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February 4, 1938
The Weekly Gazette
East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
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The Michigan State Police Identification bureau holds the second-largest fingerprint collection in the world with 1,750,000 records, behind only the FBI's 5,000,000. It surpasses Scotland Yard's 541,733 and France's 1,681,784. Established officially in 1925, it began in 1917.
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East Lansing, Mich.—The Michigan State Police Identification bureau, with 1,750,000 fingerprint records on file, ranks second in size in the world.
Only the Federal Bureau of Investigation file in Washington, which has 5,000,000 prints, is larger. The French bureau at Paris has 1,681,784 and famed Scotland Yard in London has only 541,733.
The Michigan bureau was started in 1917, although it was not officially established until the legislature passed the criminal fingerprinting law in 1925.
Beat Scotland Yard's
East Lansing, Mich.—The Michigan State Police Identification bureau, with 1,750,000 fingerprint records on file, ranks second in size in the world.
Only the Federal Bureau of Investigation file in Washington, which has 5,000,000 prints, is larger. The French bureau at Paris has 1,681,784 and famed Scotland Yard in London has only 541,733.
The Michigan bureau was started in 1917, although it was not officially established until the legislature passed the criminal fingerprinting law in 1925.
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Curiosity
Historical Event
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Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Fingerprint Records
Michigan State Police
Scotland Yard
Fbi
Historical Ranking
Where did it happen?
East Lansing, Mich.
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East Lansing, Mich.
Event Date
1917 1925
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Michigan State Police fingerprint bureau, started in 1917 and established in 1925, has 1,750,000 records, second largest globally after FBI, exceeding Scotland Yard and French bureau.