— On August 13, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry welcomed the newest graduating class of Tennessee State Troopers. The department conducted an 11-week lateral trooper class, and the graduation took place at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville.
Class 99 included three troopers with bachelor’s degrees, one trooper with a master’s degree and eight years of combined military service. Additionally, the lateral class brings a combined 54 years of prior law enforcement experience to the THP.
Commissioner Long served as the keynote speaker during the graduation ceremony and administered the oath of office for the new troopers…