The Smithville Police Department is honoring one of its own.
Corporal Travis Bryant has been presented a certificate of achievement in recognition of five years of dedicated service with the Smithville Police Department.
Corporal Bryant received the award from Chief Randy Caplinger on Wednesday, April 25
Others on hand for the observance were Mayor Taft Hendrixson and Alderman/Police Commissioner Shawn Jacobs.
Corporal Bryant serves as the department’s evidence officer and radar instructor and he has helped the department secure more than $90,000 in grants through the Governor’s Highway Safety Office to buy equipment such as in-car cameras, radars, computers, and overtime funding for saturation patrols, traffic control, and DUI enforcement, along with free specialized training.
Chief Caplinger said the department plans to make it a practice of honoring other members of the department for specific years of service.
(Pictured left to right: Alderman/Police Commissioner Shawn Jacobs, Corporal Travis Bryant, Chief Randy Caplinger, and Mayor Taft Hendrixson)