In populous Virginia counties, they have created a police department which works for the county executive. The elected sherriff still exists, but is limited to running the jail, providing court baliffs, and serving summons and eviction notices.Indy has unigov
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unigov
Which worked like a dream the two times I lived there. The last time I lived there in 2006 I noticed that the city/county had taken another step towards consolidation, the Marion County Sheriff's department and the Indianapolis Police department had been folded into one unit - the Metropolitan Police department.
Saves money, and makes sense, way to go Hoosiers...
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