Gotham City Police Department

### Current Members

Michael Akins, Harvey Bullock, Crispus Allen, Renee Montoya, Tammy Keyes, Derek Delaware, Arnold Flass, Vanessa Harper, Ellen Yin, Ethan Bennett, Jamie Harper, Dana Hanrahan, Nicholas Gage, Douglas Paulson, Melody McKenna, Maggie Sawyer, Stanley Kitch, Sonia Alcana, Michael Lane, Deborah Tiegel, Jason Bard, Marcus Driver, Josephine MacDonald, Romy Chandler

### Past Members

Gillian B. Loeb, Slam Bradley, Jim Harper, Sarah Essen, Carlos Alvarez Sr, Caz Sallucci, William Pettit, Nicky Lincoln, Luis Trayce Sr, Veronica Lopez, Nate Patton, Allison Burns

## Background

The Gotham City Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for Gotham.

## Employees

* **Police Commissioner:** James Gordon
* **Chief of Detectives:** Michael Akins
	+ **Major Crime Unit**
		- **Captain:** Harvey Bullock
		- **Lieutenant:**  Crispus Allen
		- **Detectives:** Renee Montoya, Tammy Keyes, Derek Delaware, Arnold Flass, Vanessa Harper
	+ **Homicide Unit**
		- **Captain:** Ellen Yin
		- **Lieutenant:** Ethan Bennett
		- **Detectives:** Jamie Harper, Dana Hanrahan, Nicholas Gage, Douglas Paulson, Melody McKenna
	+ **Vice Squad**
		- **Captain:** Maggie Sawyer
		- **Lieutenant:** Stanley Kitch
		- **Detectives:** Sonia Alcana, Michael Lane, Deborah Tiegel
	+ **Organized Crime Unit**
		- **Captain:** Jason Bard
		- **Detectives:** Marcus Driver, Josephine MacDonald
	+ **DEO Liaison:** Romy Chandler
	+ **District Attorney Office**
		- **District Attorney**: Rachel Dawes
		- **Assistant District Attorneys**: Kate Spencer, Damon Matthews, Sam Young

## Trivia

* They are both an ally & adversary of Batman at times.
* Uniformed officers frequent a bar called Finnigan's in the Burnley District.
* The GCPD has thousands of officers on its payroll at any given moment, with thousands more in support roles.
* James Gordon has one of the longest tenures as Police Commissioner in Gotham.
* The Special Crimes Unit Station is located in Old Gotham, serving to accommodate police officers & other members of staff that are charged with overseeing the enforcement of law within the East End. It also used to be the GCPD's main headquarters before The Cataclysm.
* During No Man's Land, Tricorner District was the main territory of the Gotham City Police Department.
* Former employers of the GCPD
	+ **Slam Bradley:** Major Crimes Unit Detective. Joined the GCPD in 1988 from Steel City. Retired after 16 years in 2004 to become a private detective.
	+ **Jim Harper**: Officer. During the War of Jokes & Riddles, Jim accidentally struck a bystander resulting in them being severely injured. With the city under a microscope, Jim was let go by the police department.
	+ **Sarah Essen**: Major Crime Unit Capitain. Towards the end of The Cataclysm, Joker kidnapped a bunch of newborn babies in Gotham. Sarah arrived first on the scene but fell into the Joker's trap. He tossed a baby at Sarah & shot her in the head after she caught the child.
	+ **Carlos Alvarez Sr**: Vice Squad Detective. Retired in 2008 after he was injured during The Cataclysm & could only work desk duty.
	+ **Caz Sallucci:** Organized Crime Unit Detective. Former partner of Stan Kitch. Retired after The Cataclysm in 2009.
	+ **William Pettit**: Crime Scene Unit Investigator. After Det. Allen shot a killer in self defense, Pettit stole & sold the bullet on the internet. Det. Montoya discovered this & beat the name of the buyer out of him. Allen was cleared & began looking into Pettit's corruption. He was later shot by Pettit & left to die but was only hit it in the shoulder. Montoya tracked Pettit down & almost killed him but instead forced him to turn himself in. He has been in Arkham since 2009.
	+ **Nicky Lincoln**: Homicide Unit Captain. Discovered he was corrupt & in league with the Penguin in 2010. He was fired & his position was given to Lt. Ellen Yin.
	+ **Luis Trayce Sr**: Officer. After the death of his wife, he began exhibiting reckless behavior on the job. His behavior led to his death in 2012 when he decided to not wait for back up when confronting a criminal.
	+ **Veronica Lopez**: Officer. Left in 2014 after she was given the opportunity work for US Homeland Security.
	+ **Nate Patton:** Major Crime Unit Detective. Killed by the Joker.
	+ **Allison Burns:** Major Crime Unit JrDetective. Transferred to Central City Police Department.
* Following the incident with Pettit, Detective Montoya resigned the next day. She came back a year later.
* The Police Commissioner before James Gordon was Gillian B. Loeb.

## Notes

* In the comics, William Pettit was GCPD Sergeant who lost his grip on reality, killed several of his officers then was killed by the Joker. Pettit takes the place of Jimmy Corrigan (not the same Jim Corrigan that was once the Spectre's host).
* Police academy training for the new classes start every year in September & February. State officials say more than 100 troopers. Training is approximately 24 weeks.

## Links & References

* Team Gallery: GCPD
* Membership of the GCPD