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 The State Police have a barracks at Finley.  They are responsible for criminal complaints in the county outside of city limits.  They technically have jurisdiction inside the city too but rarely get involved inside the city.  They also routinely patrol the Pittsburgh Pike and the Johnstown Road.
+===Firearms Laws===
+In the state, anyone apart from convicted felons is allowed to own and carry openly most any sort of firearm.  However, carrying a concealed weapon (typically pistols, revolvers, and short-barreled rifles/shotguns) without a permit is a criminal offense, punishable by up o $3000 fine and/or up to 3 years in prison.  Concealed weapons permits are issued by the Sheriff, but he has to be convinced that the applicant has a good reason (i.e., he issues them if he feels like it).
+Sawed-off shotguns, Sub-machine guns, Automatic Rifles and all grenades except smoke are subject to strict Federal control and possessing them without a high-tax federal license faces severe penalties.
+Strangely enough, dynamite does not face any sort of strict control and can be purchased from hardware stores outside the city limits.
+===Private Investigator Licenses===
+A solo operator must have a Private Investigator License to work as a private detective.  Such licenses are issued at the discretion of the county sheriff, usually only those with experience as a detective at some government service. A detective agency must have at least 1 member with such a license to allow the agency to keep in business.