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For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B08114
November 12, 2008

EMPHASIS: Troop B Area Residents Complete Patrol Community Alliance Program


On November 10, 2008, 16 Troop B area residents completed a Community Alliance Program (citizens’ academy) offered by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop B Headquarters. This is the fifth program of this type to be conducted at the Troop B Headquarters since 2001. The Community Alliance Program is a unique opportunity for citizens to gain insight and understanding of the training and many duties of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. It also offers an opportunity to meet and interact with several members and employees of the Patrol. During the program, the participants met at the Troop B Headquarters in Macon, MO, for 10 consecutive Monday evenings and received classroom and practical instruction on various topics including firearms, traffic stops, accident and criminal investigations, polygraph examinations, and driving while intoxicated enforcement.
The program culminated with an awards ceremony, which was held at and sponsored by the Macon Comfort Inn. During the awards ceremony, attendees who completed the program were presented with a plaque for their participation. Participants of the 2008 Troop B Community Alliance Program were: Keith A. Beauchamp, of Macon, MO; Robert M. Bickhaus, of Macon, MO; Jason A. Cook, of Bethel, MO; Emily Finnegan, of Kirksville, MO; Jane E. Fountain, of Atlanta, MO; Cecelia A. Gilbert, of Shelbina, MO; Debra J. Keithley, of Macon, MO; Lon J. Luckart, of Brookfield, MO; Maurita S. Miller, of Macon, MO; Jane Ann Oliver, of Macon, MO; Toni K. Riekeberg, of Macon, MO; Joseph G. Schwartz, of Shelbina, MO; Ethan P. Smith, of Kirksville, MO; Shanna K. Steitz, of Macon, MO; Jimmie L. Stevenson, of Macon, MO; and Larry D. Wells, of Macon, MO.
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