After 36 years in law enforcement, Srgt. Cody Fulkerson of the Missouri Highway Patrol is stepping down.  He will take a few weeks off before focusing on his new position with the Missouri Division of Alcohol an dTobacco.

Many will recognize Fulkerson as the communications person for Troop I, others may remember the 6 years he spent as a police officer with the city of Rolla.

After serving the community of Rolla for 6 years as a member of the police department, Fulkerson joined the highway patrol in 1992 and was assigned to Troop I. Since then, Fulkerson said he has been assigned all over the state and involved in many different types of incidents and crisis.

I was appointed to the Governor’s Personal Protection Detail in 2006 and served on the detail for two administrations with Governor(s) Blunt and Nixon respectfully.”

In 2010, he returned to Troop I where he served as a Zone Commander until being appointed to his current position as the Public Information Sergeant in 2014.

He will be honored with a retirement reception on June 28, at Troop I headquarters in Rolla. The public is invited to attend. The reception gets underway at 1:00 p.m.

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