There are. I live just outside police jurisdiction. My neighbor got his truck stolen and called the police, they said “Sorry, can’t help ya, call the sheriff.” He called the sheriff’s office and got a recording that they are only open Wed-Thurs-Fri, 12pm to 4pm, that he could leave a message and expect to hear back then (it was Saturday).
He had video of the thieves and the car they showed up in, including license plate and clear shots of their faces. Sheriff said “Well, it’s been five days, they probably ditched that car by now, not much we can do.”
Sheriffs have jurisdiction over counties.
Counties are larger than (and include) cities in the same way that states are larger than (and include) counties.
Many areas are not incorporated into a city so they would not have city police and therefore would need to rely on Sheriffs for local law enforcement.
It sounds like a system begging for consolidation.
There must be huge inefficiencies with so many different and sometimes overlapping law enforcement organisations.
There are. I live just outside police jurisdiction. My neighbor got his truck stolen and called the police, they said “Sorry, can’t help ya, call the sheriff.” He called the sheriff’s office and got a recording that they are only open Wed-Thurs-Fri, 12pm to 4pm, that he could leave a message and expect to hear back then (it was Saturday).
He had video of the thieves and the car they showed up in, including license plate and clear shots of their faces. Sheriff said “Well, it’s been five days, they probably ditched that car by now, not much we can do.”
That’s insane, and incredibly infuriating.
Your neighbour must be pissed.