New State Police Trooper with Manchester roots assigned to Monroe Post
Michigan State Police Trooper Dane Smith from Manchester has been assigned to Monroe State Police Post.
On July 12, 2018, the Monroe State Police Post received four new troopers to add to its ranks. These troopers are recent graduates of the 134th Trooper Recruit School, and completed 26 weeks of intensive training in firearms, water safety, defensive tactics, patrol techniques, report writing, ethics, cultural diversity and implicit bias, first aid, criminal law, crime scene processing and precision driving, and one of them, Tpr. Dane Smith, is from Manchester.
Tpr. Dane Smith grew up in Manchester, Michigan and is a graduate of Manchester High School. Trooper Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University. Prior to joining the Michigan State Police, Trooper Smith worked at McLennan’s Landscaping in Manchester, and as a data entry clerk at Jackson National Life Insurance Company. He is the son of Ronnie Smith and Catherine Koefoed-Smith of Manchester, Michigan.
Of the other three, Tpr. Evan Ashley grew up in Wyandotte, Tpr. Andrew Dayfield grew up in Brownstown, and Tpr. Austin Howard grew up in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
The four troopers will now start the Field Training Officer Program (F.T.O), working with a Field Training Officer for the next 17 weeks. This on-the-job training will provide them with knowledge and experience for single officer patrol.
Including these new troopers, there are 1,269 troopers assigned statewide.
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