Polizia di Stato
The Polizia di Stato (State Police) is one of the national police forces of Italy. It is responsible for providing general police duties in Italy, patrolling motorways ("autostrada"), railways as well as certain waterways, and assisting the local police forces. The Polizia di Stato is a civil police force, in contrast to the other main police forces of Italy, the Carabinieri, which is a military police (gendarmerie) force and the Guardia di Finanza, the Italian customs/borders/financial police that also falls in the military corps category.
Organization
The headquarters of the Polizia di Stato are located in Rome where the offices of its chief, commonly referred to as "Capo della Polizia", are located. The force is organized on a regional and provincial basis, thus every major Italian town or city has a main police station (called a Questura) run by the Polizia di Stato which is run by a "Questore" or a "Vice-Questore" in smaller settlements. There are also several sub-stations for various districts.
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