30°Norwalk, Milan posts get newly promoted sergeants
Sep 02
2010
The Norwalk and Milan posts of the state Highway Patrol each have new assistant post commanders.
Troopers Bradley R. Bishop and Amy D. Ivy were promoted to the rank of sergeant Wednesday by Col. David Dicken, the patrol superintendent, during a ceremony at the patrol's academy in Columbus. Bishop has been working at the Norwalk post since about Aug. 1 before his promotion and Ivy was assigned to the Milan post, which covers the Ohio Turnpike.
Bishop transferred from the Ashland post, where he'd been assigned since his April 1999 commission as a trooper. During his career, he has earned the Health-Physical Fitness Award in 2006, 2008 and 2010; the Safe Driver Award in 2004 and 2006; a certificate of recognition in 2005; and a Criminal Patrol Award in 2009.
Lt. John Maxey, the Norwalk post commander, worked with Bishop in the Ashland post. He said he thinks Bishop has natural leadership skills.
"He's always been driven. He likes to work the road and is good at motivating people," Maxey said.
"Brad's going to fit right in. He'll lead the midnight shift," he continued.
Bishop lives in Ashland with his wife, Amber, and their three children: Colton, Lauren and Gracie.
Ivy transferred from the Mansfield post to serve as an assistant post commander at the Milan post.
She began her career in the patrol in April 2002 as a member of the 139th academy class. After being commissioned as a trooper in October 2002, she was assigned to the Wooster post. Ivy also served at the Swanton and Ashland posts.
Since July 1, three of the four assistant post commanders at the Norwalk post have changed.
Following the July 1 retirement of Sgt. Mary Mack, Sgt. Tony Myers, who has been with the patrol for 21 years, arrived to take her position. Myers also oversaw Bishop's mandatory training after Bishop started working at the Norwalk post about Aug. 1. Sgt. Darren Thomas arrived about the same time as Bishop.
Myers and Bishop both transferred from the Milan post.
Sgts. Tony DeChoudens and Brian Gockstetter transferred from Norwalk to the Milan post this year. Gockstetter, of Norwalk, is a 1992 Western Reserve High School graduate whose peers at the Norwalk post named him Trooper of the Year five times in his nearly 13 years serving Huron County with the patrol.
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02:04 PM
kURT says
Easy Bailey.......this isn't Detroit or Cleveland; besides how many State Patrol cars do you see sitting @ a home? Pay cuts 4cops. (couldn't resist that 1)05:22 AM
BaileyOriginally says
kURT...that's anywhere. It's just common sense. You get some wahoo that's all mad about a ticket, and is gonna 'show that cop' some redneck justice... It happens.07:47 PM
bobaluey says
Bailey does make a good point.09:02 PM
livelife says
I would also agree with Kat09:02 PM
livelife says
I would also agree with Kat08:41 PM
BaileyOriginally says
Being in law enforcement, I wonder how thrilled the new sarg is to have his residence city and wife and kids names listed in the newspaper. Typically not a good idea, given the career.08:17 PM
letmepicyou says
Well, I'll say this. An officer that truly protects the people, who values the rights of the citizens and their personal liberties as outlined in the constitution, should have NO worry about his family and children. If I know that an officer is indeed good and takes the oath to support and defend seriously? I'll stand by that man has a brother. I would say the only reason an officer would have to worry is if he abuses his/her power, is known to trounce the rights of the citizens, and cares more about making arrest records and oppressing the people than he does the constitution. I suggest taking a long hard look at our constitution and making an informed decision if the militarization of police and looking at citizens who "make frequent references to the constitution" or "support property rights" as terrorists, as handed down to local police departments nation wide by "Homeland Security" (there's an oxymoron if I ever heard one) is a good idea or not. I'm not against police, I'm just FOR constitutional rights. And the list of instances of rights violations BY police is, in fact, rather long. If, as a police officer you can't see or admit to that, then something is very wrong indeed.07:58 AM
retired says
I would have to agree, Kat.09:44 PM
Kottage Kat says
Somehow I fail to see the correlation in the rhetoric posted above and the promotion of these Troopers. The caliber and professionalism of Troopers is and for the most part good, I wish all mentioned above success in your new positions, and I hope not to make your aqaintence.01:21 PM
letmepicyou says
Lets hope when the time comes, when martial law is declared and the roundup of citizens and confiscation of our weapons begins, lets hope the police stand beside their neighbors and fellow citizens, instead of with the globalist pigs that want to destroy the sovereignty of our nation and who want to take our rights away one by one. Because when the takeover is complete, the globalists won't think of the police as "one of them". Then the police become the next to be rounded up, because they know where the bodies are buried and who gave the orders. Nuremberg trials made it quite clear that "just following orders" is no excuse. Keep that in mind, officers.