By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
The Missouri Highway Patrol does more than just write tickets, and Troop H in St. Joseph is giving people a chance to learn all about it.
Troop H is now accepting applications for the Community Alliance Program.
Seargent Shane Hux with Troop H says the Community Alliance Program is an opportunity for people to learn what the highway patrol is all about.
"It's not just about writing tickets for us we offer all kinds of services whether it be anything from changing a tire on the side of the road or assisting another agency with our SWAT team," Hux tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "You know, there's a big variance of what we do."
The community alliance program is a five-week course that begins on September 20th. and ends October 18th. Only 20 people can be accepted to the program.
Hux says the classes will provide a hands-on learning experience
"We will bring them in and we will let them do some mock traffic stops, we'll do what we call the MILO machine, it's a computer simulated shoot don't shoot scenarios, things like that," Hux explains.
Hux says many people that have taken the course are supporters of the highway patrol and have found the experience positive.
"Some may be on the fence as far as the line of avenue we take or as far as our policy and procedures, but I've never heard a negative thing about the community alliance program," Hux says. "Matter of fact, people when they leave, they realize that hey I did not know that you guys offered all these types of services."
Applications are open now. Hux says interested people can contact him for more information.