Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Coleton J. Piatt has been selected as 2024 Trooper of the Year.
The selection of Trooper Piatt is in recognition of his outstanding service during 2024 at the Springfield Post.
Fellow officers stationed at the Springfield Post chose Trooper Piatt based on leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic work attitude, and cooperation with supervisors, peers, and the public.
Piatt is now in contention for the District and State Trooper of the Year Award, which will be announced at a later date.
He joined the Highway Patrol in 2023 and has served at the Springfield Post throughout his career.
Originally from West Liberty and a graduate of West Liberty-Salem High School, Trooper Piatt attends Eastern Gateway Community College where he is studying criminal justice.
