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

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September 2, 2022
EMPHASIS: Sergeant Danielle E. Heil Promoted To Lieutenant

Captain Paul D. Kerperin, director of the Division of Drug and Crime Control, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO, announces the following promotion effective September 1, 2022:

Sergeant Danielle E. Heil, Division of Drug and Crime Control, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant and designated an assistant director of the Division of Drug and Crime Control.

Heil joined the Patrol on July 1, 1997, as a member of the 74th Recruit Class. Upon graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, she was assigned to Troop E, Zone 6, Scott, Mississippi, and New Madrid counties. On January 1, 2000, she transferred to Troop D, Zone 12, Christian County. Heil transferred to the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Narcotics Unit on May 27, 2007. She was promoted to corporal on August 1, 2008, and sergeant on December 1, 2012, and remained in the Division of Drug and Crime Control.

Lt. Heil (née Roussel) is from Cape Girardeau, MO, and graduated from Cape Central High School in 1994. Prior to joining the Patrol, she attended Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. Lt. Heil is married to Corporal Chad A. Heil (D) and they have three children.

A photo of Lt. Heil is with this news release on the Patrol’s website.

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