[Joe 6-pack]

In most Pennsylvania counties, Sheriff's Deputies don't have the full investigative powers as they generally do in other states, and in PA Sheriff's Offices tend to be oriented on running jails, prisoner transport, court security and fugitive arrests.

Unlike other states where the State Police are pretty much the state highway patrol, the PA State Police are typically the primary law enforcement in unincorporated areas that don't have their own municipal department.

[Tallguy]

The solution might be to get townships to form regional police forces. I know that some exist already. Then scale back the PSP to highway duties. An augmented Troop T.

[BlackAdderess]

True. Increasingly, though, they are also becoming the primary law enforcement in incorporated areas that are choosing to disband their local police departments. Consequently, the State police is blowing a bigger and bigger hole in the State budget as this practice becomes more widespread.