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Troop M

Trooper “The Glue” Waller Scared? No Way!

11.08.10
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M/Sgt Jared Waller is a 10 year veteran of the Mississippi Highway Patrol from Troop M.  There’s not much that he hasn’t seen on the job – you know… the good, the bad, and the ugly!  All that stuff just kind of goes with the territory of being a brave, smart, tough, loyal member of [...]

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Harrington Has a New Baby!

07.09.10

Trooper Luke “Lukester” Harrington (Troop M) and his wife are the proud parents of a new baby girl.  Her name is Kenadie Elizabeth Harrington.  Kenadie is the first born to the Harrington’s.  She was born June 30th at 3:20 p.m. and weighed 8lbs and 12 oz.  Everyone is doing well.  On behalf of the MSTA [...]

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The Happy Delivery Man!

06.09.10

Okay, take a really close look at this photo.  Look again. Now what did you see?  A smiling trooper?  A man with no watch? A stack of boxes labeled “handle with care” biological specimen samples? A pretty sunshiney day? A blue car in the background? A trooper happy to take the goods in as a [...]

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“Two” Good “Two” Be True!

05.30.10

It’s TWINS for Trooper Brandon Fortenberry and his wife, Amber!  The twins were born on May 6 at 1703 and 1706.  We are please “two” welcome the new additions to the Mississippi Trooper family.  Braxton weighed 5 pounds and 16 ounces, and his twin sister, Lexi weighed 5 pounds and 11 ounces.  The twins and [...]

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A New Trooper Family Member!

05.16.10

On behalf of all members of the Mississippi State Troopers Association, we’re happy to welcome our newest little trooper fan.  Trooper Adam Speeg and his wife, Samantha, are the proud parents of their first child.  Baby Julia Emerson Speeg was born on February 15 and weighed 7 pounds.  She was 20 inches long.  Please join [...]

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It’s a proud Grand Captain!

12.19.09

What’s a Grand Captain on the Mississippi Highway Patrol you ask?  Well, that would be a proud new GRANDDADDY who just so happens to be a captain down in Troop M!   On behalf of the Mississippi State Troopers Association’s Board of Directors, we’d like to welcome and say congratulations to baby Grayson Joseph Rogers who [...]

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Leggetts Get New Bundle of “Joy”

06.21.09

Trooper Josh Leggett (MS) and his wife, Neisha Leggett, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter. Her name is Joy Nicole Leggett, and she was born on December 9 at 11:16 a.m. She weighed in at 7 lb 14 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Baby Joy Nicole is also welcomed home by [...]

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Troopers Take National Award!

04.28.09

Highway Patrol Dressed and Successful!  Mississippi Highway Patrol has been awarded first place for the “Best Dressed Public Safety” award for 2008-09. The announcement was made today by Colonel Mike Berthay, of the Mississippi Highway Patrol. The North-American Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD) selected the Mississippi Highway Patrol for this prestigious award from among [...]

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Crawford Receives 2nd Degree Burns

07.15.08

Over the July 4th weekend, MSTA Board Member and Trooper Steve Crawford was injured in a grilling accident at his home. Apparently, he lit the gas grill and came back to discover that the fire was not burning. Not realizing that the gas was still turned on, he tried to relight the gas grill when [...]

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Harrington in a Wreck – He’s Doing Fine

06.26.08

Trooper Luke Harrington, of Troop M, had an accident on June 24. He turned his vehicle around to pursue a violator heading south on I-55 in Pike County. Another vehicle made a lane change from the right lane to the left in front of Harrington. He took evasive action in order to avoid the other [...]

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