state police
Outside the USA or Australia, the national police, i.e.
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Mass. State Police vehicle involved in serious wrong-way crash on Route 1 in Saugus | Click on the image to read the full story
Arraignment set for Mass. State Police trooper charged in trainee's death | Click on the image to read the full story
BREAKING: A driver is dead, and a state trooper is critically injured after a wrong-way crash that has closed Route 1 north in Lynnfield, state police say. on.nbcboston.com/BBUeMe6
#BREAKING UPDATE: State police say they arrested this man on a murder charge after he called them to his home in Beacon Falls. https://www.wfsb.com/2026/05/06/man-arrested-mobile-home-murder-beacon-falls-state-police-…
Oregon State Police has been sharing residents' personal data with DHS, lawsuit claims - KGW
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Outside the USA or Australia, the national police, i.e. the police force belonging to the national (state) government.
“Feed: "The BayNet" By: Maryland State Police on Monday, May 4, 2026”
— Bluesky· May 2026“New Jersey State Police say the bottom of the plane and a landing gear tire collided with a light pole and a truck, while the Federal Aviation Administration were at the airport on Monday morning as part of the ongoing investigation.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Detroit Metro Times and Invisible Institute plan to appeal after judge sides with state police on FOIA exemptions.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Kentucky State Police responding to multiple school bomb threats across Commonwealth https://tinyurl.com/5n8zypfn”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Kentucky State Police investigating 'multiple' school bomb threats around the state”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(USA, Australia, law enforcement) The police force belonging to the state (subnational) government, as contrasted with federal, county, or municipal law enforcement.
“Mass. State Police vehicle involved in serious wrong-way crash on Route 1 in Saugus | Click on the image to read the full story”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Arraignment set for Mass. State Police trooper charged in trainee's death | Click on the image to read the full story”
— Bluesky· May 2026“BREAKING: A driver is dead, and a state trooper is critically injured after a wrong-way crash that has closed Route 1 north in Lynnfield, state police say. on.nbcboston.com/BBUeMe6”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#BREAKING UPDATE: State police say they arrested this man on a murder charge after he called them to his home in Beacon Falls. https://www.wfsb.com/2026/05/06/man-arrested-mobile-home-murder-beacon-falls-state-police-say/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oregon State Police has been sharing residents' personal data with DHS, lawsuit claims - KGW”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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