Police officer

A police officer, policeman, cop, or local authority, was a law enforcement officer who was responsible for enforcing laws, usually on a local level. Police officers were often identified by traditional accouterments. () They wore numbered badges and pins with their precinct number on them.
In 1986, Gillian Taylor threatened to call the cops if James T. Kirk and Spock didn't leave the Cetacean Institute immediately. ()
In 1996, after a decades-long ordeal on 20th century Earth, a mentally confused Captain Braxton from the 29th century called a Los Angeles police officer a "quasi-Cardassian totalitarian." ()
In 2004, police officers of the Detroit Police Department arrested after being tipped off by Jonathan Archer and T'Pol of his involvement in a series of local kidnappings. ()
During the 's pursuit of a Gorn starship that had destroyed the colony on Cestus III, Captain Kirk explained that it was imperative to stop the Gorn, because "if the aliens go unpunished, they'll be back, attacking other Federation installations." When Spock questioned the decision, Kirk justified his decision, stating, "It's a matter of policy. Out here, we're the only policemen around. And a crime has been committed." ()
While investigating murder accusations made by the Klingon Empire against Worf in 2372, Odo discovered a problem from those he questioned. The problem being that they were "too willing to answer questions," and that he has found that he was "always suspicious of people who are eager to help a police officer." ()
==Uniforms==
===Earth===
File:San Francisco policeman.jpg|1880s San Francisco
File:NYPD policeman, 1930.jpg|1930s New York City
File:Police officer, 1968.jpg|1960s New York City
File:San Fransisco policeman, 1986.jpg|1980s San Francisco
File:Sims.jpg|1990s Los Angeles
File:Detroit police officer 2.jpg|2000s Detroit
File:Klauss.png|2020s Toronto
File:Johnson 2024.jpg|2020s Los Angeles
File:Police officer 2240s.jpg|2240s Iowa
===Others===
File:892-IV policeman 2.jpg|892-IV native, 2260s
File:Rutian police officer 1.jpg|Rutian, 2360s
File:Mari policeman 2.jpg|Mari, 2370s
==Appendices==
===Background information===
Gene Roddenberry studied three years of policemanship and was an officer of the Los Angeles Police Department before becoming a writer full-time.
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Category:Legal occupations