SUPERINTENDENT TO HOLD PROMOTION CEREMONY FOR NEW BUREAU CHIEF

WHAT:
Promotion Ceremony for newly appointed Chief of Field Operations Bureau,
Lt. Colonel W.F. “Pete” Landon

WHEN: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 10:00 A.M.

WHERE:
Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack “V”
9758 Ocean Gateway
Berlin, MD 21811
Phone: 410-641-3101

Maryland State Police Superintendent, Colonel Terrence B. Sheridan will officially present the new Chief of Field Operations Bureau, Lt. Colonel W.F. “Pete” Landon, with his badge and collar ornaments at the Berlin Barracks in a brief ceremony. Landon, an Eastern Shore native and a 25-year veteran of the Department, began his state police career at Centreville Barracks after graduating from the 89th Academy Class in July 1985. Since then, he has received numerous accolades for his dedication to duty in the various units which he served.

Since becoming a trooper, Landon has also been very active in volunteering for Special Olympics Maryland. He is involved in logistics planning for the MSP Polar Bear plunge each year, managing traffic control and security for the annual event that raised $3 million last year. He is also a veteran Superplunger, along with his two sons, raising over $40,000 for Special Olympic athletes in his past four years of plunging into the icy cold waters of the Chesapeake Bay once an hour for 24 hours, the day before the official Plunge. Most recently, Landon represented Maryland in the Law Enforcement Torch Run at the 2010 Special Olympics Summer National Games in Lincoln, Nebraska, by personally running over 100 miles to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics Maryland.