Police station - wikipedia Police station For the 1959 TV series, see Police Station. This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2009 ) A police station in Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast, Russia Red sign outside a Swedish police station A police station ( sometimes called a `` station house '' in the US ) is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms, temporary holding cells and interview / interrogation rooms. Contents 1 Name 2 Facilities 3 By country 3.1 India 3.2 Ireland 3.3 United Kingdom 4 Image gallery 5 See also 6 References Name Large departments may have many stations to cover the area they serve. The names used for these facilities include : Barracks for many American state police and highway patrol stations and in Ireland. District office for the California Highway Patrol. Precinct house or informally precinct for some urban police departments in the United States such as the New York City Police Department, Memphis Police Department, Newark Police Department, where stations are in charge of precincts. Police house Police office, especially in Scotland. Station house Substations are smaller facilities used by many departments, especially county sheriffs. Multiple informal names exist, such as `` cophouse ''. The area a police station serves has a variety of different names, such as precinct, district, division and zone. However, in some police forces such as Hampshire Constabulary, police stations do not serve a specific area and the officers have great flexibility over where they can operate. Facilities Typical facilities at police stations include : Office space where senior officers, detectives and administrative staff can work. Cells for detainees. In the UK, the area with cells is known as a custody suite. Interview rooms, for both detainees and non-detained visitors. Property rooms for storing evidence and seized property. Lockers and storerooms for storing equipment. A reception desk for public visitors. Specialized stations exist in a number of countries. An example includes women 's police stations in Latin America. By country India A police station in India is typically under the command of an Inspector. In the case of a police station which is the headquarters of a Police Circle, the Inspector 's office is clearly demarcated ( and most likely in a separate building ). In police station SHO ( station house officer ) is in charge.An urban police station probably have a Inspector ranked officer will have the charge of sho. w ile in rural station SI will be in charge of station. Other than sho the police station have Adl si, GD, Writers, station guards, women desk, driver constable and duty staffs. Ireland The police stations ( or barracks ) of the Garda Síochána come in the following types, in ascending order of size : Sub-district stations : Stations in small towns and villages, led by an officer who is no higher in rank than a sergeant. Since the 1980s, many of these small stations have been closed or reduced to operating part - time. District headquarters : Located in the largest town in a Garda district, with the most senior officer being a superintendent. Divisional headquarters : Located in the largest town or city within a Garda division, which in turn comprises multiple districts. The most senior officer is a chief superintendent. Garda headquarters : Located in Phoenix Park, Dublin and includes the office of the Garda Commissioner, as well as other senior officers. United kingdom The county Constabularies in Great Britain were previously organised on a village basis. Most villages of any size had a `` police house ''. Police houses in small villages were often staffed by a single uniformed Constable, with larger stations being staffed by more. Local police stations were grouped together under the command of a uniformed Sergeant, whose station was known as a `` sergeant 's station ''. Larger towns in the county constabulary areas had police stations staffed by a number of officers, often under the command of an inspector or superintendent, usually also commanding a sub-division or division respectively, and therefore giving the names of `` sub-divisional station '' or `` divisional station '' to their stations. In Scotland a Police Station may be referred to as a Police Office. Image gallery An English police station : Wood Street station in Wakefield Police Assistance Booth, Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India Famous Davidwache in Hamburg, Germany. Many British and Commonwealth police stations have a blue lamp outside. Cells used in Leith Police Station between 1833 and 2003 J.C. `` Buster '' Court Public Safety complex in Stafford, Texas Police station in Patagonia ( southern Chile ). The NYPD 's 1st precinct station on Varick Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. See also Law enforcement portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Police stations. 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Question: who is the incharge of police station in india
Answer: Inspector