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The constable shall exercise the same powers as police officers while in the performance of the lawful duties of their employment. [ 16 ] Code enforcement constables are appointed by any county or municipal chief executive with limited authority to enforce only those ordinances pertaining to building, housing, sanitation, or public health codes.
The office of the Pennsylvania State Constable is a municipally elected, sworn Law Enforcement Officer [4] throughout the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [5]Pennsylvania State Constables are elected in each borough, township, and city ward in the state—except in Philadelphia (although constables may still exercise authority in the City of Philadelphia) —and serve six-year terms.
In the U.S. state of Texas, a constable is an elected law enforcement officer for a precinct of a county. Counties may have between one and eight precincts each depending on their population. Counties may have between one and eight precincts each depending on their population.
General Sir Richard Dannatt, dressed in the formal attire of the Constable of the Tower, speaking at the Ceremony of the Constable's Dues, June 2010. Historically, the title comes from the Latin comes stabuli (attendant to the stables, literally 'count of the stable') and originated from the Roman Empire; originally, the constable was the officer responsible for keeping the horses of a lord or ...
The Houston Police Department (HPD) is the primary municipal law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. With approximately 5,300 officers and 1,200 civilian support personnel it is the fifth-largest municipal police department, serving the fourth-largest city in the United States.
Suffolk Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing Suffolk in East Anglia, England.The force serves a population of 761,000 in a mostly rural area of 1,466 square miles (3,796 km 2), including 49 miles of coastline and the Southern part of the Broads National Park.
The Calgary Police Service was founded on February 7, 1885, [1] and initially consisted of two constables led by Chief Jack Ingram. [2]On October 8, 1993, Constable Rick Sonnenberg was preparing a spike strip to stop a stolen vehicle when he was struck by the fleeing motorist and killed. [3]
Cumbria Police Van, 2012 On 29 October 1885 Pc Byrnes, an officer with the then Cumberland and Westmorland Constabulary, was hunting three men wanted for burglary at nearby Netherby Hall. Despite knowing they were armed, he challenged Anthony Rudge, John Martin and James Baker, who had already shot and injured Police Sergeant William Roche.