PA State Police Exam with Accurate
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When was the State Police founded? - ANSWER-May 2nd, 1905
Why was the State Police founded - ANSWER-To stop the violence caused by the
Great Anthracite Strike
Who signed the State Police into legislation? - ANSWER-Samuel W. Pennypacker
PA State Police were made up of.... and were responsible for patrolling how many
miles? - ANSWER-228 men and 45,000 miles
The PA State Police was made up of four Troops - ANSWER-Troop A, Greenburg
Troop B, Wilkes-Barre (later moved to Wyoming)
Troop C, Reading
Troop D, Punxsutawney
Troop E, Lancaster
When was Troop E established? - ANSWER-February 1920
The State Highway Patrol was created along with the nation's first statewide police radio
telegraph system when? - ANSWER-1923
The State Highway Patrol merged with the State Police in - ANSWER-June 29th, 1973
The official term State Police was adopted when? - ANSWER-Act 53 of April 28th, 1943
The first Canine Drug Enforcement teams were operational when? - ANSWER-January
8th, 1988
S.E.R.T stands for? - ANSWER-Special - Emergency - Response - Team
A.F.I.S stands for and was adopted when? - ANSWER-Automated Fingerprint
Identification System - adopted in 1990
The first African American, Ronald Sharpe was appointed commissioner of the PA State
Police in? - ANSWER-August 1987
In 2003 Core purpose and core values replaced the departments vision proclamation
originally established in 1991. This was changed to read: Police service with
Solutions
When was the State Police founded? - ANSWER-May 2nd, 1905
Why was the State Police founded - ANSWER-To stop the violence caused by the
Great Anthracite Strike
Who signed the State Police into legislation? - ANSWER-Samuel W. Pennypacker
PA State Police were made up of.... and were responsible for patrolling how many
miles? - ANSWER-228 men and 45,000 miles
The PA State Police was made up of four Troops - ANSWER-Troop A, Greenburg
Troop B, Wilkes-Barre (later moved to Wyoming)
Troop C, Reading
Troop D, Punxsutawney
Troop E, Lancaster
When was Troop E established? - ANSWER-February 1920
The State Highway Patrol was created along with the nation's first statewide police radio
telegraph system when? - ANSWER-1923
The State Highway Patrol merged with the State Police in - ANSWER-June 29th, 1973
The official term State Police was adopted when? - ANSWER-Act 53 of April 28th, 1943
The first Canine Drug Enforcement teams were operational when? - ANSWER-January
8th, 1988
S.E.R.T stands for? - ANSWER-Special - Emergency - Response - Team
A.F.I.S stands for and was adopted when? - ANSWER-Automated Fingerprint
Identification System - adopted in 1990
The first African American, Ronald Sharpe was appointed commissioner of the PA State
Police in? - ANSWER-August 1987
In 2003 Core purpose and core values replaced the departments vision proclamation
originally established in 1991. This was changed to read: Police service with
