IN NEW POSITION

CHAFFEE -- Jerry Bledsoe of Benton has joined Wolsey Investigative Service Inc., as manager of field operations.

Jerry Wolsey, president of the firm, announced Bledsoe's appointment recently.

Bledsoe is a 16-year law enforcement veteran in Southeast Missouri. He attended the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., the Missouri State Highway Patrol Academy in Jefferson City, and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Ga.

Wolsey founded the investigative service in September of 1989. It provides security services for industrial plants, and investigative services for attorneys, corporations, and the private sector.