Cop Movie/TV Show Cliches

[WesCrook]

Around the middle of an episode, the detectives bust a guy who turns out to be undercover FBI or DEA.
Undercover agent starts spazzing at them in the interrogation room like: "I've been on this crew for 9 months and I was this close to nailing them. My case is blown"

 

[Swiggy]

Black people marginalized.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Alcoholic cop
Vet cop a week away from retirement

 

[Lootpack]

The overly ambitious cop/detective, who is usually the main lead and the one to drive the investigation into unchartered territory. Every film or show I’ve seen them in usually has their co-workers in such an exhausted, “give it up already, we’re never crackin’ this case”/“let’s just go home” state.

 

[bnew]

break the law or violate a suspects rights to prove the end justifies the means.

 

[MidniteJay]

Examining a low res pic on a computer

Cop: Wait what's that?
IT Cert: What?
Cop: You see that there? Zoom in on it. Blow it up some more, 30%.
IT Cert: Sure thing
Cop: Can you clean it up?
IT Cert: Holy shyt...
Cop: We got him

 

[BXKingPin82]

KKKop getting suspended/kicked off the case.

 

[MikelArteta]

Always a car lover
One reckless on the edge type person
Family man

 

[Ol’Otis]

Overly dedicated

 

[AnonymityX1000]

"This case just got inside me! I'm obsessed and think about it 24/7/365!"

 

[Roid Jones]

A maverick that breaks all the rules but by Jove, he's the only one that can crack the case

 

[Blankthawtz]

*Cop fires gun in air to get crowd running*

*in the mist of the chaos the Cop is able to spot the suspect out of hundreds of people running and pursues the suspect in a chase*