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a
: a mounted police officer
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: a state police officer
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Abbott is also seeking $3.62 billion to defray costs for the National Guard deployment and $2.25 billion for the cost of keeping DPS troopers at the border.
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Isaac Damon King, accused of murdering an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper in 2018, was denied his motion to withdraw a guilty plea.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
In surveys of members conducted with more than 75% participation, more than 90% of command officers and 98% of troopers expressed non-confidence in Grady and his controversial choice as the MSP's chief deputy director, Lt. Col. Aimee Brimacombe, the unions announced in June.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
In a preliminary investigation, troopers determined a Ford F-150 traveling southbound on KY-261 crossed the center line and struck a Chevrolet Silverado head-on, causing both vehicles to be engulfed in flames.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 July 2025
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Isaac Damon King, accused of murdering an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper in 2018, was denied his motion to withdraw a guilty plea.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
In surveys of members conducted with more than 75% participation, more than 90% of command officers and 98% of troopers expressed non-confidence in Grady and his controversial choice as the MSP's chief deputy director, Lt. Col. Aimee Brimacombe, the unions announced in June.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
In a preliminary investigation, troopers determined a Ford F-150 traveling southbound on KY-261 crossed the center line and struck a Chevrolet Silverado head-on, causing both vehicles to be engulfed in flames.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 July 2025
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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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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