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DETECTIVE DIVISION

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Arthur Brown	Eileen Burke	Peter Byrnes	Stephen Louis Carella	Richard Genero
Cotton Hawes	Bert Kling	Meyer Meyer	Alfred Benjamin Miscolo	Andy Parker	Hal Willis

Roll Call

An alpha list of on-duty 87th Precinct members

Annunziato,Vince - Duty Captain
Antonino, no first name, Patrolman
Bannion, Alice - Detective Third, Shield #7045
Barker, Jerry, Detective
Boardman, no first name, Patrolman
Bongiorno, no first name, Detective
Hank Bush, David Foster, and Mike Reardon - three detectives dispatched in Cop Hater by a . . . cop hater.
Canavan, no first name, Patrolman
Cassidy, Patrolman, shot by Pepe Miranda in See Them Die
Cassidy, Mike - Desk Sergeant, relief for Murchison, below
Cooperman, no first name, Detective
Davies,Marshall - Detective Third, Lab Technician
Delgado, Alexiandre - Detective Third
DiAngelo, Fred, Patrolman
DiMaeo, no first name, Detective
diNapoli, Angelo - a six-foot blond transfer from the 51st, rank unknown
Donleavy, no first name, Patrolman
Dooley, no first name, rank unknown, transferred out of Eight Seven pre-Cop Hater
Esposito, Joseph - Officer in the Eight-Seven
Feeny, no first name, Patrolman
Fein, Hester, no rank
Fitch, no first name, Detective
Fitzhenry, Larry, Officer in the Eight-Seven
Forbes and Phelps: See Monoghan and Monroe, below.
Fred and Joe, Homicide South
Frick, Captain John (or Marshall), Commander of the 87th Precinct. First name given as Marshall in Ten Plus One and So Long As You Both Shall Live, and John in Lady Killer, then finally as John Marshall Frick in Long Time No See. The men under his command refer to him by more colorful epithets, including "thickheaded old jerK", and "egghead". Needless to say, not popular among his men. Relies on others to make decisions, then takes credit for those decisions. Typical administrator. He wishes he was a movie star.
Fujiwara, Takashi - Detective Third
Grossman, Samuel Isaac (or middle initial "G") - Detective-Lieutenant, in charge of the seven-section Police Laboratory downtown on High Street. Promoted to Captain in Long Time No See. Said to resemble the farmer in "American Gothic".
Haldeman, Victor - Detective, police artist
Hardigan, Hanrahan, and Mandelbaum, aka The Holy Trinity. Homicide detectives from unspecified precinct.
Harrigan, Mickey - Patrol Sergeaant
Havilland, Roger - Detective Third. Possessor of a hooligan's body graced by an angel's face. In love once upon a time with Peggy Muldoon. (any relation to Peaches Muldoon?) He was a good cop once, before his arm was broken during an gang attack. He became bitter and violent towards all suspects from that point onward. His June 12 murder is the focal point of early book in the series, Killer's Choice. Burial on Sands Spit.
Hernandez, Frankie - Detective Third. Born in the confines of the 87th, one of four children. His parents were devourt Catholics, from the island of Puerto Rico. His father ran a successful candy store. Frankie served in the Marine Corps during WWII. He constantly has to fight prejudice against "PRs".
Kapek, Carl - Detective - appears in Fuzz, Hail to the Chief , and short story "Daywatch".
Lefferts, Walter - Detective Second
Lehmann, Conrad, Patrolman
Levine, no first name, Detective
Lopez, Anna Maria - Officer in the Eight-Seven
Lynch, no first name, Acting Lieutanant
Mastroiano and Manzini, Homicide East or West, 12th Precinct
Maynard, Charlie - Relief Desk Sergeant for Murchison
Merriweather, no first name, Detective First
Monoghan and Monroe - Detectives First Grade from Homicide North, East, or West. (location changes from book to book) We learn that Monroe started his career in the 39th Precinct,and Michael Monoghan in the 83rd, along with Ollie Weeks (See below). Introduced in Ten Plus One. Their appearance on the scene of the crime is mandatory, although they are not involved in the investigatory process. Might as well be called Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Black humor, black clothes, and vaudeville dialogue characterize the pair.
Moskowitz, Lou - Detective Second
Murchison, Dave - Desk Sergeant - mans the portals of the 87th Precinct. Father of a twelve year-old daughter.
O'Brien, Bob - Detective Second, introduced in Killer's Choice. A street-fighting shanty Irishman, he applied for and passed all the civil service exams. The police department was the first to call him to service. Most outstanding characteristic is that he is invariably forced into a shooting situation, even when shooting seems an unlikely choice. Very little personal detail given, although he is engaged to a girl charmingly named Maizie in Vespers.She later breaks the engagement due to the repeated gunplay on her fiance's job.
Overman, Captain, retired
Parsons, Jake, Patrolman
Portoles, Juan Luis - Clerical Assistant to Miscolo
Pruess, Patrol Sergeant
Rawles, Annie - Detective First. Rape Squad. She is no-nonsense, fearless (she has killed perps in the line of duty) and gorgeous. Tall, boyishly slim, brown-haired, wears glasses over brown eyes. Romantically involved with Cotton Hawes in 1990s books.
Samalson, no first name, Patrolman
Santoro, no first name, Detective
Seaver, Charles, Officer in the Eight-Seven
Serrano, R., Patrolman
Simms, no first name, Detective
Sullivan, Sergeant, no first name, Desk Sergeant at the Eight-Seven
Temple, George - Detective Third
Weeks, Ollie - Detective First, 83rd Precinct. He is introduced in Bread. Consider the dandelion - does a mean WC Fields impersonation. Personally undesirable, but has an unerring instinct for uncovering the clue that solves the crime.
Wizonski, Pee Wee - Detective. Biggest cop in the Eight Seven, standing 6'4" and weighing in at 208 pounds. Hence the nickname

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