The Central City Police Department (CCPD) is a

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al police department servicing

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, as depicted in comic books published by

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, in particular those tied into the

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books.

History of CCPD

Central City Police Department is both an ally and opponent of Flash, the superhero long-established in Central City.

Darryl Frye

Darryl Frye is the 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.

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

Former members

In other media

Television

* Central City Police Department is featured in the 1990 television series, ''

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''. * Central City Police Department featured in the ''

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'' TV series. Wally West worked there as a Crime Scene Investigator, much like Barry Allen. * In the second season of ''

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'', CSI Barry Allen of the Central City Police Department assists

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Police with a break-in and theft at a Queen Consolidated warehouse by Cyrus Gold. In season five,

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is a former CCPD detective who specialized in undercover operations. * Central City Police Department is featured in the 2014 series ''

''.

Films

* CCPD 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 Kid Murderer. * CCPD is mentioned in the

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. In the film ''

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'', Barry Allen was hired for the department's forensic lab after having been given a recommendation from

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Video games

* The Central City Police Department appears in ''

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''. Learning that someone was tampering 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.

References

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