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

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


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B12113
November 13, 2012

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


Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces on November 12, 2012, 19 Troop B area residents completed a Community Alliance Program (citizens' academy) offered by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop B Headquarters. This was the eighth 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, participants received a plaque for their participation. Participants of the 2012 Troop B Community Alliance Program were: Jeffrey Alton, of Macon; Jan Barton, of Macon; Gary Belt, of Atlanta, MO; Carrie Bergfield, of Macon; Phillip Bray, of Macon; Jim Burns, of Anabel, MO; Lori Gray, of Kirksville, MO; Jim Knowles, of Anabel; Kathy Liebhart, of Bevier, MO; James Lyon, of Kirksville; Brenda Miller, of Atlanta; Adriana Orsini, of Stoutsville, MO; Betty Roberts, of Macon; Dr. James Spencer, of Macon; Stacy Taylor, of Macon; Layne Walter, of Macon; Beth Watts, of Macon; Philip Wilson, of Macon; and Tim Worstell, of Macon.


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