Leeds City Police

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Leeds City Police was the former municipal police force responsible for law enforcement in the city of Leeds, England, until it was merged into the larger West Yorkshire policing structure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipal police force
appliesToJurisdiction City of Leeds NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolutionReason creation of metropolitan county of West Yorkshire
implementation of the Local Government Act 1972
reorganization of local government in England
dissolvedIn 1974
employerOf civilian police staff
police officers
special constables
followedLegalSystem English law
criminal law of England and Wales
fundedBy Leeds City Council NERFINISHED
local taxation
governedBy watch committee of Leeds City Council NERFINISHED
hadHeadquartersIn Leeds NERFINISHED
hadJurisdictionOver criminal offences in Leeds
public order offences in Leeds
traffic offences in Leeds
hasDuty crime prevention
criminal investigation
maintaining public order
patrol of urban areas
protection of life and property
traffic policing
locatedIn England
Leeds NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
West Yorkshire
mergedInto West Yorkshire Police NERFINISHED
West Yorkshire policing structure
operationalArea later city of Leeds
municipal borough of Leeds
oversightBy Leeds City Council NERFINISHED
partOf policing in England and Wales
replacedBy West Yorkshire Police NERFINISHED
responsibleFor law enforcement in Leeds
sector public sector
typeOfOrganization law enforcement agency
usedCommunicationSystem police radio
usedEquipment handcuffs
police whistles
truncheons
usedLanguage English
usedUniform British police uniform style
usedVehicleType police cars
police vans

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West Yorkshire Police formedFrom Leeds City Police