
“I came to the realization that I just wasn’t performing the way that I once was,” said Gordon, 25, a Detroit native. “So I said, ‘What is another career that will allow me to have an impact, have influence on younger kids and also leave behind a positive legacy?’ Instantly, state trooper — law enforcement — jumped into my mind.”
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Michigan State Police have released in-car video of a trooper being attacked during a traffic stop in Berrien County. Civilians stopped to help the officer, perhaps preventing a gun grab attack.
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A Three Rivers, MI, police chase ended with the suspects' vehicle on its side after an officer executed a PIT maneuver causing it to rollover.
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A mother and son are in police custody after they tried hiring a hit man to kill three officers, according to the Michigan State Police.
Read More →A 20-year-old Saginaw man lost both his legs after being dragged by a train Monday, April 25, after leading police on a short foot chase.
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For saving a child from a house fire, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has selected Trooper Jim Leonard and Trooper Rick Carlson, of the Michigan State Police, and Deputy Justin Holzschu, of the Otsego County (MI) Sheriff's Department, as the recipients of its Officer of the Month Award for March 2016.
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OceanServer Technology recently delivered an Iver3-580 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to the Michigan State Police Underwater Recovery Unit. The AUV system operates at depths to 200 meters and includes EdgeTech’s 2205 high-resolution side scan sonar.
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Michigan State Police motorcycle trooper Chad Wolf was killed Friday when he was hit and dragged by a car in a highway accident.
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On Sunday May 11, a Dearborn Heights, Mich., police sergeant was seen barbecuing with his close friend and neighbor. Six days later, the two men were found dead together in a garage with no obvious signs of foul play.
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Michigan State Police have become one of the first law enforcement agencies in the nation to receive authorization from the Federal Aviation Authority to use unmanned aerial systems, commonly referred to as drones, in police operations.
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