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Michigan State Police briefs House Judiciary Committee on services, lab timelines, recruitment and victim-advocate expansion
Summary
Michigan State Police officials described the department's structure and services, addressed forensic-lab turnaround times and recruitment challenges, and said the governor's budget recommends $1.3 million to expand victim-advocate staffing.
Sergeant Christina Droste and Sergeant Travis Fletcher of the Michigan State Police gave the House Judiciary Committee an overview of the agency's organization, services and resource needs on Jan. 30.
Droste described the agency's four primary bureaus and training programs and noted the department has roughly "about 1,800 enlisted members" and about 1,000 civilian employees. She highlighted the Field Services Bureau's patrol, aviation and specialized investigative teams and the Professional Development Bureau's…
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