Police Officer ( Steve Cooper ) The Police Officer had several dealings with Coronation Street residents . In September 2012 , he dealt with a case where Ryan Connor stole keys to Underworld from Michelle Connor and attempted to steal cash from the factory . As Rob Donovan went to open up , he discovered the door was open and realised someone was inside . Rob hit the intruder over the head , although when he saw it was Ryan he promptly phoned for an ambulance . The police officer arrived at Weatherfield General and took Rob to the Police Station to question him over the break - in . Michelle found out that Ryan had the factory keys and realised he was lying . Ryan returned to the station change his statement , where Rob was released and Ryan was fined for wasting police time . In February 2015 , he dealt with a suspicious package that Callum Logan had given to David Platt to look after . Sally Webster witnessed the package being forced upon David outside Audrey ' s . Later that day , Gail McIntyre decided to call Callum ' s bluff and Gail went with Sally to the police station to hand in the package . After being interviewed , the Police Officer opened the box and revealed that it was empty . In June of the same year , the officer and his colleague turned up at 13 Coronation Street to question Kevin Webster when his girlfriend Jenny Bradley kidnapped his son Jack . The police had put an all - points warning to prevent the pair leaving the country but they revealed that Jenny ' s son Tom Midgeley had died after drowning in a paddling pool in April 2013 , although the incident had been ruled to be an accidental death at the inquest . They stressed that this meant that Jack wasn ' t in danger and promised to be in touch when there was any further news . In the event , Jenny herself gave her location in Hull away when she rang Rita Tanner in a distressed state and the boy was rescued . Ten months later in April 2016 , the officer arrived in Victoria Street with PC Woodruff after a tip - off from Sharif Nazir that an acquaintance of Gary Windass named Dane Everton was dealing steroids within V Court Fitness . After meeting Gary outside the premises , Sharif witnessed a deal between the pair and moments later , the police car pulled up . Gary and Dane were ushered back inside the gym where a physical search was conducted , and although Dane was found to have nothing on him and allowed to go , Gary was caught with a quarter of cannabis and arrested for possession . While undergoing questioning , Izzy Armstrong also arrived at the police station to make a statement that the cannabis found on Gary was actually for her - as a form of pain relief , however her actions only made matters worse as Gary was subsequently released and charged with supplying drugs . In February 2017 , he another officer called at 5 Coronation Street after receiving a phone call to say that " Darryl " had been murdered . Upon arrival , they discovered that the caller was young Liam Connor Jr . and the victim was Darryl , the pet rat of Craig Tinker which had died after Liam had let it out of its cage . The youngster explained that he wanted to be arrested to get into prison to visit his mother Maria who had been jailed two months prior . List of appearances . 2012 2015 2016 2017