Police station

A police station is a building which serves as the headquarters of a police force or unit which serves a specific district. These buildings typically contain offices, various accommodations for their personnel and their vehicles (such as locker rooms and a maintenance garage), temporary holding cells, and interrogation rooms.

Related Topics:
Building - Headquarters - Police - District - Vehicle - Locker room - Interrogation

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Alternate terms include precinct or precinct house for regional facilities of the New York City Police Department and other urban police departments in the United States, and detachment for local facilities of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. District offices are used by the California Highway Patrol, and substations are used by county sheriff forces with more than one facility.

Related Topics:
New York City Police Department - United States - Royal Canadian Mounted Police - California Highway Patrol - Sheriff

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