Jeez! Like I said, how'd you know if it's not a highschool kid in a hired outfit rousting you?

Metro! Ah that was one of the Boston forces, along with BC Police, et al.

>The number of law enforcement agencies operating in Houston and the surrounding area is insane. This seems to be a peculiar American trait, and one I don't understand. We have:
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>HPD (the Houston Police Dept);
>Harris County Sherriff Dept;
>Harris County Constables (I think they are part of the sherriff's dept. but their cars are marked differently);
>Fort Bend County Sherriff Dept (Houston covers a wide area);
>Metro Police Dept (their jurisdiction is a little fuzzy but primary relates to traffic and mass transit);
>DPS (Texas Dept. of Public Safety - the state highway patrol);
>INS (immigration);
>ATF (Bureau of Alchohol, Tobacco, and Firearms).
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>Plus, the school districts also have their own police departments (which makes no sense) and you'll see "Federal Police" (I have no idea who they are) out at the airport.
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>One of the local columnists did an article on this a few years back. I'll have to dig it up.