what is the difference between police, sheriff and State Troopers?

Question

I’m fairly new to living in the US and I see all three on the roads here. In the U.K. we only had police.

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Answer 1

Police generally refers to the City or township law enforcement officers. The Sheriff is an elected official who heads the law enforcement for the County. The Sheriff has deputies. The State Troopers are law enforcement for the State and generally enforce law on the interstate and prisons. Each of these organizations are independent of one another both administratively and jurisdictionally. Most of the time these organizations will cooperate with each other within their own jurisdictions but not always.