troopers

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In Selma: For the movie “Selma,” filmmakers returned to the Edmund Pettus Bridge to re-create the scene where state troopers clashed with nearly 600 voting-rights marchers in 1965, an event known as Bloody Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“Shame!” and “We all saw this!,” a reaction resulting in one man’s quick expulsion from the Capitol by state troopers as the senators watched, some filming the altercation on their phones.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2025

Abrego Garcia was pulled over for speeding with eight other passengers and told troopers they were doing construction work in Missouri.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

State troopers now stand guard outside schools and government buildings.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

The troopers had by this time developed the roll of film in the hiker’s Minolta, which included several apparent self-portraits.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer