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minus-square@Madison420link4•6 months agoWe have both, technically all 4. Police are often city, not always but often. (Cities like Kansas City had their police captured by the state and no one likes it) Sheriff’s are county Highway patrol/state troopers are state The three letter agencies are all federal. Due to unique internal limited sovereignity there is some overlap between all of them but generally speaking that’s how it works.
We have both, technically all 4.
Police are often city, not always but often. (Cities like Kansas City had their police captured by the state and no one likes it)
Sheriff’s are county
Highway patrol/state troopers are state
The three letter agencies are all federal.
Due to unique internal limited sovereignity there is some overlap between all of them but generally speaking that’s how it works.