MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney, Springfield, Missouri 65803
News Release
For further information please contact:
Corporal Sam Carpenter
(417) 359-1500 x4560
D-8010224
August 1, 2024
EMPHASIS:
Troop D Announces Promotion
Captain D. Scott Sater, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, is pleased to announce the following promotion effective August 1, 2024.
Effective August 1, 2024, Sergeant Martin “Travis” Polodna was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and will serve as a member of the Troop D command staff. Lieutenant Polodna was appointed to the Missouri State Highway Patrol on July 1, 1997, as a member of the 74th recruit class. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy he was assigned to Troop E, Zone 2, Butler/Ripley counties. In September of 2000 he transferred to Troop D, Zone 9, Cedar/St. Clair counties. On August 1, 2005, he was promoted to corporal and designated the assistant zone commander of Zone 4, Taney/Stone counties. On March 1, 2011, he was promoted to sergeant and designated the commander of Zone 8, Barton/Vernon counties.
Lieutenant Polodna graduated from Marion C. Early High School in Morrisville, Missouri, in 1991. In 1996 he graduated from Southern Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Management and Conservation. Lieutenant Polodna is married to Laura (Cox) and they have three children, Marissa, Jenna, and Jake.
A photo is available with this news release on the Patrol’s website.
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