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RoverTheMonster t1_iu1t41t wrote

Can someone pls explain why we have a sheriff’s office and what they do differently from the police? My understanding is that the sheriff is a state office and the police are municipal; if that’s right, then what do Philadelphia county police do that’s different/not redundant?

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dc122186 OP t1_iu1vfy1 wrote

Sheriff is responsible for security at courthouses and transporting inmates to and from court. They also handle foreclosures (hence Sheriff sales).

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T-rex_with_a_gun t1_iu24esw wrote

in other places sherief = county...but since philly = county AND city, we kinda get both

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