Rhode Island State Police
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The Rhode Island State Police (RISP) is an agency of the state of Rhode Island responsible for statewide law enforcement and regulation, especially in areas underserved by local police agencies and on the state's limited-access highways. Its headquarters is in Scituate, Rhode Island.
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[edit] History
The RISP was founded in 1925 at the request of the state's General Assembly, and was modeled on the organization structure of the Pennsylvania State Police. Its first headquarters was in the Benefit Street Marine Corps Armory in Providence, which stationed the first twenty-three troopers and the Superintendent. At this stage, the department relied heavily on Indian motorcycles to perform their wide-ranging duties.
By the end of 1925, the RISP had moved its headquarters to a location in North Scituate, and organized itself into three patrol districts comprising the northern, southern, and "island" parts of the state. As the twentieth century progressed, the RISP enlarged and modified itself, establishing new barracks and instituting new programs to further meet its statewide policing mandate.
[edit] RISP at Present
Currently the RISP is comprised of six patrol commands, referred to as barracks, located in Lincoln (RISP-Lincoln Woods), Richmond (RISP-Hope Valley), Exeter (RISP-Exeter Patrol), North Kingstown (RISP-Wickford), Portsmouth (RISP-Portsmouth), and Glocester (RISP-Chepachet). The department also maintains specialized units such as its Charitable Gaming Unit and Training Academy staff.
A new departmental headquarters is slated to be constructed in 2007. A RISP Museum in North Scituate is also scheduled for construction.
[edit] RISP in Popular Culture
The RISP features prominently in the comedy film Me, Myself and Irene, with Jim Carrey playing a state trooper affected with multiple personality disorder.
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