water police
Harbor law enforcement
Water police are law enforcement officers who patrol bodies of water—harbors, rivers, lakes, and coastal areas.
They enforce maritime laws, respond to emergencies on the water, and investigate crimes involving boats and waterways: The water police recovered the stolen yacht.
Also called marine police or harbor police.
- coast guardMaritime safety and rescue service
- harbor patrolOfficers policing a port
- shore patrolSailors assigned police duties
- maritimeOf the sea
- patrol boatCoastal surveillance vessel
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- Emergency Servicesambulance, firefighters, paramedics, first responders, fire brigade
water policehighway patrol
Police unit for roads
traffic police · mounted police · border patrol · street patrol · foot patrol
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