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The NYSP's first Superintendent George F.Chandler M.D., christened the training facility Camp Newayo, in honor of Ms. Newell and Ms. Mayo, the two Westchester County women who advocated so ardently and are credited for the impetus to form the NYSP. Although established initially as a mounted police force, the State Police quickly realized the value of the automobile. In 1918 they added Model T Fords to their equipment and also purchased three motorcycles per Troop. Enforcement of vehicle and traffic laws became an increasingly important part of the Troopers' duties. Troopers gradually assumed more responsibility for vehicle and traffic safety, taking over all motor vehicle enforcement from the Motor Vehicle Bureau in 1926. Seventeen men were added to each Troop because of the new duties, bringing the authorized strength to 584, more than double the original complement. In 1928, the State Police began policing the parks and parkways on Long Island for the first time, the beginning of what came to be informally known as "Troop L." The number of automobiles and motorcycles also increased and, in 1929, 112 Troopers on motorcycles were assigned full time to traffic enforcement duty. During the 1930s vehicle and traffic enforcement became an increasingly important part of the Troopers' duties. In 1937, the first Traffic Bureau was established. It was in 1937, too, that the first formal course in Vehicle and Traffic enforcement was included in the curriculum of the State Police School. Although mounted patrols would continue throughout the decade, the number of miles covered on horseback would steadily decline and, in 1935, would fall below 50,000 miles for the first time in the History of the Division. In 1934, the first Diving Unit was established, and a Truck and Bus Squad was created to enforce commercial vehicle laws and check for overloaded trucks. The end of World War II and the resurgence of highway traffic tolled the death knell for one of the oldest State Police traditions, as well. Mounted patrol miles had declined steadily throughout the 1930s and early 1940s. In 1947, only 2,115 miles were patrolled on horseback, less than 1/100th of the number 30 years before. In 1948, for the first time in its History, the New York State Police did not report any mounted patrols. Another major change was the opening, in 1954, of the New York State Thruway. The New York State Police assumed sole responsibility for policing the Thruway and its authorized strength was increased from 899 to 1201 members in 1953 in order to provide the additional Thruway patrols. Troop cars also got a new look. In 1955 the gray patrol cars were replaced by new black and whites. In the same year patrol cars on the Thruway were painted blue and cream and, for the first time, had sirens and flashing red lights installed on the roof. Three new Troops were authorized. The Thruway Detail was officially designated Troop T in 1961. In 1967, Troop E began operating from its new headquarters in Canandaigua, and Troop F began operations the following year. On January 1, 1980, the New York State Police took over responsibility for policing the Long Island Parkway and three shorter parkways upstate. The Parkway Police who were providing these services were absorbed into the New York State Police. Troop L Headquarters relocated from Islip Terrace to a new Headquarters Facility in Farmingdale. In addition to direct police services, the New York State Police developed a wide range of sophisticated investigative and support services during the 1980s that are available to law enforcement agencies across the State to assist them in their police activities. These include Violent Criminal Investigative Services, computerized databases and analyses, forensic laboratory services, access to specialists in forensic sciences, mobile response teams and training. These are provided in addition to services established in earlier decades such as Hazardous Materials Specialists, Canine Units, Aviation and divers. The New York State Police continues its tradition of cooperating with, assisting and supporting local and county law enforcement agencies across the Empire State. . |
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Early
photographs from circa 1920 have shown what appears to be a flat-painted
sign with the words N.Y. STATE over
POLICE hung over the radiator of an
open touring car. This sign was used in addition to a standard contemporary
New York passenger license plate. It is not generally believed that
these titled signs were a general issue as other patrol cars seen
in similar photographs only bear the regular passenger license plates
which were all numerical in the 123-123 format. This would indicate
no special reserved series for the NYSP until at least 1928. The
"sign plate" was dropped until the early 1930's where a similar
sign plate was used in conjunction with the reserved series passenger
plates as seen in the 1937 on-duty photo shown below. These were
confirmed use at Troop K's Fishkill Post, but it is unknown if they
were in wide use elsewhere in the state at that time.
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1928:
Embossed Steel 16 1/8" x 6" -
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1929:
Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 3/8"-
Black over Deep Yellow. ### (no dash) NYSP license plate number 928 and 939 confirmed <PICTURE NEEDED> |
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1930:
Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4"
Deep Yellow over Black. N Y 30 |
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 It was around 1931 when it was noticed that the reserved low-numbered character coded license plates were assigned by Troop. Troop A was assigned the 10-00 group. Most period photographs seen from this time have been from Troop A and thus mostly having numbers with the 10-## format . It is unknown as to whether this was just coincidence or that there was some order to this as Troop L had patrol cars running 11-## license plates by 1932.  |
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1932:
Embossed Steel 13 5/8" x 6 3/8"
Deep Yellow over Black. N Y 32 ##-##
NYSP license plate number 11-93 and 11-98 confirmed
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1933:
Embossed Steel 13 5/8" x 6 3/8"
Black over Deep Yellow. N Y 33 |
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 1935: Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4" Black over Deep Yellow. ##-## |
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1936:
Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4"
Deep Yellow over Black. N Y 36 NYSP license plate number 10-73 confirmed |
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  1937: Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4" Black over Deep Yellow. N Y 37 Photo shows re-introduction of titled STATE POLICE sign plate on opposite fender. Courtesy of Dan Coviello |
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  1938: Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4" Deep Yellow over Black. N.Y. 38 Picture courtesy of Norman Rhoades |
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Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4"
Black over Deep Yellow. NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939 |
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1940:
Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4"
Deep Yellow over Black. ##-## |
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 1941: Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4" Black over Deep Yellow. ##-## Photo Courtesy of Sgt. Al Kurek (New York State Police, Ret.) |
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 1942: Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4" Deep Yellow over Black. N Y 42 NOTE: There is speculation that due to metal preservation during the war effort at the time, that the NYSP may have continued to use its 1941 license plates into 1945 as there has been no record to show that they continued with annual issues during this time. All license plates in New York during 1943 issued a black over deep yellow embossed steel tab with N Y 43 to be attached over the N Y 42 of the 1942 issue. |
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1944:
Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4"
Black over Deep Yellow. N Y - 44 <PICTURE NEEDED> |
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1945:
Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4"
Deep Yellow over Black. N Y 45 <PICTURE NEEDED> |
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 1946: Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4" Black over Deep Yellow. ##-## |
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1947:
Embossed Steel 13 5/8" x 6 3/8"
Deep Yellow over Black. ##-## <PICTURE NEEDED> |
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 1948: Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4" Black over Deep Yellow. N Y 48 NYSP license plate number 12-30 also confirmed Courtesy of Kevin Kailbourne - NYSP (Ret) |
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1949
In 1949, a 3 1/4" x 1 5/8" embossed metal tab in Deep Yellow over Black was used to validate the 1948 plate. It is not certain if NYSP subscribed to this issuance. <PICTURE NEEDED> |
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 1950: Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4" Deep Yellow over Black. N Y 50 Courtesy of Jim Schaller |
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1951
Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4" Black over Deep Yellow. ##-## NOTE: Confirmed numbers for the following: 10-95 on a Troop A car. 11-64 on a Troop D car. |
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1952
In 1952, a 2/1/2" x 2" embossed metal tab in Deep Yellow over Black was used to validate the 1951 plate. It is not certain if NYSP subscribed to this issuance. NOTE: Confirmed numbers for 12-26 and 20-35 at Troop K (Ellenville) <PICTURE NEEDED> |
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1953
Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4" Deep Yellow over Black. ##-## |
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1954
In 1954, a 2/1/2" x 2" embossed metal tab in Black over Deep Yellow was used to validate the 1953 plate. It is not certain if NYSP subscribed to this issuance. <PICTURE NEEDED> |
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1955
Embossed Steel 13 1/2" x 6 1/4" Black over Deep Yellow. NY-THE EMPIRE STATE 55 |
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 1956 In 1956, a 2/1/2" x 2" embossed metal tab in Deep Yellow over Black was used to validate the 1955 plate. It is not certain if NYSP subscribed to this issuance. |
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| 1957
saw the introduction of the 6" x 12" standardized format in embossed
steel with a DSP (Division of State Police) prefix ahead of 3 numbers.
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 1957 First issue DSP (Division of State Police) prefixed plate. Experimental REFLECTIVE Deep Yellow over Black. DSP-### NOTE: At the end of 1957, these plates were removed from the patrol vehicles and returned to the Commissioner of Motor vehicles in Albany for examination. The examination was to determine the durability of the glass bead reflective material used on the raised characters of the plate. Extreme weather conditions, road salt in the winter and regular "battle wear" took their toll on this material, and reflective license plates did not get used again by the NYSP until sixteen years later. It is generally believed that Troop A received the lower numbers (including 2 digit) followed by Troop B and so on for this series of license plates until the 1968 issue. |
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 1958 Black over Deep Yellow. DSP-### |
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 1959 In 1959, a 2/1/2" x 2" embossed metal tab in Deep Yellow over Black was used to validate the 1958 plate. Rear plate only. |
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| 1960 Deep Yellow over Black. DSP-### |
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 1961 In 1961, a 2/1/2" x 2" embossed metal tab in Black over Deep Yellow was used to validate the 1960 plate. Rear plate only. |
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 1962: Black over Deep Yellow. DSP-### |
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1963
In 1963, a 2/1/2" x 2" embossed metal tab in Deep Yellow over Black was used to validate the 1962 plate. Rear plate only. |
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 1964 Deep Yellow over Black. DSP-### NOTE: It has been said that these plates were run rear only with no plate run on the front of the patrol vehicle. |
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 1965 In 1965, a 3 5/8' x 1/2" decal in Black over Reflective Red was used to validate the 1964 plate. NOTE: It has been said that these plates were run rear only with no plate displayed on the front of the patrol vehicle. |
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 1966 Orange over Blue. DSP-### Validated with Red over Reflective White 12/66 decal on rear plate only. |
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 1967 Orange over Blue. DSP-### Validated with Green over Reflective Yellow 1/67 decal on rear plate only. |
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 1968-1973 issue- Courtesy of Paul Hasselmann (NYSP Retired) |
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| 1968:
In mid-1968 the NYSP had noticed that the DSP numbers were nearing
their capacity. To ensure a less-restrictive way of identifying their
vehicles, the NYSP unveiled a new "Troop plate" introduced in December
of 1968. The plate was the same color and material as the 1966 DSP
plates, but along the bottom of the plate it read: NY STATE POLICE
NY A 4 to 5 digit number was used with each 1000 bloc dedicated to
a particular Troop. 1000 bloc: Troop A covering the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming 2000 bloc: Troop B covering the counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton and St. Lawrence 3000 bloc: Troop C covering the counties of Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga and Tompkins 4000 bloc: Troop D covering the counties of Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego 5000 bloc: Troop E covering the counties of Cayuga, Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates 6000 bloc: Troop F covering the counties of Greene, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster 7000 bloc: Troop T covering the New York State Thruway 8000 bloc: Troop G covering the counties of Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington 9000 bloc: Troop K covering the counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester 10-000 bloc: Troop L covering the counties of Nassau and Suffolk |
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| As the NYSP was using the contemporary DSP and Troop plates on their patrol vehicles during this time, some NYSP patrol cars were selected to run special project test plates issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. These test plates were run on the front of selected NYSP and other state vehicles from as early as January of 1967 and as late as June of 1971. The plates were of the same color and layout as the 1966 base plates in use by the state at the time. The registration number was replaced with the word STATE and the state name was replaced with the word TEST PLATE. It is believed that although no reflective material was used on the plates (as with the 1957 experiment), that the paint itself was being tested to determine durability under the most trying conditions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Special Project Test Plates. It is believed that the stacked numbers on the decals to the left of the bottom plate were a code for the paint sample used on that particular plate. Courtesy of Peter Kanze |
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 1968 Orange over Blue. DSP-### Validated with Blue over Reflective White 1/68 decal on rear plate only. Used by Headquarters and older vehicles in the NYSP fleet concurrent with 1968-issue NYSP Troop plates |
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 1969 Orange over Blue. DSP-### Validated with Red over Reflective Yellow 1/69 decal on rear plate only. Used by Headquarters and older vehicles in the NYSP fleet concurrent with 1968-issue NYSP Troop plates. |
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 1970 Orange over Blue. DSP-### Validated with Black over Reflective White 1/70 decal on rear plate only. Used by Headquarters and older vehicles in the NYSP fleet concurrent with 1968-issue NYSP Troop plates |
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 1971 Orange over Blue. DSP-### Validated with Black over Reflective Orange 1/71 decal on rear plate only. Used by Headquarters and older vehicles in the NYSP fleet concurrent with 1968-issue NYSP Troop plates |
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By
1972, the entire NYSP fleet was utilizing the titled Troop plates
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 1968-1973 issue- 6000 series= Troop F. Although this particular plate which was attached to the restored NYSP 1972 Plymouth shown in the adjoining photo is a reproduction, it was created from a photograph of a period-used plate. The color, layout and even die-type is identical to the original, with the only detraction being that this plate is made of thin aluminum as opposed to the embossed steel that would have been used at that time. |
 Restored 1972 Plymouth Fury I operated by Yan Salomon- NYSP |
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| By late 1973, New York went to a blue over reflective orange license plate. The NYSP followed suit and continued using the Troop plate designations introduced on the 1968-1972 base plate. This issue was utilized until 1984. | |||||||||||||||||||||
 1973-1984 issue- 1000 series= Troop A (Batavia) Plate from the Robert Ward Collection |
 Troop G car 31- Photo Courtesy of Monty McCord |
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 1973-1984 issue- 10 = Long Island Troop |
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| In
September of 1984, NYSP license plates went back to the 1966 format
with the state name on the bottom of the plate followed by a validation
decal navel in the bottom right corner. The "STATE POLICE" monicker
was dropped and the letters DSP for "Division of State Police" re-appeared
as a prefix on the left side of the plate in an oblique to the right.
A zone number then preceded the Troop letter followed by a dash and
the car/radio number. Troop A Headquartered in Batavia Troop B Headquartered in Malone Troop C Headquartered in Sidney Troop D Headquartered in Oneida Troop E Headquartered in Canadaigua Troop F Headquartered in Middletown Troop G Headquartered in Loudonville Troop H Headquartered at General HQ- Albany Troop K Headquartered in Poughkeepsie Troop L Headquartered in Long Island Troop M Headquartered in Manhattan (Detective office- later renamed Troop NYC) Troop T Headquartered in Albany for the New York State Thruway |
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 1984-1986 issue- Troop L (Long Island) Car/Radio Call Number 31 The same plate that is on the Trooper car to the right! |
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1984-1986 issue- Troop T = Thruway Zone 2- Car 81 |
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 1984-1986 issue- Sample Courtesy of Marco Tramelli |
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| In
1986, New York went to a graphic license plate depicting the Statue
of Liberty. The plates have been known in the hobby as the "Liberty
base". The plate was made of galvanized steel with embossed numerals.
A silkscreened horizontal line in red spanned the length of the plate
above the upper mounting holes and another such line spanned the length
of the plate below the lower mounting holes. The state name was silkscreened
in dark blue upper case font between the two upper mounting holes.
The graphic of the Statue of Liberty is situated at the far left of
the plate as a prelude to the registration number. The earlier versions of these plates all utilized the dash to separate the Troop letter from the car/radio number, but in 1988 and after, many were made without the dash. |
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 1986-1994 issue- Zone 2 Troop F (Middletown) Car/Radio Call Number 4 |
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 1986-1994 issue. Emergency Vehicle Operators Course- Car 8. These plates are used on Academy pursuit vehicles for the intensive EVOC training as outlined at this link: http://www.troopers.state.ny.us/academy/EVOC/ |
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 1986-1994 issue. 1988 version with no dash. Troop E- Canadaigua, Zone 1 car 80 |
 Troop D- Oneida, Zone 2 car 87 (no dash: 1988) issue- Photo courtesy of Jay Weinstein |
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 1986-1994 issue- Sample Courtesy of Larry Austin- NYSP (Ret) |
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By late 1994/early1995, the NYSP began using very distinctive all-graphic license plates. The plates were made with technology provided by a German company based out of New Jersey called Azon-Utsch. This company spearheaded the advancement of "thermo-transfer print" digital technology for license plate manufacturing in the USA: a digital means of applying license numbers to license plates without the need for the traditional stamping press. A sheet of reflective material comprised of the layout, format and license number was adhered to the aluminum base plate. It was the beginning of "cut and paste" license plate manufacturing in North America. These plates were not just relegated to the exclusive use of the NYSP, but also for special-issue graphic and personalized license plates issued in New York State. These plates are all-screened and have no embossed characters. Only the contour of the plate is step-bordered. The design of this plate utilized a retro-reflective white base plate with a dark blue banner placed across the top of the plate with NEW YORK in a stylized font in white, similar to that used by the New York Yankees baseball organization. Below that is a sliver of white showing horizontally across the plate followed by a thin red horizontal stripe that spans the length of the plate. Below that to the far left is a circular emblem depicting the New York coat-of arms and the words NEW YORK along the top of the circle and STATE POLICE along the bottom of the circle. To the immediate right of the emblem is the assignment number in dark blue "Zurich Extra Condensed" font. Between the lower mounting holes in dark blue is the line reading: STATE POLICE-Proudly Serving Since 1917. Below the lower mounting holes is the reverse order of the red, white and blue horizontal stripes. The earliest rendition of these plates utilized what we call in layman's terms the "slashed zero" to differentiate the character from the letter "O". After several months of "legibility issues" on the road, a directive was sent from General Headquarters that all NYSP license plates with the "slashed zero" were to be returned to Albany for exchange with a "clean zero" substitute. All "slashed zero" license plates were to have subsequently been destroyed, but a few have been found to have escaped such a dire fate. |
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 1995 issue. Early "Slashed zero" type. Troop L (Long Island) Zone 2, Car 20 |
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 1995-Current issue. Later "Clean Zero" type. Zone 1 Troop H (Headquarters) Car/Radio Number 60. This plate was given to me by former NYSP Superintendent James W. McMahon whom I had the pleasure and honor of meeting and working with at the 108th IACP Conference held in Toronto, Ontario just one month after the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks. |
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 1995-Current issue. Emergency Vehicle Operator's Course vehicle from NYSP Academy. |
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 1995-Current Sample Number |
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 Custom NYSP plate made for restored 1973 Plymouth Fury pictured to the right |
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 Specially-made NYSP plate as a result of a friendly indulgence by a DMV administrator (since retired) to have this "one-off" type plate made for several investigators with the NYSP to be used as a "desk sign/door sign". The emblem is much more colorful than the regular sanctioned NYSP plate. Courtesy of Mark Scarselli |
 Magnets were affixed to ensure application to metal surfaces, in this case, a desk. Courtesy of Mark Scarselli |
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The NYSP used motorcycles for patrol since 1918 when horseback was still the principal means of duty transport. Three granite-grey motorcycles with sidecars were issued per Troop for four Troops at the time. Motorcycle use for patrol was from May until October in daylight and good weather only. Motorcycle training was conducted in Troy NY with a 5 day novice course and a one day refresher every Spring. Policy at the time was for two riders per cycle: a senior man and a relief rider, the latter only being used when the senior man was off or on other duty. As for
license plate usage for NYSP cycles, high-numbered civilian motorcycle
license plates were used from the 1920's into the early 1930's,
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 Motorcycle plate - Current Issue We are looking for one of these for our private collection. If you can help, please drop Coop an e-mail |
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SPECIAL ISSUE PERSONAL USE LICENSE PLATES FOR FORMER NYSP PERSONNEL Around 2001, special personal use license plates were made available to former personnel of the NYSP who left the agency under honorable circumstances. |
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 Older issue- Association of Former New York State Troopers- personal use. Courtesy of Larry Austin- NYSP (Ret) |
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 Current issue- Association of Former New York State Troopers- personal use Courtesy of Larry Austin- NYSP (Ret) |
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 Embossed aluminum promotional plate 1990's/2000's. Courtesy of the John Yeaw Collection |
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 Circa 1999 booster plate. Grey background. Embossed thin aluminum |
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The New York State Police was
founded on April 11, 1917 in response to an outcry from a lack
of policing in rural areas of the state. The first of the original
237 officers and men began training at a National Guard Camp in
Manlius, New York. 
