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The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested 29-year-old Joshua L. Blakerby of Marshall at 2:12 p.m. Monday in Pettis County.

We’ve heard it before: There are good police, and there are bad police. But there’s another category that may not immediately come to mind when pondering the badged men and women risking their lives for the sake of others. Even Westland’s Deputy Police Chief Brian Miller was initially stumped when asked if there were intrinsic truths about police work that most everyday residents don’t understand. “That’s a big question there,” he said before pausing. “I think that … Yeah, I d...