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ST. CLAIRSVILLE - Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Tyler C. Burd has been selected as the 2026 Trooper of the Year at the St. Clairsville Post and Ohio State Highway Patrol Dispatcher Ava Lucas has been selected as the 2026 Dispatcher of the Year at the St. Clairsville Post.
The selection of Burd is in recognition of outstanding service during 2026 at the St. Clairsville Post. The selection of Lucas is in recognition for outstanding service during 2026 at the St. Clairsville Post.
Fellow Sworn Officers and Dispatchers at the St. Clairsville Post selected Burd based on his leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic work attitude and cooperation with supervisors along with peers and the public.
Burd joined the Highway Patrol in 2013 as a member of the 155th Academy Class and earned his commission in 2014.
He began his career at the St. Clairsville Post that same year.
Burd is originally from Connellsville, Pennsylvania and was a 2007 graduate of Connellsville High School. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Pennsylvania State University in 2012.
He has received awards for safe driving, physical fitness and is a field training officer. He continues to maintain high standards and is a leader at the post.
"The St. Clairsville Post is proud to present Trooper Tyler C. Burd as their Post Trooper of the Year. Trooper Burd was selected at the St. Clairsville Post Trooper of the Year in 2019, 2021, and 2023. Trooper Burd is now in contention for the District and State Trooper of the Year Award," as stated in the patrol's press release.
When Burd is not working he enjoys restoring old cars, attending car shows, hunting and spending time with his family. He resides in St. Clairsville.
Sworn Officers and Dispatchers at the St. Clairsville Post and Steubenville Post chose Lucas based on technical job knowledge and ability, enthusiastic work attitude, teamwork, and prompt and courteous response to the public’s requests for information and assistance.
Lucas joined the Highway Patrol in 2024 and has served at the St. Clairsville Dispatch Center. Originally from Bethesda and a 2022 graduate of Union Local High School. Lucas graduated in 2024 from West Virginia Northern Community College with an associate degree in criminal justice.
Lucas is now in contention for the District and State Dispatcher of the Year Awards, which will be announced at a later date.