Murfreesboro PD Promotes Four Officers, Recognizes Employees

The Murfreesboro Police Department promoted four officers and recognized several employees for their years of service during a ceremony at department headquarters on October 30.

Chief Michael Bowen announced the promotions, which included two new lieutenants and two new sergeants.

Randall Gaines and Stephen McGowan were promoted to lieutenant.

Gaines joined the department in August 2011 and has served in several units, including Criminal Investigations, Uniformed Division and the Special Investigations Section’s narcotics and gang units. He also led the department’s Level A Clandestine Lab Team. Gaines holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Middle Tennessee State University and graduated from the 2026 SELA program. McGowan joined the department in April 2008. His previous assignments include the Uniformed Division, School Safety Division and Office of Professional Responsibility. He has also served as a field training officer, a member of the Special Operations Unit and the Honor Guard. McGowan completed the FBI LEEDA Trilogy Course and is a graduate of the TBI State Leadership Academy. Jonathan Dixon and Joel Trask were promoted to sergeant.

Dixon joined MPD in June 2018 and has served as a field training officer and a member of Field Force Operations. He is also an instructor in firearms, Field Force Operations and crisis intervention. Trask joined the department in February 2022 after previously serving as a sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department. At MPD, he has worked as a patrol officer, firearms instructor and background investigator. He also serves as assistant team leader of the department’s drone team and is a member of the Honor Guard. Trask received the LAPD Preservation of Life Award. The department also recognized employees for their years of service:

– 35 years: Sergeant Keith Sanders

– 30 years: Detective Michael Yates, Human Resources Administrative Support Specialist II Linda O’Brien, Communications Supervisor Renee Matthews and Detective Ed Gorham

– 25 years: Officer Brice Robbins

– 15 years: Officer Blake Troutman, Sergeant Jessica Hawkins, Detective Austin Crow and Sergeant Jeff Carroll

Murfreesboro PD Promotes Four Officers, Recognizes Employees

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