Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force. They provide all general police services and tend to be headed by a chief called a Commissioner or Sheriff. In the United States, metropolitan police agencies have often been formed through mer...
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(from the article `London`) The Metropolitan Police force was founded by Home Secretary Robert Peel in 1829 and remains accountable to his successor, not to local councillors. ... ...communication, and sanitation if it was to continue to grow. These were slowly and painfully introduced between 1820 and 1914, and the innovations ... [...
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