local police
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local
adjective
uk/ˈləʊ.kəl/us/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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police
noun[plural]
uk/pəˈliːs/us/pəˈliːs/
the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed ...
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(Definition oflocalandpolicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They do not have access to # official disciplinary structures, for example, in the form of alocalpoliceforce.
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The cause(s) of the accident were under investigation by thelocalpolice.
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On the following day, after several tens of thousands of demonstrators had gathered, the army was mobilized to support thelocalpoliceforce.
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If the owners did not consent, the officers were to seek support of thelocalpoliceauthorities.
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While he did not propose the elimination oflocalpolice, he urged that they be restricted to traffic, patrol, and property protection.
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Powers of medical police were exercised by thelocalpoliceauthority, which was an arm of the state.
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They dominated municipal boards, controlled thelocalpoliceforce and acted as judicial magistrates of mill towns.
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This perception was related to the role oflocalpolice, who were considered to be independent and unprofessional.
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Alocalpolicespokesman stated that the scene resembled a festival.
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The circular concluded by instructing governors to ensure that thelocalpolicewere satisfied that impresarios possessed sufficient funds before granting permission to open theatres.
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Telephone links withlocalpolicecamps were snapped; attempts were made to blow up police pickets with gas cylinders.
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Some who chose the paramilitary life entered the state security service, joining thelocalpoliceforce, for instance, or the military.
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Thelocalpolicesub-station was destroyed and the agents disarmed to prevent them from intervening.
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Second, we recognize that our unit of analysis (states) is inadequate to investigatelocalpoliceand sheriff departments, which operate in smaller jurisdictions.
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The problem became even more complicated in cases where settlement maps differed from the crime maps used by thelocalpolicestations to establish their jurisdiction.
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Most of the conflicts in the fishery sector are resolved and only few cases from kadakkodi villages go to thelocalpolicestations or the legal courts for settlement.
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They knew that the anonymity they enjoyed when battling a debilitated and unmotivatedlocalpolicewould come to an end if a central, suprastructure could track their crimes.
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