Halifax operates under an integrated policing model: Halifax Regional Police is responsible for policing the urban core of Halifax as well as the Sambro Loop and the Purcells Cove – Herring Cove Loop, the remaining areas are policed by the RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment.  

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