Police Ranks are a way of telling apart the superiors (i.e. Chief, Commissioner, or Captain) from the officers in a police department. For example, John McClane is a Detective in the NYPD, a few ranks below of his superior, the Commissioner.
Los Angeles Police Department[]
Die Hard[]
- Deputy Chief — Dwayne T. Robinson
- Sergeant — Al Powell
- SWAT Captain — Mitchell
- SWAT Officer – Rivers and Rodriguez
Dulles Airport Police[]
Die Hard 2[]
- Captain — Carmine Lorenzo
- Sergeant — Vito Lorenzo
New York City Police Department[]
Die Hard with a Vengeance[]
- Inspector — Walter Cobb
- Sergeant — John Turley (also a dispatcher)
- Detective — Connie Kowalski, Joe Lambert, Ricky Walsh
- Officer — Jane, Wall Street Officer
- Local Dispatcher — Wanda Shepard
Live Free or Die Hard & A Good Day to Die Hard[]
- Captain (Commissioner in reality) – Jack Scalvino
- Detective – Murphy