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Six new troopers joined the ranks of Kentucky State Police Post 9 on Jan. 25. Many of those troopers are from either the Post 9 area or Eastern Kentucky and graduated with the KSP Academyâs 100th class. News-Express photo by Gary Slone
On January 22, forty-five new Kentucky State Police troopers graduated from the KSP Academy, and six of those new troopers were assigned to Post 9 in Pikeville.
Troopers James Cress from Slemp in Perry County, Joshua Diles from Phelps in Pike County, Dalton Kidd from Grethel in Floyd County, Adam Pierce from Elkhorn City in Pike County, Christopher Tyree from Whitesburg in Letcher County and Braxton Whitmore from Hazard in Perry County reported for duty Jan. 25.
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Jan 22, 2021 8:05 PM
Today, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Training Academy, along with the Governor’s Office and the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, presented graduation diplomas to forty-five new troopers. Of those, six new troopers are assigned to Post 9. These cadets have special significance as they represent the one-hundredth training class since the inception of the agency in 1948.
KSP Post 9 Captain Randal Surber is excited to welcome new troopers to Pikeville. Surber said the troopers are beginning a rewarding career and it will be an honor to serve alongside them.
”We are very excited with the arrival of the new troopers at post. We are fortunate with this class because five out of the six reside in our post district, unlike other classes where they get trained and transfer out to their home town. Once they complete their field training program, these six men are going to be a great asset to not only our post but also to the communit