state police
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Training for local and state police on countering unauthorized drone activity at the World Cup was part of a $500 million federal grant amid this growing threat to sporting events.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
New Mexico's Office of the Medical Investigator positively identified the body as Casias', state police said in a statement.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Ms. Sherrill decided on a very New Jersey solution: Call in state police to set up a security perimeter around Delaney Hall so ICE could do its job.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
He complained that state police were not deployed to assist ICE officers.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Created in the nineteenth century as a volunteer citizen militia to fight American Indians on the frontier and, later, Mexicans along the border, the Rangers had evolved into a kind of state police force.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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