Besides local police, the county sheriff's department and the Michigan State Police were involved in the investigation, according to local media reports.

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Thomas' office and the Michigan State Police are investigating Hall's death.

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Codespear says the Michigan State Police will deploy its IP-based products for alert notifications and communication among state, county and municipal emergency managers and first responders.

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"I want to be optimistic and say that 800 megahertz will be the gold standard, but given the costs of the equipment, it's going to be a very slow process, " says Dan Sibo, a technical and operations manager in the Michigan State Police's emergency management division.

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Michigan has drastically scaled back its subsidies under Gov. Rick Snyder, who said that he would rather spend the money on schools, police or the successful "Pure Michigan" ad campaign aimed at drawing tourists to the state.

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