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Policja is the generic name for the police in Poland. The Polish police force was known as policja throughout the Second Polish Republic (1918–1939), and in modern post-communist Republic of Poland since 1990. Its current size is approximately 100,000 people. Among the departments in the force are , Municipal police services, Highway Patrol service, the administration activity services, the Safety service, the service for investigating corruption and serious commercial crimes, the rapid response team, the railway police service and the air service

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Patrol cars in Poland come from a number of manufacturers, the oldest being steadily phased out FSO Polonez (manufactured in Poland). Today, most common types include various models from Škoda, Volkswagen, Opel and other. Traditionally, they are painted in dark blue with white stripes and the word "POLICJA" on both sides. However, currently (2007), in an attempt to conform to EU standards, the scheme is being modified to silver/blue (similar to modern German police cars).

Historical secret police organizations

  • Służba Bezpieczeństwa (SB)

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Headquarters Copenhagen
Police Chief Torsten Hesselbjerg
Membership 9,415 officers of a total of 13,655 employees[1]
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