Gotham City Police Department
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Gotham City Police Department is a fictional group of characters from the DC Comics Batman titles. With the appearances of Police Commissioner James Gordon and Chief O'Hara in the golden and silver age comics, the Department has always been present in the Batman mythos; however, it is not until the addition of popular characters like Detectives Harvey Bullock, Renee Montoya, Sarah Essen, Maggie Sawyer, Mackenzie "Hardback" Bock and Crispus Allen that the Department becomes popular and notorious on its own. In the late 1990s Batman - GCPD - Gotham City Police Department the first miniseries about them is published and then in the mid 2000s DC Comics created Gotham Central, a title exclusively about the Gotham City cops from the Major Crimes Unit.
In the mid 1980s the Police Department is portrayed at the begining of Batman's career as heavily corrupted under the Italian mafia influence in Frank Miller's Batman: Year One. Characters like the then Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb or detective Arnold Flass and even the mayor of Gotham City were in the mafiosi leader Carmine Falcone's pocket, but as Gordon goes from Seargent to Commissioner he takes a weave of clean cops up along with him.
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[edit] Rooster
- James Gordon - Police Commissioner
- Mackenzie "Hardback" Bock - Chief of Police and former head of OCCB (Organized Crime Control Bureau)
- Nora Fields - Supervisor, Coroner's Office. Widow of Charlie Fields.
- Officer Harper - Officer, associate of Robin.
- Donald Peak - Officer, former partner of Andy Kelly.
- Rebecca Mulcahey - Corrupt officer, lover of Jim Corrigan.
- Stacy - Administrative Secretary to Commissioner Gordon.
[edit] Former memebers
Note: The following are either deceased or have been dismissed from the Gotham City Police Department.
- Gillian B. Loeb - Corrupt commissioner in Year One, dismissed and later murdered by the Hangman.
- Peter Grogan - Corrupt commissioner after Loeb and before Gordon, dismissed.
- Peter Pauling - Another corrupt commissioner who briefly replaced Gordon at request of mayor Hamilton Hill. Both of them on Rupert Thorne's payroll.
- Andy Howe - Briefly served as police commissioner after Mayor Krol fired Gordon.
- Michael Akins - Succeeded Gordon as commissioner, left GCPD during the one year gap under unknown circumstances.
- Clancy O'Hara - Police Chief before and after Gordon became Commissioner. He is in chage of the day-to-day operations until he becomes the first victim of the Hangman at the start of Batman: Dark Victory.
- David King - Police Captain, former ally of Gordon, killed during Year Three.
- Stan Kitch - Former lieutenant, now a defense attorney.
- Clarence Foley - Opposed Jim Gordon, killed by Billy Pettit during No Man's Land.
- Roger DeCarlo - Corrupt officer. Killed by Poison Ivy after accidentally murdering one of her orphans and attempting to cover it up.
- Andrew "Andy" Kelly - Officer, partnered with Don Peak. Transformed into a monster by Doctor Alchemy and killed in self-defense by Peak.
- Jordan Rich - Corrupt officer, shot Jim Gordon. Killed indirectly by Harvey Bullock in retaliation.
- Detective Mark O'Connor - A gifted marksman and firearms instructor at the police academy for may years. One of the members of Gordon's Special Police Task Force untill he is killed by the Hangman.
- Detective Laureen Wilcox - A GCPD newcomer on the Falcones' payroll in Batman: Dark Victory until she is killed by the Hangman.
[edit] Homicide Division
The division that handles murders and some of the more serious non-metahuman crimes in Gotham. This is the division Gordon was a part of before becoming commissioner. Former private investigator Jason Bard is now working on homicide cases for this division.
- Jason Bard - Former private detective, he is still a Batman agent.
[edit] Former memebers
- James Gordon - (promoted).
- Arnold Flass - Gordon's corrupt partner, fired and later killed by the Hangman.
- Detective Henry Gustavson - Former bodyguard of Gordon, killed by Hangman.
[edit] Major Crimes Unit
Led by Capt. Maggie Sawyer, the MCU deals with the most serious crimes, often involving supervillains or politically sensitive cases. This division is the focus of the comic book series Gotham Central.
- Margaret "Maggie" Sawyer - Captain and head of Major Crimes Unit
- Josh Azeveda - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Trey Hartley.
- Joely "Joe" Bartlett - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Vincent Del Arrazzio.
- Harvey Bullock - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Restored to duty under severe scrutiny.
- Thomas "Tommy" Burke - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Dagmar Procjnow.
- Romy Chandler - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Takahata.
- Eric Cohen - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Andi Kasinsky.
- Nelson Crowe - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Jackson Davies.
- Jackson "Sarge" Davies - Detective Sergeant, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Nelson Crowe.
- Vincent Del Arrazzio - Detective Sergeant, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Joely Bartlett. Associate of the Huntress.
- Marcus Driver - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Josephine MacDonald.
- Trey Hartley - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Josh Azeveda
- Andi Kasinsky - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Eric Cohen.
- Josephine "Josie Mac" MacDonald - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Marcus Driver.
- Dagmar "Dag" Procjnow - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Thomas Burke.
- Detective Takahata - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Romy Chandler.
[edit] Former memebers
- Sarah Essen Gordon - Major Crimes Unit commander, wife of Commissioner Gordon. Killed by the Joker during No Man's Land.
- Ronald Probson - Major Crimes Unit commander, killed by the Joker.
- Crispus Allen - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Renee Montoya. Killed by Jim Corrigan, now the Spectre.
- Charlie Fields - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Marcus Driver. Killed by Mr. Freeze.
- Renee Montoya - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Crispus Allen. Resigned after Allen's death, now the Question.
- Nate Patton - Detective, Major Crimes Unit. Partnered with Romy Chandler. Killed by the Joker.
[edit] Quick Response Team
- Led by Lt. Gerard "Jerry" Hennelly, the QRT is the GCPD's SWAT unit.
- Gerald "Jerry" Hennelly - Lieutenant and head of the Quick Response Team
[edit] Former memebers
- Lieutenant Branden - Head of SWAT team before Year One until he is killed by the Hangman.
- Billy Pettit - Head of SWAT team before No Man's Land, he becomes insane during the saga and is eventually killed by the Joker towards the end of it.
- Sergeant Frank Pratt - Killed by the Hangman.
[edit] Uniform Division
[edit] Former memebers
- Stan Merkel - Watch Commander/Patrolman killed during Dark Victory. He first appeared in the The Dark Knight Returns and was adapted to the post-Crisis continuity by Miller in Batman: Year One.
[edit] Crime Scene Investigation Division
[edit] Former memebers
- Jim Corrigan - Corrupt CSI, killed Crispus Allen. Killed by Allen's son.
[edit] In other media
- Commissioner Ellen Yindell
- Batman (1989 film)
- Lieutenant Max Eckhardt, played by William Hootkins. A corrupt cop echoing some of the Pre-Crisis aspects of Harvey Bullock and Arnold Flass.
- Birds of Prey (TV series from 2002-2003)
- Detective Jesse Reese - Was played by Shemar Moore. The only honest cop in New Gotham who can help the Birds of Prey.
- The Batman (TV series started in 2004)
- Chief Angel Rojas — He is almost obsessed with bringing down Batman until a recently appointed Police Commissioner James Gordon orders him to stop. Edward James Olmos and Jesse Corti provide his voice for this show.
- Detective Ellen Yin — She first follows Chief Rojas instructions until she becomes an ally of Batman. She is losely based on Commissioner Ellen Yindell. Ming-Na provides her voice in this show.
- Detective Ethan Bennett — He is a childhood friend of Bruce Wayne's and avoids to follow Rojas' instructions against Batman. Due to a chemical created by the Joker, he becomes the main Clayface for this series. Steve Harris provides his voice.
