For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B07114
November 13, 2007

EMPHASIS: Troop B Area Residents Complete Patrol's Community Alliance Program


On November 12, 2007, nineteen Troop B area residents completed a Community Alliance Program (Citizens Academy) offered by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop B Headquarters. This is the fourth program of this type to be conducted at the Troop B Headquarters since 2001. The Community Alliance Program is a unique opportunity for citizens to gain insight and understanding of the training and many duties of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. It also offers an opportunity to meet and interact with several members and employees of the Patrol. During the program, the participants met at the Troop B Headquarters in Macon, MO, for 10 consecutive Monday evenings and received classroom and practical instruction on various topics including firearms, traffic stops, accident and criminal investigations, polygraph examinations, and driving while intoxicated enforcement.

The program culminated with an awards ceremony, which was held at and sponsored by the Macon Comfort Inn. During the awards ceremony, attendees who completed the program were presented with a plaque for their participation. Participants of the 2007 Troop B Community Alliance Program were:
Genia Ashenfelter of Bevier, MO; Jackie Bordeleau of Paris, MO; Doyle Cook of Macon, MO; Sandra Dobbs of La Plata, MO; Heather Erickson-Davis of Kirksville, MO; Doug Galaske of Moberly, MO; Michele Jorgenson of Macon, MO; Damon LaFavor of Macon, MO; Todd Lineberry of Bevier, MO; Keith Maloney of Atlanta, MO; Sonny Noland of Macon, MO; Danny Orbin of Macon, MO; Bill Paul of Unionville, MO; Mark Proper of Clarence, MO; Samuel Richardson II of Moberly, MO; Dick Schlanker of Macon, MO; State Representative Tom Shively of Shelbyville, MO; Reverend Ryan Steitz of Macon, MO; and Lynn Van Dolah of Kirksville, MO
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