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Michigan State Police: From Wartime Force to Highway Patrol 1917
Season 7
Episode 30
Published 1 week, 4 days ago
Description
A car heads north from Toledo before dawn. Michigan State Troopers signal its driver to stop. Moments later, it strikes a log pulled across the highway. Officers find illegal liquor in the wreckage—but the Michigan Supreme Court will have something to say about their methods.
In this episode of End of the Road in Michigan, follow the Michigan State Police from its creation as a 300-man wartime force in 1917 through its transformation into a lasting police agency. Meet the mounted troopers, follow Prohibition enforcement along the Ohio border, and hear the story of Cpl. Sam Mapes, who refused a bootlegger’s bribe and paid with his life.
Drawing on court records, state histories and memorial accounts, this episode examines the danger, disputed authority and consequential decisions behind a familiar Michigan institution.
Listen to the story of the troopers who stayed after the war ended.
The End of the Road in Michigan is a production of Thumbwind Publications
In this episode of End of the Road in Michigan, follow the Michigan State Police from its creation as a 300-man wartime force in 1917 through its transformation into a lasting police agency. Meet the mounted troopers, follow Prohibition enforcement along the Ohio border, and hear the story of Cpl. Sam Mapes, who refused a bootlegger’s bribe and paid with his life.
Drawing on court records, state histories and memorial accounts, this episode examines the danger, disputed authority and consequential decisions behind a familiar Michigan institution.
Listen to the story of the troopers who stayed after the war ended.
The End of the Road in Michigan is a production of Thumbwind Publications