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2
a
: a mounted police officer
b
: a state police officer
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a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
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Shortly after midnight, Sorto left in the SUV with two passengers, and Georgia State Patrol troopers stopped them, finding two guns and several containers of blackberries in the SUV, officials said.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
On the first day of the Brian Walshe murder trial, three investigators who were involved in the Karen Read case have already been mentioned, including former Massachusetts State trooper Michael Proctor.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli announced Tuesday that James Miller, 63, has been sentenced to 22 to 44 years in state prison in connection with shooting at two state troopers and also firing shots into a neighbor's home last January.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Wyoming state troopers have rescued a teenage girl from Wisconsin who was kidnapped over the Thanksgiving weekend.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
On the first day of the Brian Walshe murder trial, three investigators who were involved in the Karen Read case have already been mentioned, including former Massachusetts State trooper Michael Proctor.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli announced Tuesday that James Miller, 63, has been sentenced to 22 to 44 years in state prison in connection with shooting at two state troopers and also firing shots into a neighbor's home last January.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Wyoming state troopers have rescued a teenage girl from Wisconsin who was kidnapped over the Thanksgiving weekend.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 8 Dec. 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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