state police

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Delta state police have rejected claims circulating online that the Alue-Do festival in Ozoro was a "rape festival".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

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

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

Eventually our cities may find it necessary to reorganize their police on the pattern of the state police.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck