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
B16111
November 2, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Troop B Promotions
Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces the following Troop B promotions effective November 1, 2016.
Corporal Paul Behrens was promoted to sergeant and designated the zone supervisor of Zone 9, Marion and Ralls counties. Behrens was appointed to the Patrol on January 1, 1997, and after graduating from the Patrol Law Enforcement Academy was assigned to Troop B, Zone 11, Monroe and Randolph counties. On June 1, 1999, he transferred to Zone 7, Knox and Lewis counties. On August 1, 2001, he transferred into the Patrol's Gaming Division and was assigned to the Mark Twain Casino in LaGrange, Missouri. On August 22, 2004, he transferred to Troop B, Zone 9, Marion and Ralls counties. He was promoted to corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 11, on April 1, 2014, and on February 1, 2015, transferred to Zone 9. Behrens is a native of Quincy, Illinois, and graduated from Quincy Senior High School. He holds a Bachelor of Science in law enforcement administration from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois.
Trooper Brandon Griffin was promoted to corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 9, Marion and Ralls counties. Griffin was appointed to the Patrol on January 18, 2004, and after graduating from the Patrol Law Enforcement Academy was assigned to Troop C in Bowling Green, Missouri. On April 1, 2004, he transferred to Troop B and was assigned to Zone 9. He is a native of Palmyra, Missouri, and graduated from Palmyra High School. He holds a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri.
The only 100 percent survivable traffic crash is the one that never happens. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Every day as we travel on Missouri’s roadways, we trust that every driver on the road is going to obey the speed limit, pay attention, and drive sober.
“Don’t Violate The Trust.”
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