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
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December 20, 2019

EMPHASIS: New Troopers Assigned To Troop E

Captain Philip E. Gregory, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, is pleased to announce the assignment of two new troopers to Troop E. The new troopers were members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 108th Recruit Class that graduated from the Patrol Academy on December 20, 2019.

Trooper Lucas J. Combs, of Willow Springs, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 8, which serves the citizens of New Madrid and Pemiscot counties. Trooper Combs is a graduate of Willow Springs High School and has a Bachelor of Science degree from Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri. Trooper Combs is married to Kelsey (Stolba) and his field training officer will be Trooper James E. Conway.


Trooper Adam R. Shipley, of Jackson, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 12, which serves to citizens of Iron and Madison counties. Trooper Shipley is a graduate of Francis Howell Central High School in St. Charles and has a Bachelor of Science degree from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Trooper Shipley is married to Genny (Bradshaw) and his filed training officer will be Trooper Christopher C. Wakefield.

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