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This website is dedicated to all Troopers and non-sworn employees, both past and present, whose hard work, dedication, loyalty and integrity have made the Ohio State Highway Patrol one of the most professional and well respected law enforcement agencies in the Country.  Troopers who have dedicated their lives to the Patrol and put them on the line every day to serve and protect the citizens of our great State deserve our support. 

It represents those who are proud to be a Trooper, proud of the Flying Wheel and proud to wear the black and gray.  It represents Troopers who serve their communities with respect, honesty and integrity.  It represents Troopers who respect the Highway Patrol and all it stands for.  It represents Troopers who love the Patrol and care about its future!

Trooper to Trooper is an independent website developed by a group of  retired Troopers focusing on the interests, issues, and activities affecting the Ohio State Highway Patrol.  Funding is provided by the retired Superintendents of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. 

All website content is reviewed and approved by the Trooper to Trooper Editorial Board.
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"Our Heritage, Our Purpose"
"With Respect"
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We appreciate the support of all living, retired Superintendents and those in memoriam who have shared in our journey.

Colonel Robert M. Chiaramonte
EOW December 7th, 2014
Colonel Jack B. Walsh
EOW May 22nd, 2015
Colonel Thomas W. Rice
Colonel Warren H. Davies
Colonel Kenneth B. Marshall
Colonel Kenneth L. Morckel
Colonel Paul D. McClellan
Colonel Richard H. Collins
Colonel John Born
Colonel Paul Pride
Colonel Richard Fambro
Major David D. Sturtz, Ohio's 1st IG
EOW September 18, 2015


Pending retirements can be found at OSHPRetiree.org
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"An Abbreviated History of the STO"
Sunbird Reunion August 2025
Visiting with Fred Raby
September 2025

90th Anniversary History Update
Flying Wheel
90th Anniversary History Video


Registration information is now available for the 2026 Snowbird Reunion in Lake Mary, Florida, March 5-7! The golf scramble will be at the historic Mayfair Country Club, with their new clubhouse and golf course upgrades! 


For additional details, link to OSHPRetiree.org 
50th Anniversary Celebration November 2025
Thanks to our newest STO Patrons, contributing monthly to our lobbying efforts on behalf of the active and retired ranks of the Ohio State Highway Patrol; Doug Hamman, Mark Nichols, Heath 
Strawser and our newest Stetson Club Patron, retired Captain Marvin Hill!  
Find out how you can support the lobbying efforts of the State Troopers of Ohio by linking to the STO page on this website.  One time contributions can be made through Paypal by clicking on our STO logo to the right!  State Troopers of Ohio is a registered 501(c)4. 
Marvin Hill
​OSHP Field Operations Aviation Section provides their 2025 Annual Report 

Major David Brown / Captain Justin Cromer
2025_Aviation_Annual_Report.pdf
The Jackson District has added another Retirees Breakfast Gathering to the list at OHPRS.org. This breakfast gathering is scheduled for the third Tuesday of the Month beginning at 9:00 AM at the Bob Evans in Rio Grande.

Contacts for this breakfast are retirees George Harlow at [email protected] and Marvin Pullins at [email protected].  

Did you know there are 16 different "Retirees Gatherings" throughout the State every month! The list has been verified and updated for 2026 on the OHPRS website. 

Link to www.OHPRS.org and click open the Upcoming Retirees Events tab for information about all of our monthly Retirees Gatherings.

George & Allison Harlow
WLWT 5 / I-75 will be the focus for an enforcement blitz by Troopers, cracking down on speeding, OVI
Cleveland.com / Former trooper sworn in as newest officer for Orange Village
WKYC 3 / OSHP gives an update on deadly Ashland County crash
WHIO 7 / 9 arrested during recent violent crime reduction effort in Dayton
WTAP / Troopers investigating fatal crash in Pomery as vehicle lands in Ohio River after striking pole
Who's getting promoted?  Click open the PDF below to see the most recent promotions announced by Colonel Charles Jones.  The formal promotion ceremony is pending. Congratulations to all of our newest promotees! 

Promotion_Announcement_2122026.pdf
All the regulars at the monthly  Mansfield Retirees breakfast on Valentines Day!  Thanks to Bucyrus District Staff Lieutenants Lance Shearer and Brad Bishop for joining us and extending an invitation to the Bucyrus District Awards Banquet next month!
WHIZ 5 / 3 killed in head-on crash on St. Rt. 60 near Zanesville
WTVD 11 / OSHP assisting in North Carolina double-homicide investigation involving Ohio man
"An Abbreviated History of the State Troopers of Ohio"