ASHLAND – The Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol recently announced the promotion of two employees.
On Oct. 10, Sergeant Bradley R. Bishop was promoted to the rank of lieutenant by Colonel Richard S. Fambro, Patrol superintendent. Lieutenant Bishop will remain in his current assignment at the Ashland Post to serve as post commander.
Lieutenant Bishop began his Patrol career in October 1998 as a member of the 132nd Academy Class. He earned his commission in April of the following year and was assigned to the Ashland Post. In 2016, he earned the Criminal Patrol Award. In 2010, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and transferred to the Norwalk Post to serve as an assistant post commander. As a sergeant, he also served at the Wooster Post.
Lieutenant Bishop earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in criminal justice from North Central State College in 2021.
Also on Oct. 10, Trooper Brian J. Beal was promoted to the rank of sergeant by Colonel Richard S. Fambro, Patrol superintendent. Sergeant Beal will transfer from his current assignment in the Cleveland District Criminal Investigations Unit to serve as an assistant post commander at the Ashland Post.
Sergeant Beal began his Patrol career in September 2002 as a member of the 140th Academy Class. He earned his commission in February of the following year and was assigned to the Toledo Post. In 2009, he was selected as Post Trooper of the Year. He received the Superintendent Award of Excellence three times. As a trooper, he also served at the Medina Post.
Sergeant Beal earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice from Baldwin Wallace University in 2002.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is an internationally accredited agency whose mission is to protect life and property, promote traffic safety and provide professional public safety services with respect, compassion, and unbiased professionalism.
