MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop I Headquarters - P.O. Box 128, Rolla, MO 65402
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Mike Mitchell
(573) 368-2345 x3953
I01A2022
January 12, 2022
EMPHASIS:
Two New Troopers Assigned To Troop I
Captain Eddie A. Blaylock, commanding officer of Troop I, Rolla, is pleased to announce the assignment of two new troopers to Troop I. The new troopers were members of the 112th Recruit Class that graduated from the Patrol Academy on January 12, 2022. The 112th Recruit Class reported to the Academy on August 2, 2021, to begin the 25-week training to become a trooper. The new troopers will report to duty on Monday, January 31, 2022.
Trooper Nicholas I. Kucsik will be assigned to Zone 3, Crawford County. Trooper Kucsik’s field training officer will be Trooper Chad Barclay. Trooper Kucsik is a 2018 graduate of Linn High School, in Linn, Missouri. Trooper Kucsik continued his education at State Technical College of Missouri in Linn, Missouri, where he majored in nursing and became an LPN.
Trooper Elijah D. LeBlanc will be assigned to Zone 2, Phelps & Maries counties. Trooper LeBlanc’s field training officer is Corporal Nicholas Summers. Trooper LeBlanc is a 2015 graduate of McDonald County High School, in Anderson, Missouri. Trooper LeBlanc continued his education at Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri, where he studied criminal justice.
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Photos of the new troopers can be found with this news release on the Patrol’s website.
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