An entire police department in Minnesota has quit over a $22-an-hour pay… Learn More!
Which mean the small Minnesotan town may soon be without any local law enforcement after its entire police force handed in their resignation in protest of low wages.
Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith submitted his resignation last week at a city council meeting in Goodhue, Minnesota, citing the city’s $22 an hour pay for officers… Continue Reading
Typically American law enforcement is structured like this
Municipal: Police officers County: Sheriffs State: State troopers Federal: Agents
Most law enforcement officers in the US are municipal they typically deal with everyday law enforcement challenges. Sherrifs often act as supplementary law enforcement in towns with no or small municipal departments. Troopers tend to regulate interstate traffic and cases that occur across town lines. Then federal agents typically handle matters that occur across state lines.
Generally the US government is structured in a manner to ensure power isn’t consolidated.