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: a mounted police officer
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: a state police officer
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a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
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How to track speeders Paul Novack’s recent Sun Sentinel essay on the lack of FHP troopers identifies ways to juggle existing funds to increase FHP’s presence on our highways.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
The State Police is being investigated by the Department of Justice following a 2021 Associated Press investigation that uncovered more than a dozen incidents over the past 10 years in which troopers beat Black men and sought to cover up their actions.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 31 July 2024
As the number of state police pursuits rose by nearly half -- from 404 to 591 -- from 2019 to 2020, troopers' use of the ramming tactic, one of several ways troopers are trained to intervene to end pursuits, also soared.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 24 July 2024
Florida is consistently at the lowest levels in the nation regarding numbers of troopers compared to population and highway usage, and also in terms of trooper compensation.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
The State Police is being investigated by the Department of Justice following a 2021 Associated Press investigation that uncovered more than a dozen incidents over the past 10 years in which troopers beat Black men and sought to cover up their actions.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 31 July 2024
As the number of state police pursuits rose by nearly half -- from 404 to 591 -- from 2019 to 2020, troopers' use of the ramming tactic, one of several ways troopers are trained to intervene to end pursuits, also soared.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 24 July 2024
Florida is consistently at the lowest levels in the nation regarding numbers of troopers compared to population and highway usage, and also in terms of trooper compensation.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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trooper
noun
troop·er
ˈtrü-pər 
1
: a cavalry soldier
2
a
: a police officer who rides a horse
b
: a state police officer
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