state police
Americannoun
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The FBI, working with state police, is pursuing “every last detail” about the shooter’s possible connection to terrorism, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 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
Lauren Bonds, executive director of the National Police Accountability Project, said that many local and state police departments are “much more transparent” than CBP when officers shoot people.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026
How the state police had rapped on the window.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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