state police
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“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
The three appointments gave Tojo extensive control over the government, the army and the state police.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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
Any difficult crime he always referred to the state police: in fact, they wound up processing most of his arrests.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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