Manchester and Salford Police

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Manchester and Salford Police was a short-lived police force in England from June 1, 1968 to April 1, 1974. It was created as a merger of the Manchester City Police and Salford City Police, and covered the adjacent county boroughs of Manchester and Salford. It was amalgamated under the Local Government Act 1972 with parts of the Lancashire Constabulary and Cheshire Constabulary to form Greater Manchester Police.

See also

• Policing in the United Kingdom
• List of police forces in the United Kingdom
• Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
• Life on Mars, a television drama depicting a Manchester police station in 1973

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