Re: CSI: Horatio - whose arm was that, anyway?

In article <PTWJj.73434$D_3.12844@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 aemeijers <aemeijers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > In article <atropos-1FEF05.19322805042008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >  Thanatos <atropos@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > 
> >> In article <ANIM8Rfsk-6581AB.14261005042008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>  Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> >>> The sad thing is, I have no idea if you're being sarcastic or not.

> >> No, it's really true. New York is the same way. There's no
> >> New York County Sheriff because the city of New York
> >> encompasses the entire county, so NYPD is the only local
> >> police force (well, there's the NY-NJ ****t Authority, also,
> >> but that's a whole other issue).
> > 
> Sure they do. See web site at
http://www.usacops.com/ny/s10017/index.html
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Well, that's not a traditional sheriff's department, the way the term is 
generally used and understood. Their web site indicates they serve as 
constables-- delivering court papers, serving eviction notices, etc. 
They're not even empowered to make criminal arrests; they can only make 
civil arrests and even then only upon judicial order-- "The Sheriff is 
authorized to make a variety of different types of civil arrests at the 
order of the court..."

Most jurisdictions have a local city PD, a county sheriff's department 
and court constables. In New York, it seems they're calling the 
constables sheriffs for some reason.

But my point still stands: NYC has no county level criminal law 
enforcement agency.