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Polizia di Stato

Also Known As Italian State Police
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One of the national police forces of Italy, headquartered in Rome, with roots dating to 1852 and reorganized into its modern civilian form in 1981. Each Italian province has a Polizia di Stato headquarters, the Questura, commanded by a Questore; the Questura di Perugia's Squadra Mobile (flying squad), under Detective Superintendent Monica Napoleoni, led the investigation into the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher that led to the prosecution of Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito and Rudy Guede. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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National police force 1
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1852 1
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Rome, Italy 1
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The Questura di Perugia's Squadra Mobile (flying squad), a Polizia di Stato investigative unit under Detective Superintendent Monica Napoleoni, led the murder investigation and the arrests of Knox, Sollecito and Guede.

Source Wikipedia: Murder of Meredith Kercher
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1. Wikipedia: Polizia di Stato
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The Polizia di Stato (State Police or P.S.) is one of the national police forces of Italy.
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Wikipedia: Murder of Meredith Kercher
Cases Investigated: Amanda Knox Case, Investigation section
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Squadra volanti (Mobile Squad) Detective Superintendent Monica Napoleoni told colleagues that the murderer was definitely not a burglar and that apparent signs of a break-in were staged as a deliberate deception.
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