state police

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Two shirts which appear to be state police uniforms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Snyder had previously ruled the “No Vigilantes Act” could take effect because it did not exempt state police, a decision the Justice Department appealed to the 9th Circuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

The fresh charge - which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment - is the first time terrorism charges have been laid in the state, police say.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Lauren Bonds, executive director of the National Police Accountability Project, said that many local and state police departments are “much more transparent” than CBP when officers shoot people.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

When the Michigan state police raided an illegal Detroit bar, they discovered the local congressman, the local sheriff, and the city’s mayor all having a drink.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler