Hey Mikey682--DoD Police at Westover fall under the umbrella of the Air Force. The AF, more specifically the Air Force reserve, gives its bases, 12 of them across the US, only proprietary jurisdication. This is the same as landowners rights. We can arrest/apprehend military subjects, however, civilians can only be detained for the civil authorities. It sucks bad! Especially since this is a Reserve base, and the folks who work here are mostly civilians! We have to bother the troopers, who are busy enough dealing with their crap, to come to the base and take the case. I don't blame a trooper at all for being upset. If I don't see operation on an OUI, I'm not going to touch it either. The problem is compounded by the misconception that we are "just security guards." Some troopers, and CPD guys take great offense to us wearing a police patch. The image is changing here. We are hiring younger guys just off of active duty, sending our people to an academy, by the way dcs2244, if you're reading this too, I graduated from the 75th MPOC at Framingham in 1983. Sorry Mikey682. Anyway, I hope that clears it up a bit. It is very confusing, and frustrating for those of us who have to deal with it on a regular basis. Any more questions and I'll be glad to try to answer them.