What is the difference between a sheriff and police department? Do they govern different things and have completely separate powers? Does one have more jurisdiction over another and what happens when it comes to committing a criminal offence?
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In some major metropolitan areas, county and city governments are more or less merged, and the sheriff’s department and the police department have different roles. For example, Indianapolis, Indiana: the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are the “beat cops” and detectives, investigating crimes, while the Marion County Sheriff’s Department runs the county jail, and whose deputies serve arrest warrants.
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