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Post names trooper, dispatcher of year

Ohio State Highway Patrol information

The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has named its Trooper of the Year and Dispatcher of the Year for 2014.

Trooper Adam M. Brincefield has been selected 2014 Trooper of the Year at the Van Wert Post.  Brincefield joined the Highway Patrol in 2003 and has served at the Patrol’s Training Academy in addition to the Van Wert Post.

Dispatcher R.D. Scheirer
Meghan Scheirer
Trooper Adam Brincefield
Adam Brincefield

Fellow officers stationed at the Van Wert Post, chose Brincefield, 33, based on his leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic work attitude, and cooperation with supervisors, peers, and the public.

Brincefield has been awarded the Patrol’s Physical Fitness and Safe Driving awards. He also serves as a field-training officer. Brincefield enjoys participating in speech details and working with children.

Brincefield and his family reside in Van Wert County.

Radio Dispatcher Meghan L. Scheirer has been recognized as the 2014 Dispatcher of the Year. Scheirer joined the Highway Patrol in 2013 and is assigned to the Van Wert Dispatch Center. She is a graduate of Defiance High School and Defiance College.
Scheirer, 35, was honored in recognition of her outstanding service over the past year.  Management and dispatchers/communications technicians chose Scheirer based on her technical job knowledge and ability, enthusiastic work attitude, teamwork, and prompt and courteous response to the public’s requests for information and assistance.

Scheirer and her family reside in Defiance County.
Both Brincefield and Scheirer are in contention for district and state honors as Trooper of the Year and Dispatcher of the Year. Those honors will be announced at later date.

POSTED: 12/19/14 at 8:23 am. FILED UNDER: News