"series ""Lewis"", in the timeline of which, he appears to have retired. Chief Superintendent Strange Detective Chief Superintendent Strange is a fictional character in the television series ""Inspector Morse"", played by James Grout. The character also appears, as a Police Constable, in the prequel series ""Endeavour"", portrayed by Sean Rigby. Although Strange does not appear in every episode of ""Inspector Morse"", he is present in the whole series (of 33 2-hour TV films) from beginning to end. The intervening episodes from which he is ""absent"" are few in number. It is never revealed (in the original series) what Strange's first"
"left for Edwards to return with. The lighter sentence greatly annoyed his superiors, who considered Williams unsuitable to succeed Butler when he retired. Butler was still keen to pursue the robbers, but at 55 years old he would need to postpone his retirement to do so. After his success in securing Jimmy White and Buster Edwards, Tommy Butler got Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Joseph Simpson to suspend his retirement on his 55th birthday. This was because he was fanatical about continuing to lead the hunt for the remaining robbers. After Butler's suspension of retirement, in early 1968, Frank Williams gave"
"police officer Donald 'Dutch' Dixon. The show had the following voiceover before every episode, provided by Don LaFontaine, summarizing the plot of the series: The ""Renegade"" theme that followed was composed by Mike Post. ""Renegade"" is the story of San Diego police officer Reno Raines, loosely based on Al Banks' bit-part biker tough guy character in the Terence Hill movie ""They Call Me Renegade"" (1987). Reno Raines, an ex-Army Ranger, was called to Bay City, California, by his good friend District Attorney Harry Wells. Harry hired Reno to work under cover, exposing corrupt police officers. In a meeting with Harry"
"District police commander the Deacon often served as his conscience. Colvin started three drug tolerant zones in his district and the deacon was dismayed at the poor conditions addicts faced in these areas and convinced Colvin to involve public health academics in providing services for the addicts now he had gathered them into an easy to reach area. Colvin was forced to retire because of his actions and the deacon found him a new job working with a sociologist in studying the prevention of repeat violent offender behavior. In his youth Melvin Williams, the actor who plays the Deacon, was"
"him to retire early with the assistance of Internal Investigations Division commander Major Bobby Reed. Colvin complies with Burrell's demands because Burrell threatens to involve the men under Colvin's command. Burrell humiliates Colvin further by informing Johns Hopkins University of his misdeeds and costing him his retirement job with Campus Security. Elsewhere, Daniels' Major Crimes Unit arrests Avon Barksdale just as the Colvin scandal hits, allowing Burrell to further divert media attention. Following the arrest, Burrell gives Daniels his promotion to Major, and Daniels takes Colvin's post as commander of the Western District. Burrell is a key member of Royce's"
"a car to rob a post office. The robber ordered Edmonds and the detective sergeant to raise their hands, then turned and ran, firing as he went. The two detectives eventually overpowered him, and Edmonds received a Commissioner's High Commendation. Edmonds retired from the Metropolitan Police as a detective sergeant in 1998. During his service he had been commended by an Old Bailey judge, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Bow Street magistrates; he had been awarded two Commissioner's High Commendations and received five Commendations for bravery and detective ability. Peter Roy Edmonds was born in Nottingham on 8"
"reserve police officers for the Muncie Police Department in Muncie, Indiana, followed by graduation. After that, the celebrities will go on patrol with the same training officers who traditionally ride with new officers. The series stars Erik Estrada, La Toya Jackson, Jack Osbourne, Trish Stratus, and Jason Acuña (a.k.a. ""Wee Man"" on ""Jackass""). The series was narrated by Jeff Davis. On December 5, 2006, the celebrities were sworn in as reserve officers. The premiere episode attracted an estimated 8.2 million viewers, generating a 2.9 rating, while the second episode's estimate tops off at 7.8 million viewers, which generated a rating"
"series as Pentageli at the start of season four. Madison left the Eastbridge department to work as a commissioner in another city. Pentangeli returned despite his continuing disagreement with Scali regarding the nature of the shooting in season two. The star cops who also worked closely with the Commish included Stan Kelly (Geoffrey Nauffts), Carmela Pagan (Gina Belafonte), and hot-headed Ricky Caruso (Nicholas Lea). Series regular Kelly was killed off in season three, whereas other characters such as Pagan would simply disappear for longer stretches without explanation. Chiklis's character, Tony Scali, was at least ten years older than Chiklis' age"
"show ""present a comforting image of a simple rural past"". His wanderings, during which he typically got in trouble but always found a happy ending, evoked romanticism and adventure. The ""innocent"" show was the second-most popular show among children in 1966; the most popular was the more adult program ""Bonanza"". Regular characters included, besides Swiebertje, the police officer Bromsnor (Lou Geels), housekeeper Saartje (Riek Schagen), and shopkeeper Malle Pietje (Piet Ekel). On TV, he was played by Joop Doderer, who became so identified with the part that the Dutch expression for the most extreme form of typecasting, where an actor"
"For example: a teenage boy was suing for emancipation from his overbearing father, an Army colonel. When the colonel began overstepping his authority during the hearing, Judge Franklin angrily reprimanded him, saying ""Colonel, in ""this"" courtroom, ""I"" give the orders!"" One character who appeared frequently on the show, often as a source of comic relief, was Police Sergeant Terrance Fox (played by Brendan Burns). Fox was an honest police officer, but his abrasive personality would often irritate Judge Franklin to no end. In one episode he told the officer that he would try the patience of a saint, adding, ""And"
"is an immature yet very talented detective in the precinct with an astounding record of crimes solved, putting him in a competition with fellow detective Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero). The precinct's status changes when the Captain is retiring and a new commanding officer, Cpt. Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher) is appointed as the newest Captain. This puts a conflict between Jake and Holt for their respective methods in the field. The episode was seen by an estimated 3.34 million household viewers and gained a 1.5/4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode received positive reviews"
"quickly ends for the sake of their careers. Commander Bernice Waverley (Noni Hazlehurst, 77 episodes, seasons 1–5), the undisputed boss of Homicide. She began as the Superintendent of Homicide, however in season two this position was jeopardised by corruption charges that were brought about by the brother of a former police officer who committed suicide after Waverley refused him a pension payout. Although the accusations were proven to be false, the brother's final revenge on Waverley involved slitting her son's wrists, who died in the season two finale. After this debacle, Waverley returned to Homicide as the Senior Sergeant in"
"to the 74th Precinct late in the series and soon proved himself to everyone that despite his age, he could still ""walk the beat"" and take down criminals. MacElwaine also stuck up for Donovan after finding out Donovan's work with IAB. In the series final episode, MacElwaine decided to retire from the police force, and Santoro was promoted to Lieutenant. So, Captain Jonas threw a double-party for the entire police station in celebrating Santoro's promotion and MacElwaine's retirement. In his speech, MacElwaine changes his mind and decides not to retire, to great celebration. Other secondary characters included Kevin Patrick (Mark"
"Brogan tells the two men who have turned their backs to him that he no longer cared who Coop was, and that he just wanted him back. Knowing that Tom McCree was obviously lying the first time he was approached, Lt. John Stillman personally interrogates the retired lieutenant. John cuts to the chase and calls Tom's command ""a mess"", concluding that the police he sent to scare Coop ended up shooting him. The proud commander insists that he had no undisciplined cops but John pushes the point. Annoyed, Tom is unable to hide his anger towards Coop (""There's no word"
"Polgas answers that he won't because Senate inquiries don't get resolved anyway. Instead, he will show it to several media outlets, columnists, the Alex Boncayao Brigade, and even the writers of the TV show ""Abangan... ang Susunod na Kabanata"". So the officers promise to stop Oplan Paglalanse and do their jobs. Indeed, the officers of Left Turn Police District keep their promise to reform themselves. Even Dagul, one of Patrolman Durugas' ""victims"" is surprised to see the officer reminding him to buckle his seatbelt instead of asking for bribes. Truly, the police officers have become good, hardworking, and responsible law"
"portraying officers in the fictional ""LCPD"" Police Department Academy Precinct. Toward the end of the show's second season, James Darren became a regular cast member as Officer Jim Corrigan. The background of Sergeant Thomas Jefferson ""T.J."" Hooker is that he, up until recently, was a plainclothes LCPD Detective Sergeant whose partner was killed in the line of duty while he and Hooker were trying to stop a bank robbery. An angry Hooker is motivated to rid the streets of criminals like those who murdered his partner, and he gives up his detective position to return to duty as a uniformed"
"and confidante before Colvin's forced retirement. Mello then ran the district until Major Daniels was named district commander. Mello ran briefings for the Western district at roll call maintaining a sense of humor, typically dismissing the men with ""don't get captured"" and jokingly referring to them as ""humps"" and ""mopes"". Mello was once again given command of the Western district after Daniels' promotion to C.I.D. colonel at least until a new Major is given district command. Incidentally, the actor who plays Dennis Mello is a retired Baltimore detective named Jay Landsman, and was the real-life basis for the character of"
"down, to be avenged by his identical twin brother, Jim Nichols (also portrayed by Garner), who arrived in town with exactly the same haircut but wearing a vigorous mustache. Jim administered justice in a somewhat more conventional (and it was hoped, popular) Western fashion, was offered the job of sheriff by Ma Ketcham, then rode out of town on a motorcycle, saying he expected he might come back sometime. This solution made recasting and retitling the program unnecessary while allowing for considerable changes, and leaving the door open for a second season. However this episode proved to be the final"
"after retiring from the police force. All five series of ""Strangers"" were released on DVD via Network Distributing as a complete box set on 19 October 2009. Initially, the 'Unit 23' team consisted of Bulman, Willis and WDC Linda Doran (Frances Tomelty). Their local liaison was provided by Detective Sergeant David Singer (John Ronane), while their superior officer was Detective Chief Inspector Rainbow (David Hargreaves). Despite being based around a comparatively small team of detectives, a regular feature of the programme in its early years was that few episodes featured the entire team, with most using just two or three"
"In addition to Miss Marple, there are two semi-regular characters in the series. The first is Inspector (later Superintendent) Slack, played by David Horovitch; the second is Constable (later Sergeant) Lake, played by Ian Brimble. Slack and Lake appear in five episodes: ""The Body in the Library"", ""The Murder at the Vicarage"", ""4.50 From Paddington"", ""They Do It with Mirrors"" and ""The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side"". They are the official detectives and both (particularly Slack) originally dislike and are exasperated by Miss Marple, her interference and her methods, but they eventually come to respect (and indeed, in the"
"containing the county's main Sheriff's Office (the only one seen) and the County Supervisor's Office. When the series begins, the sheriff is Don Lamb. Lamb is more concerned with the bureaucratic side of his job rather than proper and thorough police work. He gained his office in an emergency recall election, after the ousting of his former boss Keith Mars. Lamb has consistently displayed significant favoritism toward 09'ers, such as allowing Jake Kane to avoid having his daughter Lilly's car impounded for unpaid parking tickets. A County Supervisor, informally referred to as the ""Mayor"" of Neptune, was seen during the"
"sheriff down the street. ""I thought at the time he was an autograph seeker,"" said Cummings. Both cases later settled out of court. According to one report, the show ""enjoyed nothing but popularity. Cummings, who possesses histrionic depth and power far richer and deeper, nonetheless brought to a character implausibly named Beanbossom the full, heartwarming exaultation of the naive and ingenuous youth whom life has not and shall never hurt. The fantasy of the well meaning office worker was heightened from story to story, with characteristics out of a gamut of sources from Don Quixote, Paul Bunyan and Ivanhoe to"
"precinct with an astounding record of crimes solved, putting him in a competition with fellow detective Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero). The precinct's status changes when the Captain is retiring and a new commanding officer, Cpt. Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher) is appointed as the newest Captain. This creates a conflict between Jake and Holt over their respective methods in the field. In the episode, Jake investigates a civil leader who may have affiliations to drug trafficking but is told by the Deputy Commissioner to drop the case. When he is caught investigating, he is on danger of being expelled from the"
"astounding record of crimes solved, putting him in a competition with fellow detective Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero). The precinct's status changes when the Captain is retiring and a new commanding officer, Cpt. Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher) is appointed as the newest Captain. This creates a conflict between Jake and Holt over their respective methods in the field. In the episode, Boyle invites the precinct on a detectives-only weekend at his ex-wife's beach house while he retains it. However, upon hearing that Holt has never gone to social events during his detective days due to his sexuality, Jake invites Holt to"
"relieves Taylor of command. This is intended as an example to all the other commanders in the department, that if they did not improve their statistics they will also be replaced. Lieutenant Torret is a black officer who appears in charge of the Quick Response Team (QRT) when they are required for raids and arresting criminals. He first appeared in Season 1 leading the search for Savino and then commanding the unit to surround Avon Barksdale's strip club during his arrest. In Season 2, he appeared leading the raid on the Franklin Terrace towers when a nine-year-old child was accidentally"
"acting Police Commissioner Ervin Burrell. Royce resists, because he values loyalty and Burrell has always proved useful to him. When drug tolerant zones set up by police district commander Howard ""Bunny"" Colvin are exposed in Western Baltimore, Parker advisers that it would be a disaster to support them, despite a fall in the areas' crime rate. Royce entertains the idea of extending the experiment, but Parker eventually convinces him that this would be too difficult to explain to the public. Parker again calls for Burrell to be fired and Royce agrees. However, Burrell convinces Royce that he will deflect responsibility"
"two commanding officers, seem to be more concerned with politics and their own careers than actual police work. Wendell Pierce portrayed veteran homicide detective Bunk Moreland. The new season saw several previously recurring characters assuming larger starring roles, including Seth Gilliam as Sergeant Ellis Carver, Domenick Lombardozzi as Detective Thomas ""Herc"" Hauk, Detective Leander Sydnor (Corey Parker Robinson), Detective Roland Pryzbylewski (Jim True-Frost), Bodie Broadus (J.D. Williams), Omar Little (Michael K. Williams), and Major Howard ""Bunny"" Colvin (Robert Wisdom). Colvin commanded the Western district where the Barksdale organization operated, and nearing retirement, he came up with a radical new method"
"he took the month's unpaid leave meant for Scotty Valens, in order to keep him on the force. Stillman, having reflected on his place in the police force during his suspension, later decided to retire, though later was inspired to return to duty when Lilly convinced him to help in a case (""Family 8108""). John Stillman (Cold Case) Lieutenant John Stillman is a fictional character in the CBS crime drama ""Cold Case"", portrayed by John Finn. He is the chief of the homicide division in Philadelphia also the commander of the cold case squad. A Vietnam combat veteran with some"
"weekly COMSTAT meetings where they pressure BPD district commanders to return the favorable crime rate figures that are demanded by Royce. Burrell relieves Major Marvin Taylor as Eastern District Commander and threatened Western District Commander Major Howard ""Bunny"" Colvin when felonies rise 2% in his district. Colvin responds by allowing drug dealing to continue unchecked in specific areas, causing the felony rate drops. Colvin conceals his strategy from his superiors and they become suspicious of his statistics. Upon learning the truth about Colvin's success, Burrell forces Colvin to take his vacation time immediately and informs Royce of the sanctioned drug"
"crimes solved, putting him in a competition with fellow detective Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero). The precinct's status changes when the Captain is retiring and a new commanding officer, Cpt. Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher) is appointed as the newest Captain. This puts a conflict between Jake and Holt for their respective methods in the field. The episode was seen by an estimated 3.43 million household viewers and gained a 1.4/4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast's performance but some felt mixed with the episode's plot."
"are usually driven by curiosity for the unexplained, like the day Clark rescued him from drowning. Over the course of seven seasons—beginning in the pilot episode on the day Clark rescued him from drowning—Lex has been trying to uncover the secrets that Clark keeps. In season one, Lex hires Roger Nixon (Tom O'Brien), a reporter for the tabloid newspaper ""The Inquisitor"", to discover how he survived the automobile accident where Clark saved him from drowning. All the evidence points to Clark having been hit by Lex's car, but Lex refuses to believe that is what happened so Nixon attempts to"
"and Coulson's desire to take control of the station and undermine those that know of his past misdemeanours. WPC Gina Dawson, having been cleared of all blame in a shooting, moves to the Metropolitan Police. Assistant Chief Constable Coulson reneges on his promise to Inspector Briggs that he will retire early after sexually molesting Dawson. WPC Annie Taylor, whose father is a retired Brinford police sergeant, replaces Dawson. She lives with her parents and knows how to handle her fellow officers. Sergeant Fenton returns to duty, after being shot, his confidence dented; which he tries to regain using Constable Perkins."
"mentions in the classic TV series Dragnet, Perry Mason, Columbo, and in the films, Blue Thunder and Inherent Vice. William H. Parker (police officer) William Henry Parker III (June 21, 1905 – July 16, 1966) was the police chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and has been called ""Los Angeles' greatest and most controversial chief of police"". He was the longest-serving police chief at 39 years on the force. The former headquarters of the LAPD, the Parker Center, was named after him. Parker was born in Lead, South Dakota, and raised in Deadwood. His grandfather William H. Parker"