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

Troop E Headquarters - 4947 Highway 67 North - Poplar Bluff, MO 63901


News Release

For further information please contact: Lieutenant Steven B. Niederkorn
(573) 840-9500
05311321
May 31, 2013

EMPHASIS: Captain Ridens Announces The Promotion Of Trooper Clark D. Parrott


Captain George E. Ridens, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, is pleased to announce the promotion of Trooper Clark D. Parrott to the rank of corporal. Corporal Parrott will remain in his current assignment as the Troop E Public Information and Education Officer, which serves 13 counties in Southeast Missouri.

Corporal Parrott joined the Patrol on October 20, 2002, as a member of the 80th Recruit Class. Upon graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, he was assigned to Troop H, Zone 4. In 2008, Corporal Parrott transferred to Troop E, Zone 8. In 2011, he was named the Troop E Public Information and Education Officer.

Corporal Parrott is a graduate of West Plains High School and Missouri State University-West Plains. Corporal Parrott and his wife Michele (Bowles), have three children, Jordan, Natalie, and Hunter.
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