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For further information please contact:

Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt

(660) 385-2132

B05113

November 15, 2005



EMPHASIS: Troop B Area Residents Complete Patrol's Community Alliance Program





On November 14, 2005, fourteen Troop B area residents completed a Community Alliance Program (Citizens Academy) offered by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop B Headquarters. This is the third program of this type to be conducted at the Troop B Headquarters 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, accident and criminal investigations, polygraph examinations, and driving while intoxicated enforcement.



The program was culminated by an awards ceremony, which was held at and sponsored by the Macon Comfort Inn. During the awards ceremony, attendees who completed the program were presented with a plaque for their participation.



Pictured below are the participants of the 2005 Troop B Community Alliance Program:

Front row (left to right): Gary Warren, Macon, Mo; Steve Burns, Clarence, Mo.; Dawn Llewellyn, Macon, Mo.; Francine Nichols, Moberly, Mo.; James Collins, Lentner, Mo.; Reid Johnson, Green City, Mo.; State Representative Kathy Chinn, Clarence, Mo. Back row (left to right): Sgt. Brent Bernhardt; Charles West, Macon, Mo.; Dale Reid, Excello, Mo.; John Morris, Macon, Mo.; Floyd Owings, Brashear, Mo.; Roger Applegate, Shelbyville, Mo. Not pictured: Lois Noland, Macon, Mo.; Joan Rains, Bethel, Mo.



(Photo available to media upon request)