Coruscant underworld police Coruscant underworld police were police officer s of the Coruscant Security Force who were responsible for patrolling the lower levels of the Galactic Republic capital planet Coruscant . Underworld cops were notoriously hardened and burly in comparison with the sleek Guardian police droid s that maintained law and order in the upper reaches of Galactic City . The underworld police were also known for their heavy leather and metal armor with mechanical eye coverings , which gave them extra protection and anonymity , while denoting an authoritative presence . Coruscant cops patrolled both on foot and in police speeders and with the advent of the Clone Wars between the Republic and the Separatist Alliance , the underworld police also utilized the patrol transport when needed . When the fugitive Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano was lost by pursuing clone trooper forces , the Coruscant Security Force was alerted that she had last been seen heading into the lower levels . Coruscant cops in the underworld were notified and given wanted posters and descriptions of Tano . Several underworld police officers spotted her at a train station and gave pursuit but she managed to escape them . Later , two underworld officers noticed an explosion at a warehouse where Tano was and , reporting the anomaly , it lead to the capture of the wanted padawan . After the formation of the Galactic Empire , the Coruscant Security Force was bolstered by the addition of Imperial stormtrooper s to maintain order in the lower levels . Stormtroopers would often patrol with the underworld police officers and both were used by the Empire to violently put down revolts and enforce Imperial re - location or detention policies of undesirable alien s and suspected rebel sympathizers . Description . The Coruscant Security Force utilized police officer s in the underworld of the planet of Coruscant who stood in contrast to the polished Guardian police droid s that were primarily charged with law enforcement in the upper levels of Galactic City . Coruscant cops in the underworld were known to be burly and hardened officers as they worked in the cutthroat environment of the planet ' s lower levels . They wore heavy leather and metal armor , with their heads completely covered , and mechanical eye coverings to protect them from the many dangers they encountered from the criminal elements of the underworld . The armor gave them a presence of anonymity and authority , and had the added effect of giving them a mystic reputation , as to others it was unclear if they were human oid , droid s , or something else . Coruscant cops were armed with a heavy blaster pistol , and they utilized the patrol transport and the Panther police interceptor for patrol and pursuit . Known to go through a vigorous training program , a black market version of the Coruscant underworld police test was illegally disseminated throughout the galaxy . History . During the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Separatist Alliance , Jedi Padawan Ahoska Tano was arrested by the Coruscant Guard for the murder of Letta Turmond , the suspected perpetrator behind the bombing of the Jedi Temple hangar . However , Tano managed to escape unknowingly with the assistance of rogue Jedi Barriss Offee , who had in truth killed Turmond and was also responsible for the bombing . During the escape , several Coruscant Guards were killed by a lightsaber leading the pursuing troopers to believe it was Tano . In response to this , the Jedi Council ordered Tano ' s arrest . The Coruscant Security Force was told that she had been last seen fleeing to the lower levels , and so the underworld police officers were put on high alert . As the underworld cops exchanged wanted posters with Tano ' s image , she managed to temporarily avoid notice by using a cloak to hide her identity . However , at one point two officers boarded a train that Tano was on and they began checking IDs of the passengers . As Tano attempted to leave the train at the next station , she ran into three more officers on the platform . The cops identified Tano and moved in to arrest her . Tano pushed the officers away using the Force , throwing one back onto the platform . He signaled ahead to other units as the train left the station and the remaining four officers gave chase . Dodging passengers , Tano fled through the train cars from the pursuing underworld cops . A passenger attempted to hold her and the police officers managed to briefly overpower Tano . However , she fought them off during the scuffle and opened a door of the train . She then jumped onto the adjacent platform as the train passed and , believing herself safe , Tano began walking away . Three officers standing on the platform noticed her and ordered her to stop . Tano fled from the station and towards an open turbolift door . The cops , seeing they were about to loose their quarry , opened fire on her with their blasters , but Tano had already entered a lift by that time had escaped the officers ' shots . The search continued and shortly thereafter , two police officers on Level 1315 spotted an explosion at a warehouse . They gave an alert to a search group composed of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , Jedi Master Plo Koon , and Coruscant Guard shock troopers , all of whom responded and were able to capture Tano at the warehouse . Tano was placed on trial but vindicated by Skywalker who discovered the true traitor was Barriss Offee . As the Republic was transformed into the Galactic Empire , the Rebel Alliance was formed to fight to restore the Republic ' s ideals . Imperial forces were sent into the lower levels of Coruscant to enforce the relocation of species that had joined the Alliance such as the Mon Calamari . The Coruscant Security underworld officers assisted the Imperial stormtrooper s with the relocation efforts , specifically in the Old Market Sector , however , the Mon Calamari resisted . The resulting riots were brutally put down by the underworld police and stormtroopers . Years later , after the destruction of the planet Alderaan by the Death Star , rumors of what had occurred began reaching the Alderaanian population , most of whom lived on Level 3204 . Vigils were held which soon became heated and angry when images confirming Alderaan had been destroyed followed the rumors . The vigils turned into rioting which lasted for several days until the Coruscant police and the Imperial stormtroopers were sent in to restore order . As the troopers and underworld officers marched into the streets , the stormtroopers opened fire with their blasters . One of the casualties was Reffe who died during his tirade against the Empire . The crowds , frightened , dispersed . The following day , the underworld police arrested anyone caught out in the streets . The day after that , stormtroopers began going door to door stating that Rebel spies had recruited local residents and Alderaanians had to be taken in for questioning . After the relocation of the Alderaanians , an underworld police officer was on patrol with a stormtrooper when they entered a cantina on level Level 1997 . Recognizing two Alderaanian juveniles , Santiago and Anandra Milon , from his facial recognition display , the stormtrooper gave chase on his own , leaving the underworld cop behind . The stormtrooper was able to catch up with Anandra and attempted to arrest her . However , during the struggle , a Herglic came to Anandra ' s rescue , overpowered the Stormtrooper and threw him over the level ' s railing , killing him . Behind the scenes . The Coruscant underworld police first appeared in the , in the episode " To Catch a Jedi , " which aired on February 24 , 2013 . They were specifically conceived by George Lucas to add to the environment of the underworld . They also received an entry in the online StarWars . com Encyclopedia and its successor , the Databank . The underworld police were later featured in " One Thousand Levels Down " , a short story published in " Star Wars Insider " 151 on July 22 , 2014 .