Gov. Bev Perdue Names Randy Glover to Lead the Highway Patrol

 

Gov. Bev Perdue today appointed Lt. Col. Randy Glover to the position of colonel of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Glover, who currently serves as director of field operations, will assume his new role Aug. 1. Glover replaces Colonel Walter J. Wilson, Jr., who is retiring. In addition, Gov. Perdue appointed Major Wellington Scott to fill the position of lieutenant colonel vacated by Glover. Scott will assume his new role on Aug. 1. Lt. Col. Jamie Hatcher will remain in his current position as deputy commander.

 “Lt. Col. Glover has demonstrated exceptional leadership throughout his career with the Patrol,” said Gov. Perdue. “I am confident that he will serve this state and the more than 2,300 Highway Patrol employees with honor and distinction. I look forward to seeing the Patrol progress under his leadership and that of Lt. Col Hatcher and Major Scott.”

Glover, a Nashville native, has served on the Patrol since 1980 when he was first assigned to Harnett County. Glover is a graduate of the Southern Police Institute in Louisville. Glover is a member of the Southern Police Institute Association.

Scott, a Washington, D.C. native, has served on the Patrol since 1985 when he was first assigned to Troop C in Wake County. Scott attended Shaw University and is a member of the Body of Christ Church in Raleigh.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol was created in 1929 to make the highways of North Carolina as safe as possible. The Patrol now employs 1,823 troopers to cover more than 78,000 miles of North Carolina roadways.