troopers

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In Selma: For the movie “Selma,” filmmakers returned to the Edmund Pettus Bridge to re-create the scene where state troopers clashed with nearly 600 voting-rights marchers in 1965, an event known as Bloody Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“Shame!” and “We all saw this!,” a reaction resulting in one man’s quick expulsion from the Capitol by state troopers as the senators watched, some filming the altercation on their phones.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2025

Body camera footage shows the troopers discussing the sight as suspicious, but they did not ticket or charge him.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

A spokesman told the BBC that it provided "all resources" requested by the Secret Service, including between 30 and 40 troopers inside perimeter.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

However, my hostility does not extend to the state troopers now maintained in most parts of the country.

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