Michigan State Police - Miscellaneous Information

Miscellaneous Information

The department's value statement is: A PROUD tradition of SERVICE through EXCELLENCE, INTEGRITY, and COURTESY. The department requires that the emphasized words be shown in capitalized print when the statement is reproduced in any fashion.

The department's work sites are called "Posts," much as a local police department's offices are referred to as "stations." Many MSP posts are similarly designed and feature a distinctive two-story architectural style with a front door centered above exterior steps to the first level and a sandstone center section engraved with the state seal and the words "Michigan State Police". Many of these buildings were built in the 1930s in the years following The Great Depression just before World War II.

To date, 50 Michigan State Police officers have died in the line of duty.

As of January 2011, the Director of the MSP is Colonel Kriste Kibbey Etue. She was appointed to the position of Director by Governor Rick Snyder and was preceded by Eddie L. Washington Jr.. Col. Etue is the first woman director of the Michigan State Police.

Recruits must complete an intensive twenty-week training academy prior to being confirmed as a Trooper. The militaristic, residential school is held at the MSP Training Academy in Lansing, MI.

Authored by Inspector Phillip D. Schertzing, "Preserve, Protect, and Defend: An Illustrated History" (ISBN 1563116049) is a 416 page book that covers MSP history from 1917 until the present day.