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
Q3202017-1 (573) 526-6115
March 20, 2017
EMPHASIS: Captain Robert F. Wolf To Retire April 1, 2017
Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following retirement effective April 1, 2017:
Captain Robert F. Wolf, director of the Governor’s Security Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, is retiring after over 37 1/2 years of dedicated service.
Captain Wolf was appointed to the Patrol on July 9, 1979, as a member of the 50th Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop C, Zone 10, Franklin County. On August 1, 1990, he was promoted to corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor of Zone 3, St. Louis County. Wolf was promoted to sergeant and designated zone supervisor of Zone 10, Franklin County, on July 1, 1994. He was promoted to lieutenant and assigned to Troop C Headquarters, now Weldon Spring, MO, on July 1, 2000. Wolf served as a member and then supervisor of the Troop C SWAT team for over 25 years of his career. He has the distinction of being an original member of the team, which formed in 1985. On September 1, 2014, Wolf was promoted to captain and designated director of the Governor’s Security Division. In that capacity, he coordinated transportation, security, and protection of Missouri’s governor and his immediate family, as well as visiting dignitaries.
Capt. Wolf was born in St. Louis, MO. He graduated from Jennings Senior High, Jennings, MO. Prior to joining the Patrol, Wolf served as a Jennings, MO, police officer. He earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. On June 14, 1996, he graduated with the 185th FBI National Academy Class in Quantico, VA. Capt. Wolf and his wife, Mary Lou, share three children and six grandchildren. They are looking forward to welcoming their seventh grandchild soon. They will retire in Washington, MO.
A photo of Capt. Robert Wolf is with this news release on the Patrol's website.
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