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Longest current serving female FHP trooper signs off for final time

Published July 30, 2019 4:12pm EDT

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (FOX 35 ORLANDO) - The longest current serving female Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper has retired.

Barbara Ehrhart has served with FHP for 36 years in Manatee County. She was the longest current serving female with FHP as of her final sign-off.

Barbara completed her final sign-off on Tuesday. Video of it was posted on the FHP southwest Florida Twitter page.

This story was written in Orlando, Florida.