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

Troop F Headquarters - 2920 North Shamrock Road - Jefferson City, MO 65102


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Paul J. Reinsch
(573) 751-1000
January16, 2013
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EMPHASIS: Troop F Officer Promotion


Captain Gregory D. Kindle, commanding officer, Troop F, Missouri State Highway Patrol, announced that Trooper Neil R. Atkinson was promoted to the rank of corporal effective January 1, 2013. He will remain assigned as a commercial vehicle enforcement trooper in the 13 counties that encompass Troop F.
Corporal Atkinson is a 1985 graduate of Eldon High School. He served in the Missouri National Guard from 1985-1991 and is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. In 1989, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO.
Corporal Atkinson was appointed to the Missouri State Highway Patrol on January 1, 1999. He and his wife, Debra, have four children.
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