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The State Patrol was created in 1935 (as the Iowa Highway Safety Patrol), after an act creating the Patrol was passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor. Initially the patrol was composed of 50 men. [4] Later that same year, the word Safety was dropped from the name, and the unit became known simply as the Iowa Highway Patrol.
All road deputies in the state also wear the same khaki and green uniforms. All counties have the same shoulder patches with the county name at the top, a 7 point gold star with "IOWA" in the middle, and "SHERIFF" at the bottom. Polk County Deputies may sometimes be seen with Silver 7-point stars on their uniforms.
Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) is a state law enforcement agency of Iowa, headquartered in Des Moines. [1] Divisions. Iowa State Patrol;
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The only deep south, former Confederate State to have a true state police agency is Louisiana. The Louisiana State Police also first started out as a highway patrol agency but in 1936 it was established as a state police, at the desire and influence of the late Governor Huey Long, who used the troopers as a powerful body guard force. Long is ...
The Iowa Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Iowa and is part of CAP's North Central Region. The Iowa Wing headquarters is located in West Des Moines, Iowa. [1] The Iowa Wing consists of over 360 cadet and adult members at 9 locations across the state of Iowa.