Mandela County Police Department

The Mandela County Police Department is a Police Department located in Mandela County founded in 1832. It's slogan is "Every Day Gets Brighter". They serve as the main protagonistic faction of the franchise, making an appearance in every main installment except Overthrone though Mandela County didn't exist by that point so couldn't have been in it. 
There is a remembrance mural of Thatcher Davis and Ruth Weaver in the lobby of the station. The building is notably large. Despite the current circumstances, the MCPD tries to operate like any regular police department, going as far as to restrict employees from reporting to alternate encounters. 
== Members ==
=== Offical Members ===
File:Employeeofthemonth (1).webp|Lt. Thatcher Davis (formerly, presumed dead)
File:Employee.jpeg|Cpt. Ruth Weaver (Killed In Action during an Alternate Encounter)
File:DTBSevenphoto.png|Pvt. Evelin Miller
File:Three Officers.png|Three unnamed Officers that show up on the MCPD Website hiring page
=== Associates ===
File:Vol.4-David Lee.png|Dave Lee (formerly; deceased)
File:Alternatevol4.webp|"Thatcher" (false officer)
File:The Boy.jpg|Boy (temporary; likely non-canon)
* Unnamed officer who mentioned to have ran away during setting up cameras at the Murray Household
==Biography==
===The "My Movie.mp4" Video (Possibly retconned)===
An unidentified boy films a video about finding a "ghost" in his home. This supposed ghost is actually a retconned type of alternate called the mimic. Panicked, he spam emails the MCPD and is presumably taken there after some time. 
===Heathcliff Investigation===
Thatcher Davis receives a voicemail from a school receptionist, who asks if someone could check up on one of the school's students, Mark Heathcliff. Upon entering Mark's residence, Thatcher finds his corpse clutching a gun and takes a photograph. Thatcher also collects Mark's personal camcorder and his notebook labelled "Reassurances". In the notebook, Mark journals his thoughts about God and religion in his final days. This is where the viewer is shown that Mark's truly losing it. It's theorized that the Alternate pretending to be Cesar may have told Mark that his religion - the one thing keeping him sane at the moment - is built upon lies, which might've been Mark's breaking point. 
===Murray Investigation===
The MCPD receives reports of a child's prolonged cries followed by a loud crack, and an investigator is subsequently sent to the scene. The unnamed investigator feels an "overwhelming sense of dread" and quickly leaves. An on-site officer agrees to set up and check cameras inside the home that face the hallway in which the incident occurred. After reviewing the footage, the officer concludes that the suspect and victim shown in the evident images are completely unidentifiable and that the entire department has ruled out the possibility of it being an alternate encounter. He notes that the images will be sent to the higher-ups for further analysis.
Soon after, the MCPD receives a 911 call from Jude Murray, who reports an intruder inside his home. He also notes that his wife may be hurt. Thatcher Davis, who took the call, says he'll send an officer and contacts Ruth Weaver, only to discover she's already heading over to the place. Thatcher is put off by this and tells Ruth that they may be dealing with a home intruder. When he tries to ask Jude for his address, Thatcher is met with dead silence. Ruth requests backup, as the officer who was supposed to be there with her has fled the scene. A camera is set up and checked for any evidence again, this time to no avail. Because of this, Thatcher and Ruth decide to perform an in-home inspection. The two enter what is presumably Adam Murray's nursery and discover the hanging corpse of his mother. Thatcher calls a 10-56 (suicide) over the radio, and his camera starts to malfunction. He informs Ruth about it to no response, which prompts him to turn around. It's presumed Thatcher then hears/sees an unidentified person inside the home, since he calls out to them and asks them to identify themselves. This is not a person, of course, but rather an alternate, who repeats Thatcher's and Jude's words before approaching Thatcher and quietly singing Amazing Grace to him. This prompts Thatcher to break a window and flee the residence. While on the run, he tells Ruth that he'll find help and to meet him at the station, if she's still in there. At the station, Thatcher requests assistance from several police departments, but none of them sends help, likely due to the fact that they don't want to deal with Mandela County's alternate encounters. To make matters worse, Thatcher discovers that the alternate has followed him to the station. The alternate tries to attack Thatcher, but he shoots it in the head, promptly stunning it. Instead of killing him, the alternate assumes Thatcher's form, calls off the assistance requests, and walks off. Thatcher returns to his home and is presumed dead by the department and the general public.
===After The Murray Residence Investigation===
Not much is known about the current state of the Mandela County Police Department. When Evelin Miller went to look for Thatcher at the station, the building appeared vacant. Perhaps this may be due to the influx of people moving out of the county; it's possible that there simply aren't many employees left. This page will likely be updated with more information once volumes 5 and 6 come out.
==Trivia==
*The Mandela County Police Department has a website.
* As stated in the "After The Murray Resident Investigation", Mandela County Police is in a state of abandonment, due to Mandela County's shrinking population. By 2009, the Department Station has no one in it and the file room is in a state of disrepair and mess and the Bythorne Paranormal Society has mocked and shrugged police authorities.
**It's possible neighboring police departments of neighboring counties help police Mandela County as due to the low population count and missing police officers, a department of its own isn't really needed.
==Gallery==
File:Liminal Space thingy.png|The Hall of the Police Station.
File:MandelaPolice.png|A corner of the Police Station.
File:Hallway.png|Somewhere in the station's basement.
File:The front of the building..png|The front of the building.
File:MCPD building.png|Different angle of the corner of the building in 2nd image.
File:MCPD Training Video.png|Title card for the police department.
File:Eve MCPD.png|Evelin in the police station.
File:Static-assets-upload1107374009916148291.webp|Posters and labelled files with with Evelin and a hand between them.
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