MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop E - 4947 Hwy 67 North, Poplar Bluff, Missouri
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Clark D. Parrott
(573) 840-9500 ext. 3532
E4
May 3, 2022
EMPHASIS:
New Trooper Assigned To Troop E
Captain Philip E. Gregory, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, is pleased to announce the assignment of one new trooper to Troop E. Trooper Orrin D. Hawkins was a member of the 114th Recruit Class that reported to the Academy on January 18, 2022. Trooper Hawkins graduated on April 29, 2022, after completing 15 weeks of training as a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s first accelerated academy. Trooper Hawkins was previously employed as a police officer with the Cape Girardeau Police Department in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Trooper Hawkins will be assigned to Troop E, Zone 5, which serves the citizens of Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, and Scott counties. He is married and has two children.
A photo of the new trooper can be found with this news release on the Patrol’s website.
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