Central City Police Department
| Central City Police Department | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Showcase #4 (Oct. 1956) |
| Created by |
Robert Kanigher John Broome Carmine Infantino |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organization | Law enforcement agency |
| Base(s) | Central City |
| Agent(s) |
Barry Allen Patty Spivot David Singh |
The Central City Police Department (CCPD) is a fictional police department servicing Central City, as depicted in comic books published by DC Comics, in particular those tied into the Flash books.
History of CCPD
Central City Police Department has both ally and opponent of Flash, the superhero long-established in Central City.
Allen Murder
Darryl Frye is Captain of the Central City Police. He has seen the Crime Lab division decline over the years from the best the Mid West had to offer, to a department mired in wrongful convictions and budget cuts. Frye became the legal guardian to Barry Allen after his mother was killed and his father was put in prison. There is a possibility that Frye had a relationship with Barry's mother.
Barry Allen
While still a senior at college, Barry helped the authorities apprehend a bank robber, and he was offered a job as a police scientist for the Central City Police Department Scientific Detection Bureau. One night during an electrical storm at the Crime Lab, Barry returned to an experiment after a short break. All of a sudden, a bolt of lightning streaked through the window, knocked him over, and smashed down certain chemicals, giving him a bath in them. This accident gave Barry his powers of Super-speed which he later went on to fight crime as the Flash.
Current roster
| Name | Title | Role | Medium | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Allen | Crime Scene Investigator | Crime Scene Investigation | Flash comics | Secretly the Flash |
| Captain Frye | Captain | Flash comics | Captain of the Central City Police Station. | |
| Angela Margolia | Crime Scene Investigator | Crime Scene Investigation | Flash comics | A scientist at the CCPD who occasionally helped the Flash. |
| Chief Paulson | Police Chief | Police Chief | Flash comics | Chief of the Central City Police Department. |
| Commissioner Eustace Dolan | Police Commissioner | Flash comics | Police Commissioner in Central City, the Spirit's town. | |
| David Singh | Crime Lab Director | Crime Scene Investigation | Flash comics | A Crime Lab Director for the Central City Police Department, who takes Barry Allen into his lab on Captain Frye's orders. |
| Frank Curtis | Police Detective | Major Crimes | Flash comics | Central City detective and colleague of Barry Allen. |
| James Forrest | Crime Scene Investigator | Crime Scene Investigation | Flash comics | Forensic DNA Specialist. |
| Kristen Kramer | Intern | Crime Scene Investigation | Flash comics | Kristen Kramer is an Intern in the Central City Crime Lab. |
| Patty Spivot | Crime Scene Investigator | Crime Scene Investigation | Flash comics | Barry Allen's girlfriend and assistant when he worked for the police department. |
In other media
Television
- Central City Police Department was featured in the 1990 television series, The Flash.
- Central City Police Department featured in the Justice League Unlimited TV series. Wally West worked there as a Crime Scene Investigator, much like Barry Allen.
- Referenced in Arrow In the season 2 episode "The Scientist" CSI Barry Allen of the Central City Police Department assists Starling City Police with a break-in and theft at a Queen Consolidated warehouse by Cyrus Gold. In Three Ghosts, Barry returns to Central City but gets caught in an explosion from S.T.A.R. Labs. In Blast Radius, it is mentioned that he is in coma.
- Central City Police Department is featured in the 2014 series The Flash.
Films
- C.C.P.D. appears in the animated film Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox when Barry first wakes up at his desk to learn that the world has changed. His Captain asks him about the Elongated Killer.
Video games
- The Central City Police Department appears in DC Universe Online. Learning that someone was tempering with his past, the Flash (Barry Allen) sends a pair of heroes to the night of the lightning strike via the Cosmic Treadmill to stop the meddlers from altering the timeline.
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