September Is Wisconsin State Patrol 75th Anniversary Month
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 -- 1:44 PM
Governor Walker has proclaimed September as the Wisconsin State Patrol 75th Anniversary Month.On September 1, 1939, the Wisconsin Legislature created the Motor Vehicle Department?s Inspection and Enforcement Division which would evolve into the State Patrol.
As a division of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the State Patrol has about 489 sworn law enforcement officers statewide whose duties include enforcing traffic laws, conducting safety inspections of commercial vehicles, and reconstructing crash and crime scenes.
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