How was 'regular' policing in the Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact?

by ZimbabweSaltCo

Hi there, I've recently been playing the game Beat Cop and in one of the missions you get a 'good-will visit' from a Soviet police officer and this got me interested. How was 'regular' policing in the Soviet Union handled? Was it handled as just another wing of the security agencies like the NKVD/KGB or were there more standard police departments akin to the West or something else entirely perhaps?

Thanks in advance!

lg4492

More can be said, of course, but I found an answer by u/k1990 to a similar question that may help you. Edit: fixed spelling mistake