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Molesburg is an industrial city about 60 miles NE of Pittsburgh and 60 miles NW of Johnstown, taking about 2.5 hours to drive to either city, 2 hours by train, or 3.5 hours by bus. It is laid out on a square grid 3 miles by 3 miles and divided into 9 Wards, each 1 mile by 1 mile. The Allegheny River lies to the West, the Pittsburgh Pike to the SW and the Johnstown Road to the East. The P&J Railroad line runs along the Southern border of town. There are somewhere around 80,000 people in the city and it serves as the seat of Westspire County. The areas North and East of town are mountainous and South and West flatter.

The city is run by a Mayor elected by the city at large and a City Council which is composed of nine councilman, one elected from each of the wards. There is a City Treasurer,

The city serves as the county seat of Westspire county which is overseen by a board of 3 County Commissioners. Other county officials are the Sheriff, District Attorney, 3 Judges, Clerk of Courts, Prothonotary, Recorder of Deeds, Register of Wills, and the Coroner, all of which are directly elected by the county at large. All county offices are located in the County Courthouse, which is also in Ward 5. The County Jail and the Couty Morgue are located in Ward 3.

There are a few State facilities–The State Hospital for the Criminally Insane is in Ward 4 and there is a State Police Barracks in the borough of Finley. There is a small federal office in the courthouse, which is used by visiting FBI, Secret Service and IRS agents that have come up from Pittsburgh.

No matter who does the arrests, City Cops, State Police, Sheriff's office, all cases are tried at the County Courthouse, prosecuted by the County District Attorney's Office in front one of the three County Judges. Those awaiting trial are held in the County Jail, as are all convicts whose sentences are less that 1 year. Anyone sentenced to more than 1 year are sent off to State Prison, outside of the county. The only exceptions are if someone is arrested by federal authorities and charged with federal crimes, in which case they are sent to the federal courts in Pittsburgh.

The City of Molesburg Police Department (CMPD) is headed by the Chief of Police, who is appointed by the Mayor. It has jurisdiction only within city limits, or limited hot pursuit circumstances.

The Westspire County Sheriff's Office is led by the County Sheriff who is elected by the people of the county at large. The Sheriff and his deputies are responsible for the County Jail, Courthouse Security, and serving court issued warrants, but do not undertake patrols. There is a team of County Detectives who do investigations for the District Attorney, but are technically part of the Sheriff's Office.

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.