state police

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Two shirts which appear to be state police uniforms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“This kind of sophistication is phenomenal,” said Pronab Mohanty, head of cybercrimes and narcotics for India’s Karnataka state police.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Snyder struck it down on Feb. 9, writing that she was “constrained” to do so because the exemption of state police “unlawfully discriminates against federal officers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

The 80 people escaped on the day they were taken but hid in neighbouring villages for a fortnight "due to fear of being captured again", state police spokesman Mansur Hassan told the BBC.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Eventually our cities may find it necessary to reorganize their police on the pattern of the state police.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck