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
Q8152018-2 (573) 526-6115
August 15, 2018
EMPHASIS: Lt. Paul J. Reinsch Retires September 1, 2018
Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following retirement:
Lieutenant Paul J. Reinsch, Q/PIED, retires effective September 1, 2018, after more than 28 years of dedicated service.
Reinsch joined the Patrol on July 1, 1990, as a member of the 63rd Recruit Class. Upon graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop F, Zone 6, Morgan/Moniteau counties. He transferred to the Training Division and served as an instructor from April 1995 to March 1996. On March 1, 1996, Reinsch transferred to Troop F, Zone 2, Cole County. He was promoted to corporal on July 1, 1999, and designated assistant zone supervisor of that same zone. On June 6, 2000, he was named public information and education officer for Troop F and transferred to troop headquarters. Reinsch was promoted to sergeant on October 1, 2001. Reinsch was promoted to lieutenant on March 1, 2015, and transferred to the Public Information and Education Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, where he served as the assistant director.
Lieutenant Reinsch grew up in Argyle, MO. He graduated from Fatima High School in Westphalia, MO, in 1979. In 1983, he earned a Bachelor of Science in information systems management from Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) in Springfield, MO. He earned an Associate of Science from Mineral Area College, Park Hills, MO, in 1990. Lt. Reinsch and his wife, Gloria (Schrimpf), have two children, Austin and Emily.
A photo is available with this news release on the Patrol’s website.
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