Sybil Paulette (Salchow) Phillips was born in Vallejo, California, but raised in Billings, Missouri. After graduating from Billings High School, she moved to Springfield, where she worked various jobs. Paulette was instrumental in allowing women to serve as police officers in Springfield, Mo., and served as the Springfield Police Department’s first female police officer from 1974 to 1982. After leaving the SPD, she attended Wedgewood Beauty School and worked as a beautician until the death of her sister Sue in 1985. She then worked for MOCIC as a Criminal Analyst before retiring.
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