• Much of the police force is made up of Irishmen.
• Lester Feckworth, the current police commissioner, just took office six months before the campaign starts following the suspicious suicide of the last one.
• Those cops that aren't crooked are just trying not to be killed. There are very few police who will stick their neck out for fear that they will loose their jobs in this bad economy, or draw the ire of the underworld that lurks everywhere just below the surface.

Gaming the Police Encounter: When encountering cops, draw 1 card. Spades means that the cops are a criminals themselves, active partners with gangsters. Hearts means they undercooked and will do anything for a buck. Diamond means they are basically honest but afraid of the crooks and won't stick their necks out. Clubs mean they are good cops.