New Jerusalem Police Station - 302 E Wantage Street

Always open. New Jerusalem has a nominal force consisting of a chief, a captain, three detectives with the rank of lieutenant, three sergeants, and 20-25 patrolmen. Finances rarely allow for the luxury of a full complement. There is also a little-known police reserve, consisting mostly of retired patrolmen and military men, which can join the ranks during emergencies.
Depending on the part of town, patrolman walk their beats singly or in pairs. They check in with the station at regular intervals by telephone from locked police call boxes, installed systematically across town. Few police cars are driven on patrol, but officers at the station have several with which to move quickly when trouble arises.
As a general rule, only two duty officers are at the station awake and available between midnight and 6 A.M., except for Friday and Saturday nights, when several men stay on to make sure that rowdy activity ceases at a decent hour.
Sergeants effectively command hour-by-hour police dispositions, and rarely appear on the street except at the scene of a crime.
The department possesses seven cars (one of which the Chief takes home) and five motorcycles. Cars have two-way radios, motorcycles have one-way, receive only radios.
Armed officers carry department-issued .45 revolvers, specified by Chief Reagan as the smallest handgun likely to stop an angry man. Department riot guns, rifles, and two submachine guns (purchased during the Great Red Scare of 1919-20) are kept in locked cabinets.
There are eight cells at the New Jerusalem station: six are for adult males, and there is one each for adult female and juvenile detainees. In 1935, a successful suit concerning the death of a prisoner forced the town to build a new combined jail and police station. Suspects are held here only until they can be transported to the Essex County Jail for pre-trial hearings.
New Jerusalem has no policy concerning concealed weapons, since any adult citizen has that right. Over the years, though, Reagan has accumulated a lot of confiscated weapons. These he keeps in a trunk now filled to the brim in his office. Once in a while he opens the trunk and smiles, considering how many criminals do not have these weapons.
Chief Andrew Reagan: he is 57 years old, married, and lives on High Street with his wife, Nora. He is a good-natured man from another era, not fully aware of the changes in New Jerusalem since the war. He is a lifelong New Jerusalem resident and a fourth generation lawman. His father finished his civil career as Chief of Police, and Reagan was appointed five years ago. He is an old school, rough and rugged individual, but very dedicated to protecting the innocent from violence and theft. He does not tolerate insubordination or incompetence from his officers. Reagan belongs to the Gun Club, Rotary, and Masons.
Captain William Keats: in line to be chief upon Reagan's retirement, the 45-year-old is executive officer and administrator. He has an inkling of organized crime in New Jerusalem but knows of no police involvement. However, Keats is not fundamentally honest: after he has assured himself of his own safety, he may decide to get in on the action.
Chief Of Detectives Harden: he's 44, single, hard-boiled, irascible, and present on the scene of almost every noteworthy crime in New Jerusalem in the past 10 years.
Detective Michael Nilsson: one of the nicest officers on the force, 31-year-old detective Michael Nilsson has been a compliment to the department since joining seven years ago. He is a dedicated, smart, and determined detective who works hard on behalf of victims.
Detective Ray Stuckey: 52-year-old Stuckey has been on the force 10 years now. He is not a very competent or honest officer, and Chief Reagan is collecting information to fire him without union opposition. When Stuckey does deal with the public, he is often found to be arrogant for no reason and openly lazy. He lives in a modest new tract home west of town with his nervous wife and youngest son. His older son is in the Marines, and his only daughter attends Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts (where she is making lots of money as a “dancer” and is preparing to tell her folks she is dropping out of college).

Type

Police/Fire station

Parent Location

Downtown