Noun
(US, Australia, law enforcement) The police force belonging to the state (subnational) government, as contrasted with federal, county, or municipal law enforcement.
Outside the USA or Australia, the national police, i.e. the police force belonging to the national (state) government.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA big part of that is because we have such great relationships with regulatory agencies, the state police and the Department of Transportation. Source: Internet
About 3 a.m., a state trooper patrolling on the Dan Ryan saw a man in the passenger seat of a 2018 black Nissan Maxima fire at least one gunshot from a handgun, said Trooper Omoayena Williams, a state police spokeswoman. Source: Internet
According to a release from Illinois State Police, on August 23, 1992, 21-year-year-old Tammy Zywicki disappeared after leaving Evanston for Grinnell College in Iowa. Source: Internet
According to sources, the letter states, “As bullet proof jackets cover most parts of the torso, those of the CAPFs and State Police forces should be of plain Khaki colour and not of combat colour.” Source: Internet
According to Delaware State Police, the victim was struck in the parking lot when multiple gunshots broke out. Source: Internet
According to a preliminary investigation, a trooper with the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit on Thursday was monitoring an online dating application while posing as a 14-year-old male. Source: Internet