A Usenet persona calling itself BCITORGB wrote:

Scott explains:
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For example, here in the US, we don't have any
"national police" equivalent to the RCMP. Each state has its own
system, and
some have "state police" with statewide criminal jurisdiction, and
others,
like Colorado, don't, and rely instead upon the county sheriff as the
primary law enforcement official of the county.
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Can you say FBI? Is that not a "national" police agency?

No, it's not. The FBI is a federal investigative agency, not a police force.
Furthermore, it's agents don't have authority to enforce state or local
laws, they can only investigate and enforce federal crimes and laws and have
no general police jurisdiction.


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