state police

noun

1. a police force under state authority rather than under the authority of a city or county in the state.

Example Sentences

Is he planning on an armed standoff with state police?

From Salon

Meanwhile in New York, state police are investigating the death of Dariel Vasquez, a teenaged state parks employee who was killed while fighting a large brush fire in Sterling Forest, near the New Jersey line.

From Salon

Voters have passed a ballot proposition that would allow local and state police to arrest and detain people on the basis of their immigration status, and state courts to deport them.

From Slate

McBride, who already broke history as the first openly transgender person ever elected to a state Senate seat, faced off against Republican John Whalen, a former Delaware state police officer.

From BBC

In January, state police in Latvia set up a separate unit specialising in monitoring chat apps for drug trafficking and communication, and officials have named Telegram as a particular concern.

From BBC