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When the creating
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was signed into law in 1905, it made the Department |
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the first uniformed
police agency in the country to |
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be granted
authority to enforce all state laws. |
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At the
beginning, troopers |
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The State Police
patrolled Pennsylvania's 45,000 |
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patrolled
the Commonwealth's |
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square miles on
horseback and soon proved its worth |
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46,000 square miles on horseback |
by controlling mob
violence, protecting farm areas |
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and wildlife, and
tracking down criminals. |
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On September 2,
1906, two members of the |
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Department were
killed in a violent gun battle in |
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Jefferson County.
They were the first of more than |
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85 troopers who
have been killed in the line of duty, |
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1932-State
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protecting the
citizens of Pennsylvania. |
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In 1923, a second
statewide police department was |
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instituted within
Pennsylvania Department of |
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Private
John F.
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Highways.
The State Highway Patrol was given the |
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authority only to
enforce the Pennsylvania Motor |
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Code and was
usually seen patrolling the state's |
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burgeoning highway
network on motorcycles. |
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First
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