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
B12096
September 24, 2012

EMPHASIS: New Trooper Assigned To Troop B


Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, is pleased to announce the assignment of Trooper David L. Gipson to Troop B, effective September 21, 2012. Trooper Gipson is a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 95th Recruit Class, which graduated from the Patrol Academy on September 21, 2012.
Trooper Gipson, a native of Huntsville, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 1, which serves the citizens of Macon and Shelby counties. Trooper Gipson graduated from Westran High School in Huntsville, Missouri. He holds an associate's degree in computer-aided drafting from ITT Technical Institute in Earth City, Missouri. Prior to his appointment to the Patrol, he served as a highway designer with the Missouri Department of Transportation.
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