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 ext. 3159
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April 27, 2020
EMPHASIS:
Captain Scott Shipers Announces The Promotion Of Lieutenant Barry A. Kumpf
Captain Scott Shipers, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee's Summit, announces effective May 1, 2020, Sergeant Barry A. Kumpf will be promoted to the rank of lieutenant and assigned as the District 1 operations lieutenant.
Kumpf was appointed to the Patrol on January 1, 1995, as a member of the 69th Recruit Class. Upon graduating from the Patrol's Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, he was assigned to Troop A, Zone 3, serving Clay County. In November 2000, he was promoted to corporal and designated as assistant zone supervisor of Zone 4, serving Clay County. Kumpf was promoted to sergeant in November 2009 and designated the zone supervisor of Zone 4.
Kumpf was born in Gladstone, Missouri. He graduated from Ruskin High School in 1986. He earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration (finance) from the University of Missouri-Columbia, in 1990. Lieutenant Kumpf and his wife, Laura, have three children: Sarah, Kaley, and Jayse.
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