MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
A Division Of The
Department of Public Safety
Public Information and Education Division - PO Box 568 - Jefferson City, MO 65102
NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Capt. John J. Hotz
Q152016-1 (573) 526-6115

January 5, 2016
EMPHASIS: Missouri State Highway Patrol Invites Public, Media to Follow Agency On Social Media

Colonel J. Bret Johnson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, invites the public and media to follow the Patrol on Twitter via the following accounts:

@MSHPTrooperGHQ--Statewide
@MSHPTrooperA--Troop A
@MSHPTrooperB--Troop B
@MSHPTrooperC--Troop C
@MSHPTrooperD--Troop D
@MSHPTrooperE--Troop E
@MSHPTrooperF--Troop F
@MSHPTrooperG--Troop G
@MSHPTrooperH--Troop H
@MSHPTrooperI--Troop I
@MSHPTrooperDDCC--Division of Drug and Crime Control
@MSHPColonel--Superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol
@MSHPRecruiting--Career Recruitment Division

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/motrooper.

“I am pleased to announce the Patrol is communicating with the public and media outlets via social media,” said Colonel Johnson. “We live in a digital age where people want news and information at their fingertips. Facebook and Twitter will provide an additional avenue through which the Patrol can communicate our mission of service and protection to the public it serves. We plan to utilize the accounts to keep the public informed about safety messages as well as updates on road closures, warnings, and/or other situations that could affect people in each region around the state.”

The public is reminded to report emergencies by calling 911 or *55.


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