MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
A Division Of The
Department of Public Safety
Public Information and Education Division - PO Box 568 - Jefferson City, MO 65102
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Capt. John J. Hotz
Q852019 (573) 526-6115
August 5, 2019
EMPHASIS: Sergeant Donald L. Crump Promoted To Lieutenant
Captain Paul D. Kerperin, director of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Drug & Crime Control Division, announces the following promotion effective August 1, 2019:
Sergeant Donald L. Crump, Q/DDCC, was promoted to lieutenant and designated assistant director of the Drug & Crime Control Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City.
Crump was appointed to the Patrol on January 1, 1997, as a member of the 73rd Recruit Class. Upon completing his training at the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop C, Zone 15, St. Francois/Washington counties. He transferred to Division of Drug & Crime Control, General Headquarters, on August 1, 2000. On June 1, 2003, he transferred to Troop C, Zone 15, Washington/St. Francois counties. On November 28, 2004, Crump returned to the Division of Drug & Crime Control where he was a member of Troop C Narcotics Unit. While serving in that division, he was promoted to corporal (February 5, 2006) and sergeant (January 1, 2010). Crump completed Police Leadership
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The WestPoint Model training in February 2019.
Lieutenant Crump grew up in Bonne Terre, MO. He graduated from North County High School in Desloge, MO. He earned an Associate of Arts from Mineral Area College in Park Hills, MO, in 1994. In 1996, he earned a Bachelor of Arts from what is now Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. Lt. Crump is married to Emily (Hopwood), and has two children.
A photograph of Lt. Crump is posted with this news release on the Patrol’s website.
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