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

Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, Missouri 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660)385-2132
B15114
November 17, 2015

EMPHASIS: Area Residents Complete Troop B Community Alliance Program

Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, MO, announces on November 16, 2015, 19 Troop B area residents completed a Community Alliance Program (citizens' academy) offered by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop B Headquarters. This was the 11th program of its type conducted at Troop B 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, traffic crash 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, participants received a plaque for their participation. Participants of the 2015 Troop B Community Alliance Program were: Julia Adami, of Macon, MO; Kevin Butner, of Macon, MO; Mary Ann Butner, of Macon, MO; Robert Collinge of Edina, MO; Dan Coons of Anabel, MO; Mark Eagen, of Kirksville, MO; Wayne Helton, of Macon, MO; Lisa Hoover, of Macon, MO; Walley Malins, of Marceline, MO; William Patterson, of Moberly, MO; Carolyn Reynolds, of Macon, MO; Diana Stonecipher, of Macon, MO; Michael Stonecipher, of Macon, MO; Judge Rick Tucker, of Macon, MO; Karma Tucker, of Macon, MO; Daniel Watts, of Macon, MO; Timothy Watts, of Macon, MO; Bart White, of Macon, MO; Joshua Williams, of Macon, MO.
Approximately 63 percent of Missouri fatal crash victims who are required to be restrained are NOT at the time of the traffic crash. The Patrol urges motorists to protect themselves and their passengers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Join us in supporting the Drive To Zero Highway Deaths. Watercraft operators should ensure that everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life And Wear It!!
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