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

Troop I Headquarters, P. O. Box 128, Rolla, Mo 65402


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Cody H. Fulkerson
(573)368-2221 ext. 3953
January 8, 2015
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EMPHASIS: Troop I Announces New Public Information & Education Officer


Captain James W. Remillard, commanding officer of Troop I, announces the appointment Sergeant Cody H. Fulkerson as the public information and education officer for Troop I effective December 21, 2014. Sergeant Fulkerson replaces Sergeant Danny J. Crain who retired from the Patrol after 33 years of dedicated service to the Troop I area and the citizens of Missouri.
Fulkerson was appointed to the Missouri State Highway Patrol on January 1, 1992, and was assigned to Troop I, Zone 1, serving Phelps, Maries and Dent counties. He was promoted to corporal in May 1997, and served as the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 4, serving Pulaski and Maries counties. In August 1997, Fulkerson transferred to Troop E, Zone 4, serving Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties. In September 1997, he transferred to Zone 7, serving Scott and New Madrid counties, and was designated as the assistant zone supervisor. In February 1999, he was appointed to the Missouri state training team for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program (D.A.R.E.). In June 2001, he was promoted to sergeant. Fulkerson was appointed to the Governor’s Security Division in November 2006. In September 2010, he transferred back to Troop I, Rolla, and was designated zone supervisor of Zone 1, serving Phelps and Maries counties.
Fulkerson is a 1982 graduate of Dexter Senior High School in Dexter, Missouri. Fulkerson is a veteran of the United States Air Force and earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the Community College of the Air Force. Prior to being appointed to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Fulkerson worked for the Rolla, MO, Police Department as a police officer from 1986 to 1992. He has a son, Aiden, 2, and resides in Rolla.

Photo available upon request.
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