International Space Police Force

The **International Space Police Force**, colloquially referred to as the **Star Cops** or more simply as the **ISPF**, was the law enforcement team that policed the Moon, Mars and the orbiting stations.

## History

### Early days

The ISPF started off small with numerous outposts on different space stations, such as the Charles de Gaulle, where Chief Superintendent David Theroux and Stephenson were situated, and the Coral Sea, the base of Inspector Pal Kenzy. Upon the solving of a murder case involving malfunctioning spacesuits and the arrest of Stephenson for his involvement, Nathan Spring was promoted to Commander of the ISPF. (TV: *An Instinct for Murder*)

### Moving to the Moonbase

The crew of the International Space Police Force soon relocated to the Moonbase, where they would stay for the foreseeable future. David Theroux was the first Star Cop to be resituated there. (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*) Other officers to be situated there would be Pal Kenzy and Colin Devis, (TV: *Intelligent Listening for Beginners*) and Anna Shoun. (TV: *In Warm Blood*)

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### Life on Mars

During Spring's year and a half mission on Mars, Chief Superintendent Brian Lincoln from the British police force temporarily took Spring's place as Commander of the ISPF on the Moonbase. (AUDIO: *Sins of the Father*)

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## Crew of the International Space Police Force

### Commander

* Nathan Spring - former Chief Inspector of the British police force. Found himself forceably promoted to Commander following the case of the malfunctioning spacesuits. Following the speight of Jack the Ripper-style murders on the Moonbase, and the resignation of the Moonbase Commander following his close call with death, Spring is temporarily put as Moonbase Commander. He has no intention of keeping the position. It is noted that Spring tends to rarely get along well with any Moonbase Commanders, as they always have clashing opinions over who has the final say.
* Brian Lincoln - during Spring's year and a half mission to Mars, Chief Superintendent Lincoln of the British police force became Acting Commander of the ISPF on the Moonbase. It was noted that Lincoln found it difficult under the leadership of Moonbase Commander Ashikir Ahmed, allowing crime to climb under his watch.

### Chief Superintendent

* David Theroux - former engineer for the US space program. Spring's second in command, he shared his distrust of machines and necessity for gut instinct.
* Priya Basu - very smart and very level-headed, Basu has the ability to see important clues where Spring cannot. Fomerly an inspector on the Indian space station, the Rakesh Sharma.

### Inspector

* Pal Kenzy - starting at the Coral Sea space station, Spring moves her to the Moonbase. Blunt but protective of her team, Spring knows he can count on her to keep on track of the case and get answers. At one point, Kenzy leaves the Star Cops to join the Australian police force, only to be persuaded to rejoin. During Priya's temporary leave, Kenzy is temporarily given the title of Acting Chief Superintendent.
* Colin Devis - once a police officer tasked with finding the culprit of the murder of Spring's own partner, Lee Jones, Devis' failure leads to his dismissal. Spring takes him on as a Star Cop. He is rude, bigoted but overall a friendly guy. Spring often has to dish out the verbal warnings to Devis, but recognises his loyalty and drive to get the job done.
* Anna Shoun - a general physician and former employee of Japan-based Hanimed, she is fired when she acknowledges her job as unethical, and is hired by Spring.
* Paul Bailey - formerly an undercover agent for an unnamed Earth force, he is quickly hired by Spring for his resourcefulness, intelligence and ability to blend into any situation inconspicuously.