I recently retired as a lieutenant, from the Missouri State Highway Patrol after 33 years of service. I was raised in the Pettis County area. I had the good fortune to be the detail commander of the Patrol’s State Fair detachment for several years, during which I had the opportunity to become acquainted with and develop a professional relationship with Chief John DeGonia ,of the Sedalia Police Department. DeGonia and I did not always see eye to eye with every decision but I admired the fact that he would honestly voice his opinion.

Sedalia Police Chief John DeGonia has been selected to serve as acting city administrator as the City Council considers further action against suspended City Administrator Frank Myers.

Opinions vary regarding this week’s police vehicle stop report from the Missouri Attorney General’s office that indicated black motorists were 70 percent more likely than white drivers to be stopped.

Proactive work by Sedalia Police officers during 2009 helped decrease the number of crimes reported in the city by nearly 10 percent.

An internal investigation is being conducted by the Sedalia Police Department in response to a 911 call made from the home of a woman who was killed Sept. 7 in her home.

Three Sedalia Police Department investigators were traveling to Atlanta to interview a “person of interest,” in the case of a missing woman.

One of the newest members of the Sedalia Police Department has a nose for crime and walks on all fours.

Crime here increased slightly last year, according to a report recently released by the Sedalia Police Department.

Sedalia police officers searched a field Thursday looking for clues in a woman’s disappearance 12 days ago, said Police Chief John DeGonia.

A committee charged with reviewing the Sedalia Police Department’s use of force policy recommended that a similar group be appointed every four years.

The fur sometimes flies at Debbie DeGonia’s business, but that’s just fine with her.

The Sedalia City Council is expected to accept a bid for a new police patrol car, and hear a presentation about becoming a member of Tree City USA on Monday.

Sedalia Police Department Sgt. Kelley Casto, left, and Chief John DeGonia sort medications dropped off Saturday at Operation Medicine Cabinet. The police department and Bothwell Regional Health Center teamed up for the event, which resulted in the removal of 227 pounds of medications from Pettis County homes. About 85 people dropped off prescription and over-the-counter medicines for proper disposal by the Drug Enforcement Agency.

The lives of police officers who died in the line of duty over the last year will be honored during a ceremony Friday in Sedalia.

Local law enforcement agencies reported few arrests or disturbances over the Fourth of July weekend.