters, located at 308 Pine Crest Drive, in Macon, Missouri, at 10 a.m., on Monday, April 30, 2012, for the purpose of introducing the new Troop B Canine Unit. During the media event, which will be conducted in the lower conference room of the troop headquarters building, Troop B canine Justo and canine handler Trooper Terry J. Adams will be introduced, and information regarding the Missouri State Highway Patrol canine program will be provided.
Trooper Adams and canine Justo officially began their Patrol duties together on November 7, 2011. The new canine team is being utilized throughout the Troop B area for olfactory drug searches, and searches for criminal suspects and missing persons.

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