MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
A Division Of The
Department of Public Safety
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NEWS RELEASE

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June 17, 2014

EMPHASIS: Colonel Ron Replogle Announces Promotion

Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following promotion effective July 1, 2014:

Lieutenant Eric T. Olson is being promoted to the rank of captain and designated commanding officer of Troop A, Lee's Summit, MO.

Olson was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 1990, as a member of the 63rd Recruit Class. Upon completing his training at the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop H, Zone 4, Mercer County. On August 1, 1995, he was promoted to corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor of Zone 1, Holt County. Olson was promoted to sergeant on October 1, 1997, and designated zone supervisor of Zone 3, Harrison County. He was promoted to lieutenant on July 25, 2004, and assigned to Troop B Headquarters in Macon, MO.

Captain Olson grew up in Chillicothe, MO. He graduated from Chillicothe High School in 1986. Olson earned a bachelor's of arts degree in psychology from William Jewell College in Liberty, MO, in 1990. He completed the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA, in June 2011. Capt. Olson and his wife, Ronda (Willis), have two sons (Lance and Garett).


Media note: A photo is attached below this news release on the MSHP website.
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