A major leadership vacancy in the Mississippi Highway Patrol has been filled. Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell announced Captain James Ivory III as the newest lieutenant colonel of the MHP. Ivory has served in various positions within DPS for 24 years. Most recently, he served as the captain.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) will take part in the 2023 Christmas and New Year’s Holiday Travel Period to get Mississippians safely to their holiday destinations. The goal is to reduce the number of crashes in hopes of preventing fatalities and serious injuries. MHP asks drivers to take these simple steps [.]
The holiday weekend is officially upon us in the Magnolia State and the Mississippi Highway Patrol is preparing to up their enforcement to help keep residents safe. For the Christmas travel period, an enhanced presence of state troopers will begin on Saturday, December 23, at 6:00 a.m. and conclude on.
Mississippi Highway Patrol Colonel Randy Ginn has announced that he will be stepping down and passing the torch to another. The longtime highway patrol division leader informed over 1,000 sworn-in officers as well as state lawmakers that he would be retiring during the Department of Public Safety’s first-ever “All DPS”.
A Monroe County native retired from his spot as the highest-ranked officer for MHP. Randy Ginn was named Colonel of the Mississippi Highway Patrol in June of 2020.