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It wasn't clear from the article, but the context I found was that the Camden County Police Department took over policing from the Camden City force on May 1, 2
by YokoZar 9y ago
It wasn't clear from the article, but the context I found was that the Camden County Police Department took over policing from the Camden City force on May 1, 2013.
Cities often have multiple options for who "owns" local policing - county level police, county level sheriff's office, contracting out to a neighboring town, or even state police.
- DrScump 9y agoIt's often financial -- a larger force can be "sublet" more cheaply than running your own. Heck, even Cupertino, CA (home of Apple) does that.