MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop A - 504 SE Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO, 64083
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sgt. Bill Lowe
(816) 622-0800
June 26, 2017
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EMPHASIS:
Three New Troopers Assigned To Troop A
Captain Scott A. Shipers, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee’s Summit, is pleased to announce the assignment of three new troopers to Troop A. The new troopers are members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 104th Recruit Class, which graduated from the Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy on June 23, 2017. The new troopers will report for duty on July 10, 2017.
Trooper Felicia A. Vaughn, a native of Enterprise, Kansas, has been assigned to Zone 12, which serves the citizens of Johnson County. Trooper Vaughn graduated from Chapman High School in Chapman, Kansas. She holds an associate degree from Coffeyville Community College located in Coffeyville, Kansas. Trooper Vaughn also holds a Bachelor of Science in education from Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas. After completing her undergraduate degree, she obtained a Master of Science in administrative education, also from Emporia State University.
Trooper Weston T. Smith, a native of Springfield, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 12, which serves the citizens of Johnson County. Trooper Smith graduated from Nixa High School in Nixa, Missouri. He holds a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri.
Trooper Darrin J. Maupin, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been assigned to Zone 15, which serves the citizens of Henry County. Trooper Maupin graduated from Kamiakan High School in Kennewick, Washington. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The only 100 percent survivable traffic crash is the one that never happens. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Every day as we travel on Missouri’s roadways, we trust that every driver on the road is going to obey the speed limit, pay attention, and drive sober.
“Don’t Violate The Trust.”
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