Raccoon Police Department

Raccoon Police Department is a fictional law-enforcing agency that appears in Capcom's Resident Evil survival horror franchise. The station is located and situated right in the heart of Raccoon City.

History
The precinct was formerly an art museum until the late 1980s, when it was purchased by the police for its ample parking space.

It was lavishly decorated with art purchased by Brian Irons, and several storage rooms were occupied primarily with undisplayed items. The building contained two entrances to the city's sewer system; one through the kennels, and one through a secret room connected to Chief Irons' office. These sewer entrances allowed travel to Umbrella's secret, underground lab.

During the T-virus outbreak in Raccoon City on September 1998, Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, and other survivors sought refuge at the precinct. The R.P.D building was temporarily used as a fortress by surviving officers (who later were killed by creatures or shot to death by Chief Irons); it was destroyed along with the rest of Raccoon City, in a military strike aimed at preventing the T-Virus outbreak (and information about the outbreak) from spreading.

Members

 * Brian Irons - He is the corrupt Chief of the R.P.D, a double agent working for Umbrella Corporation, and he is a taxidermist too. Initially, he covered all of Umbrella's activities to the general public an even the Department, in exchange of large amounts of money; but, after the outbreak he goes insane and starts to hunt down his fellow officers (and the daughter of Mayor Michael Warren, who has left with him to take care of), and blames Umbrella for destroying "his town". He later is killed by a Umbrella creature, which varies depending the scenario, one being several of William Birkin's embryos.
 * Leon S. Kennedy - Rookie cop, arrived in Raccoon City a few hours after the T-virus outbreak; he had to face the outbreak horrors in his first day as a cop.
 * Marvin Branagh - Police Officer met by Leon (or Claire, depending the scenario played) when he was dying, he appears later as a zombie; in Resident Evil Outbreak File he is the leader of the officers that are struggling against the zombie invasion that threatens the R.P.D.
 * Kevin Ryman - Police Officer who failed his attempt to enter S.T.A.R.S. twice, he is playable in Resident Evil Outbreak and Resident Evil Outbreak File.
 * Rita - A blonde policewoman who plays a relatively large role in the scenario "Desperate Times" of Resident Evil Outbreak File.

The S.T.A.R.S. officers were members of the Raccoon Police Department as well, until the unit was disbanded by Chief Irons.

Paramilitary units
The Raccoon Police Department also had two different private paramilitary units, each established for a different purpose.

S.T.A.R.S.
Main Article: S.T.A.R.S.

In 1996, The R.P.D established the S.T.A.R.S. (Special Tactics And Rescue Squad) in order to combat several issues including terrorism. In late July 1998, the team were dispatched into the Arklay Mountains to investigate a series of murders in the region. However, after the Spencer Mansion incident, surviving S.T.A.R.S. members led by Chris Redfield, requested a full-scale investigation against Umbrella Corporation's activities; this was denied by Chief Irons, who later officially disbanded S.T.A.R.S., seeing that his role as a double agent was in danger.

Select Police Force Division (SPF)
This unit was created by Chief Irons shortly after S.T.A.R.S. was disbanded. Their duties were SWAT-like. They were featured in the opening movie of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis; Leon S. Kennedy's uniform resembles the ones that Select Police Force Officers wore (except, for the use of a helmet, army boots and another minor differences; it's often said that Leon was a member of the SPF).

In other media
The Raccoon Police Department appeared in the 2004 film Resident Evil: Apocalypse. During the viral outbreak in Raccoon City, a large number of infections occurred in the station, as violent, infected people were arrested and brought to the department, where they attacked officers and other prisoners. By the time the city was sealed, the R.P.D. headquarters building was abandoned.