EMPHASIS: Three New Troopers Assigned To Troop A


Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces the assignment of three new troopers to Troop A, Lee’s Summit, Missouri. These officers were members of the 94th Recruit Class, which began training at the Highway Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, Missouri, on July 1, 2011, and graduated on December 16, 2011. The 25-week training program is comprehensive, covering all facets of law enforcement. The officers will report for duty on January 3, 2012.

Trooper Jake T. Langsdale will be assigned to Zone 12, Warrensburg. Tpr. Langsdale is a graduate of Lee's Summit North High School, in Lee's Summit, Missouri. He earned a bachelor’s of science degree in criminal justice from the University of Central Missouri, in Warrensburg, Missouri.

Trooper John T. Cunningham will be assigned to Zone 5, Richmond and Carrollton. Tpr. Cunningham is a graduate of Belton High School, in Belton, Missouri. He earned a bachelor’s of science degree in criminal justice from the University of Central Missouri, in Warrensburg, Missouri.

Trooper Elvis Rondon will be assigned to Zone 5, Richmond and Carrollton. Tpr. Rondon is a graduate of Glenbard East High School, in Lombard, Illinois. He earned a bachelor’s of science degree in general studies at Northern Illinois University, in Dekalb, Illinois. He and his wife, Ivonne, have three children, Jaclyn, 17, Amber 15, and Matthew, 12.


(Photographs available upon request.)

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