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November 25, 2008

EMPHASIS: Troop C Announces Promotions


Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer, Troop C, is pleased to announce the following Troop C promotions effective December 1, 2008.
Corporal Steve M. Bielawski, was promoted to the rank of sergeant and will be designated the zone commander of Zone 19, serving Lincoln and Pike counties. Bielawski was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 1990, and assigned to Washington and St. Francois counties. In September 1996, he was promoted to the rank of corporal and designated the assistant zone commander of Zone 5, serving Lincoln and Pike counties. Prior to joining the Patrol Bielawski attended Mineral Area College, where he earned a degree in criminal justice. He served in the United States Marine Corps from January 1984 to September 1988, during which time he attained the rank of sergeant in the Military Police Division. Throughout his military career he was stationed in the Netherlands, Romania, and Denmark. Sergeant Bielawski currently resides in Troy, Missouri.
Corporal Donald S. Larsen, of Perryville, Missouri, was promoted to the rank of sergeant and designated the zone commander of Zone 20, serving Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties. Larsen was appointed to the Patrol in 1995, and assigned to Zone 16, Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties. In 2003, he was promoted to the rank of corporal and designated the assistant zone commander of Zone 16. Larsen attended Genoa Kingston High School, in Genoa, Illinois, and earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, in 1994. Sergeant Larsen is married to Rachael (Goad) and is the father of Brock, 5, and Chase, 2.
Trooper Scott Miller was promoted to the rank of corporal and designated the assistant zone commander of Zone 19, serving Lincoln and Pike counties. Miller is a native of Wellsville, Missouri, and was appointed to the Patrol July 1, 1996. After graduating from the Patrol Academy, he was assigned to Troop B, Macon serving Marion county. In 2000, he transferred to the Gaming Division and was assigned to the Ameristar Casino. In 2002, Miller transferred to Troop C, Zone 5, serving Lincoln and Pike counties. Prior to joining the Patrol, he attended the University of Central Missouri, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Corporal Miller resides in Troy, Missouri with his wife, Jill (Northcutt), and son, Josh, 11.
Trooper Brent Fowler, Perryville, Missouri, was promoted to the rank of corporal and designated the assistant zone commander of Zone 20, serving Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties. Fowler, a native of Park Hills, Missouri, was appointed to the Patrol on October 16, 2001. After graduating from the Patrol Academy, he was assigned to Troop C, Zone 16, Perry and St. Genevieve counties. Prior to joining the Patrol Fowler attended Mineral Area Community College and Southeast Missouri State University, where he studied criminal justice. Corporal Fowler and his wife, Laura, reside in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, with their children: Hannah, 6, and Jackson, 4.

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