Dawn Police Department

The DPD, commonly shortened to 'local police,' is the municipal police force that serves the town of Dawn in the United States.
==Overview==
=== Pre-Overhaul Darkened Dawn ===
It isn't known when the DPD was founded - though probable it was founded not long after Dawn was founded. 
The Dawn Police Department appears to be understaffed and inadequately equipped to address the threats and unlawful activities within and around Dawn. Their police substation has limited resources, including just three holding cells, a single reception desk, and a solitary office designated for the chief or any potential detectives on duty. 
Furthermore, it's evident that the substation doesn't utilize standard police-issued weaponry and equipment. Additionally, it remains unclear whether the department has established other specialized divisions, such as riot control or a S.W.A.T. team.
Similar to the Dawn National Guard (DNG), there appears to be a shared lack of visible presence from both groups when it comes to responding to incidents within the town or its vicinity. This absence leaves much of the community resorting to their own version of frontier justice and unrefined vigilantism, effectively compounding the problems that the official governing forces should ideally address.
==== Equipment ====
The standard police-issued weaponry includes: 
*AK-47s of an unidentified import variant, presumably employed as heavy weapons for assault operations or high-risk scenarios.
*Colt M1911A1 handguns, serving as the standard sidearm for regular officers.
*Colt Python revolvers, possibly replacing the standard sidearm for experienced officers and higher-ranking personnel.
As mentioned above, the department doesn't seem to possess other equipment for specialized divisions, leaving it up to interpretation.
Some commonly agreed equipment, however, are as follows.
*Telescopic batons, intended for crowd control and as a means to ensure compliance from individuals breaking the law.
*Radios attached to the patrol belts for effective communication.
*Handcuffs of an unspecified brand and design, serving for restraining purposes.
Regarding vehicular fleets, it's common that the DPD primarily conducts patrols on foot, due to the absence of suitable vehicle storage or parking facilities. However, when DPD officers are on patrol duty, they might utilize conventional American police cars, including models like the panda-livery Crown Victoria.
==Reputation inside Dawn==
*Armacham Technology Corporation - Treads very carefully, but there isn't much they can do, considering they're usually bribed and straight up played like pawns by them.
* Dawn National Guard - Alliance between the two, since they would be somewhat similar in their duties with being governing forces that are employed to control the town and respond to threats and certain situations.
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