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Michigan State Police outlines services, staffing challenges and program requests to House Judiciary Committee
Summary
Sergeants Christina Droste and Travis Fletcher briefed the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 30 about Michigan State Police bureaus, staffing and priorities including forensic lab timing and a $1.3 million request to expand victim-advocate staffing.
Sergeant Christina Droste and Sergeant Travis Fletcher of the Michigan State Police delivered an informational briefing to the Michigan House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 30, outlining the agency’s structure, services and staffing needs.
Droste and Fletcher described the State Police as a multi-bureau agency providing field patrol, specialized units, training, forensic services, emergency management and information-technology support to local jurisdictions. Droste, the department’s legislative liaison and a former assistant prosecutor, described recruit training and professional development practices, noting the department has graduated 147 trooper recruit schools and 27 motor-carrier recruit schools and has about 60 recruits in its current 140th trooper recruit…
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