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  2. California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control - Wikipedia

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    ABC Agents are peace officers under Section 830.2 of the California Penal Code and are empowered to investigate and make arrests for violations of the Business and Professions Code that occur on or about licensed premises. Agents are further empowered to enforce any penal provisions of the law any place in the State.

  3. Law enforcement officer - Wikipedia

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    A law enforcement officer ( LEO ), [1] or peace officer in North American English, is a public-sector or private-sector employee whose duties primarily involve the enforcement of laws, protecting life & property, keeping the peace, and other public safety related duties. Law enforcement officers are designated certain powers & authority by law ...

  4. List of law enforcement agencies in California - Wikipedia

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    According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, California had 509 law enforcement agencies employing 79,431 sworn peace officers, about 217 for each 100,000 residents. California peace officers' authority is derived from the California Penal Code (PC) beginning with Section 830.

  5. Anderson County service to honor fallen officers, 'We often ...

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    A line of law enforcement vehicles and motorcyclists with the Order of Service for Peace Officers Memorial Day Service, remembering "fallen heroes" in the Historic Anderson County Courthouse in ...

  6. Shooting of Erik Cantu - Wikipedia

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    On October 11, Brennand was charged with two counts of aggravated assault by a peace officer, one count for Cantu and another for the uninjured passenger. SAPD Police Chief William McManus stated that if Cantu died, the charges could have been upgraded to homicide. Brennand was released on a $200,000 bail.

  7. Law enforcement in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Members of New York city law enforcement agencies receive their powers and authority from New York State Criminal Procedure Law as listed: Peace Officers who are listed under Article 2, ยง2.10 (1 through 85). [4] Designation as a special patrolman is unique to New York City, and is granted by the Commissioner of the NYPD under section 14-106 of ...

  8. California State Police - Wikipedia

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    Headquarters. Sacramento, California. The California State Police (CSP) was a state level security police agency founded on March 15, 1887 which primarily served to protect the State Capitol Building, the Governor and other state officials, and other state agencies that did not have their own police force. The CSP also provided services to many ...

  9. Peace Officers Memorial Day - Wikipedia

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    annual. Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week is an observance in the United States that pays tribute to the local, state, and federal peace officers who have died, or who have been disabled, in the line of duty. It is celebrated May 15 of each year. The event is sponsored by the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and is implemented ...