Trooper Joshua L. Patrick was promoted to the rank of sergeant Monday by Colonel Paul A. Pride, Patrol superintendent, during a ceremony at the Patrol’s Academy. Sergeant Patrick will transfer from his current assignment at the Cincinnati Post to serve as an assistant post commander at the Georgetown Post.

Sergeant Patrick joined the Patrol in March 2006 as a member of the 146th Academy Class. He earned his commission in November of that year and was assigned to the Lebanon Post. In 2013, he transferred to his most recent assignment at the Cincinnati Post.

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