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 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

When federal agents left, local and state police who stayed to secure the crime scene were overrun by protesters, Evans said, which the lawsuit alleged likely spoiled evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Joe and his entourage left state police headquarters, piled into Eloy Quintana’s dilapidated pickup, and in a cloud of violet-colored exhaust, drove back up the highway to Louie’s Cafe.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols