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

Troop A - 504 SE Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO 64063


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Collin Stosberg
(816) 622-0800 ext. 3149
A2015-21
July 1, 2015

EMPHASIS: New Troopers Assigned To Troop A


Captain Scott Shipers, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee’s Summit, is pleased to announce the assignment of three new troopers to Troop A. The new troopers were members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 100th Recruit Class that graduated from the Patrol Academy on June 26, 2015. The new troopers report for duty on July 13, 2015.

Trooper Joshua D. Conrad, a native of Palmyra, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 12, which serves the citizens of Johnson County. Trooper Conrad graduated from Palmyra High School in Palmyra, Missouri. After graduating high school, he attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture systems management. Trooper Conrad is engaged to Alycia Camoriano. Trooper Conrad’s field training officer will be Trooper Brian R. Peters, and his immediate supervisor will be Sergeant D. Shane Green.

Trooper Robert O. Green, a native of Long Lane, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 11, which serves the citizens of Cass County. Trooper Green graduated from Buffalo High School in Buffalo, Missouri. After graduating high school, he attended the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in flight operations management. Trooper Green is married to Laken (Ison) and they have a one-year-old daughter. His field training officer will be Trooper Blake R. DeHaan, and his immediate supervisor will be Sergeant Andrew J. Bell.

Trooper Benjamin A. Owens, a native of Warrensburg, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 9, which serves the citizens of Lafayette County. Trooper Owens graduated from Crest Ridge High School in Centerview, Missouri. After graduating high school, he attended the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO, and served as a deputy sheriff for the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department. Trooper Owens is married to Brittney (Stringer). His field training officer will be Trooper Matthew J. Hanrahan, and his immediate supervisor will be Sergeant Casey E. Utterback.

**Photographs available upon request.**

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