State Police absorbs Marine Patrol!!

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by no-engine

Also on the con side: will they have any nautical knowledge? Doubt it!

I suspect it'll probably still be run the same way, using the same officers; and it'll just be a branch of the SP. I just can't see them hiring a bunch of new state police for seasonal work or moving state police into MP jobs and reducing road patrols over the Summer.

[ronc4424]

Originally Posted by Dave R

I suspect it'll probably still be run the same way, using the same officers; and it'll just be a branch of the SP. I just can't see them hiring a bunch of new state police for seasonal work or moving state police into MP jobs and reducing road patrols over the Summer.

I think you might be on to something. In Boston they are talking about making the MBTA cops State Troopers. As expected, the troopers aren't exactly doing cartwheels over the plan.