state police

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"For operational reasons, I won't go into who may be arrested but obviously we're working very closely with Commonwealth authorities," New South Wales state police commissioner Mal Lanyon said on Thursday before their arrival.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

At the time, Snyder wrote she was “constrained” to block the mask ban because of a last-minute carve-out exempting state police, finding it discriminated against the federal government.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Operations targeting Indians are often staffed by Indian nationals who themselves were lured into working in the scam compounds, said Mohanty, the Karnataka state police official.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

A couple of times a year, I would come to find, a Sing Sing officer was hauled off in handcuffs by the state police.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover