MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop H Headquarters-3525 North Belt-St. Joseph, MO 64506

NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Shane M. Hux
816-387-2345, x3847
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December 22, 2023

EMPHASIS: One New Trooper Assigned To Troop H

Captain Shawn P. Skoglund, commanding officer of Troop H, St. Joseph, is pleased to announce the assignment of a new trooper to Troop H. The new trooper was a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 118th Recruit Class that graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on December 22, 2023. The new trooper will report for duty, in his respective assignment, on January 8, 2024.

Trooper Robert K. Mott, a native of Mount Pulaski, Illinois, has been assigned to Zone 1, which serves the citizens of Atchison and Holt counties. In 2020, Trooper Mott graduated from Mount Pulaski High School in Mount Pulaski, Illinois. Trooper Mott’s field training officer will be Trooper Vince P. Wiley.

A photo of Trooper Mott can be found with this news release on the Patrol’s website.

Too many people die in traffic crashes each year in Missouri. The choices you make when you are behind the wheel matter. Make good choices, so you’ll never have to say, “If I could just go back …”

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