Tag: California

The California highway patrol

There are many law enforcement agencies in the United States, and especially in California. Some of the largest agencies in Southern California are the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Both of these police forces are some of the largest in the country. They handle a full-range of police duties ranging from traffic citations to murder, rape, and robbery cases. There are also a number of smaller police agencies operating side by side with the LAPD and L.A. County Sheriff’s Department. Cities, such as Monterey Park, have their own police force, while smaller cities depend on the Sheriff’s Department for their law enforcement needs. Because of the unique nature of the state, California created the California Highway Patrol.

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Miniature golf

One favorite activity for young people in Southern California is visiting a Golf Arcade. The main feature of this attraction is playing miniature golf, which is, as the name suggests, a smaller version of the game of golf. In golf, players play a round of golf that includes either 9, or 18 holes in an open, park-like field where each hole is a great distance from the other. Golfers use a variety of clubs to play a round of golf, including a driver, an iron, and a putter. Each club has its own use. The object of the game is to put a golf ball into the hole in the least number of strokes.

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