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The NYPD's 27th Precinct is a police station house housing the detectives featured on Law & Order. The detective squad based there was commanded by Captain Donald Cragen, Lieutenant Anita Van Buren, Captain Toni Howard, Captain Reece, and currently Lieutenant Kate Dixon. The various homicide detectives assigned to both Cragen and Van Buren included Lennie Briscoe and Mike Logan.

The real-life NYPD does not have a 27th Precinct. It has been implied, however, that it is located in Harlem, Uptown Manhattan due to its proximity to locations in the neighborhood and real-life NYPD precincts in the area such as the 25th Precinct. As seen in "Community Policing", the 27th Precinct is located at 204 West 119th Street; in "They'd Already Disappeared", the precinct is placed in East Harlem.

Regardless of where the implied location is, the actual filming locations of the 27th Precinct are downtown Manhattan, in the very same neighborhood as the exteriors of the New York courts where all the district attorney exteriors are filmed. The particular exterior used for the 27th Precinct is the side entrance of Manhattan's Surrogate Court.

Personnel[]

Commanding Officers[]

Squad commander; transferred to command of Anti-Corruption task force in 1993 and later Special Victims Unit.

Squad commander; began tour in 1993, retired sometime after 2010.

Precinct commander after Van Buren left; began tour sometime before 2013.

  • Captain Reece

Squad commander from 2012 to 2015 (SVU: "Community Policing").

Squad Commander after Captain Reece and Lieutenant Van Buren's replacement.

Sergeants[]

Senior homicide investigator; partner to Mike Logan, killed in the line of duty in 1991.

Senior homicide investigator; partner to Mike Logan, began tour in 1991, transferred to 110th Precinct in 1992 after being injured during an undercover operation.

Detectives[]

Detective assigned to Precinct at some point prior to 1993, father of SVU Detective Elliot Stabler.

Junior homicide investigator; partner to Max Greevey (19??–1991), Phil Cerreta (1991–1992), and Lennie Briscoe (1992–1995), forcibly transferred to Staten Island in 1995

Senior homicide investigator; partner to Mike Logan (1992–1995), Rey Curtis (1995–1999), and Ed Green (1999–2004), began tour in 1992, retired in 2004 and took investigative job with District Attorney's office, but died not long afterward

Junior homicide investigator; partner to Lennie Briscoe, began tour in 1995, retired in 1999 due to health crisis in family

Junior homicide investigator (1999–2006), later promoted to Senior homicide investigator (2006–2008); partner to Lennie Briscoe (1999–2004), Joe Fontana (2004–2006), Nina Cassady (2006–2007), and Cyrus Lupo (2008), began tour in 1999, retired in 2008 due to IAB charges against him

Senior homicide investigator; partner to Ed Green (2004–2006) and Nick Falco (2005), retired in 2006

Junior homicide investigator (temporary); partnered with Joe Fontana in 2005 to fill in for the wounded and recovering Ed Green

Junior homicide investigator; partner to Ed Green, began tour in 2006, transferred out in 2007

Junior homicide investigator (2008), later promoted to Senior homicide investigator (same year); partner to Ed Green (2008) and Kevin Bernard (2008–2010), began tour in 2008, transferred out in 2010

Junior homicide investigator, later promoted to Senior homicide investigator (2022); partner to Cyrus Lupo (2008–2010) and Frank Cosgrove (2022), began tour in 2008, left in 2022

Junior homicide investigator, later promoted to Senior homicide investigator (2022); partner to Kevin Bernard (2022), partner to Jalen Shaw (2022-2023), began tour in 2022; left in 2023 after being fired.

Senior homicide investigator; partner to Frank Cosgrove (2022-2023) and Vincent Riley (2024–present), began tour in 2022

Junior homicide investigator; partner to Jalen Shaw (2024-present), began tour in 2024.

Patrol Officers[]

Former SVU detective, demoted to patrol officer after assaulting a suspect, began tour in 2014. Promoted back to detective after doing a by the book arrest of a suspect in 2014.

Recurring Personnel[]

Multiple Shows[]

Actor Character First
episode
Last
episode
Number of
appearances
Selenis Leyva New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct,
Manhattan North Homicide Squad
Detective Mariluz Rivera
L&O: "The Brotherhood"
(Season 15)
CI: "Icarus"
(Season 10)
20
Caris Vujcec New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Detective Louise Campesi
CI: "Lonelyville"
(Season 7)
SVU: "Community Policing"
(Season 17)
10

Law & Order[]

Homicide Squad[]

Actor Character First
episode
Last
episode
Number of
appearances
John Fiore New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct,
Manhattan North Homicide Squad
Detective Anthony "Tony" Profaci
"The Reaper's Helper"
(Season 1)
"Exiled: A Law & Order Movie 54
Linda Atkinson New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct,
Manhattan North Homicide Squad
Detective Vitello
"Happily Ever After"
(Season 1)
"The Torrents of Greed (Part II)"
(Season 1)
2
F.X. Vitolo New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct,
Manhattan North Homicide Squad
Detective Fenton
"Happily Ever After"
(Season 1)
"The Torrents of Greed (Part II)"
(Season 1)
2
Glenn Taranto New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct,
Manhattan North Homicide Squad
Detective Manetti
"Blood Is Thicker..."
(Season 2)
"Profile"
(Season 4)
3
Gia Galeano New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct,
Manhattan North Homicide Squad
Detective Gia
"Censure"
(Season 4)
"Baby, It's You"
(Season 8)
11
Larry Clarke New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct,
Manhattan North Homicide Squad
Detective Morris LaMotte
"DWB"
(Season 9)
"Vaya Con Dios"
(Season 10)
20
Thomas Lyons New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct,
Manhattan North Homicide Squad
Detective Byrne
"Turnstile Justice"
(Season 11)
"White Lie"
(Season 11)
4
Nancy Ticotin New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct,
Manhattan North Homicide Squad
Detective Reina Perez
"A Losing Season"
(Season 11)
"Deep Vote"
(Season 11)
6
Andrea Navedo New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct,
Manhattan North Homicide Squad
Detective Ana Cordova
"Who Let the Dogs Out?"
(Season 12)
"C.O.D."
(Season 14)
24
Joe Forbrich New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct,
Manhattan North Homicide Squad
Detective Joseph "Joe" Cormack
"Called Home"
(Season 17)
"Rubber Room"
(Season 20)
17
Shayvawn Webster New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct,
Manhattan North Homicide Squad
Detective Dani Vertiz
"The Right Thing"
(Season 21)
"Black and Blue"
(Season 21)
9

Officers[]

Actor Character First
episode
Last
episode
Number of
appearances
Ernest Mingione New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Sergeant Butters
"3 Dawg Night"
(Season 12)
"City Hall"
(Season 14)
2
Joe Gonzalez New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Sergeant Martinez
"Slaughter"
(Season 12)
"C.O.D."
(Season 14)
7
Joe Capozzi New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Officer Adams
Mother's Day"
(Season 13)
Gunplay
(Season 15)
2
Michael Garfield New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Sergeant Garvin
"Chosen"
(Season 13)
"Paradigm"
(Season 15)
2
Michael Basile New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Sergeant Jeremiah Lennox
"Corner Office"
(Season 17)
"Quit Claim"
(Season 18)
2
Shelia Tapia New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Officer (promoted to Sergeant)
Murphy
Over Here"
(Season 17)
By Perjury
(Season 19)
2
Joshua Nelson New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Sergeant (demoted to Officer)
Rios
Rumble"
(Season 19)
Exchange
(Season 19)
2
Tijuana Ricks New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Sergeant Royce
"Crimebusters"
(Season 19)
"Four Cops Shot"
(Season 20)
5
Michael Devine New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Sergeant Adams
"Skate or Die"
(Season 19)
"Boy on Fire"
(Season 20)
2
Major Dodge New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Sergeant Skarp
"The Drowned and the Saved"
(Season 19)
"Blackmail"
(Season 20)
2

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[]

Actor Character First
episode
Last
episode
Number of
appearances
Dashiell Eaves New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Officer (promoted to Sergeant)
Kevin Donlan
"Imprisoned Lives"
(Season 15)
"Community Policing"
(Season 17)
5
Scott William Winters New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Detective Robert "Doom" Dumas
"Lost Traveler"
(Season 13)
"Community Policing"
(Season 17)
4
Isiah Whitlock, Jr. New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Captain Reece
"Home Invasions"
(Season 13)
"Community Policing"
(Season 17)
3
Alex Karpovsky New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Auxiliary Police Unit
Officer Stephen Lomatin
"Manhattan Vigil"
(Season 14)
"Depravity Standard"
(Season 17)
2
Cathy Moriarty-Gentile New York City Police Department
(NYPD), 27th Precinct, Manhattan
Lieutenant (promoted to Captain)
Toni Howard
"Poisoned Motive"
(Season 14)
"Amaro's One-Eighty"
(Season 15)
2
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