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The '''police''' (also referred to as ''cops'', ''pigs'' or ''babylon'' by rastafaris) are uniformed officers responsible for enforcing the law. They ensure public and social order, through the legitimized and restricted use of force. The Police are present in all [[Grand Theft Auto]] games.
The '''police''' (also referred to as ''cops'', ''pigs'' or ''babylon'' by rastafaris) are uniformed officers responsible for enforcing the law. They ensure public and social order, through the legitimized and restricted use of force. The Police are present in all [[Grand Theft Auto]] games.


The main role of the Police in-game is to make crime difficult for the player - and to provide a reliable enemy and a challenge in many missions. This theme is present throughout the entire series, although the exact details vary between games.
The main role of the Police in-game is to make crime difficult for the player - and to provide a reliable enemy and a challenge both in and out of missions. This theme is present throughout the entire series, although the exact details vary between games.
 
The Police, (and all other forms of law enforcement in the Grand Theft Auto series), have been protrayed as corrupt, lazy, selfish, incompetent, and trigger-happy, although the levels of these vary greatly between each game.


Relevant offenses include crashing into a police car, shooting pedestrians, stealing vehicles, entering prohibited areas or occasionally unavoidable participation in certain missions (ex. bank heists). The police will not arrest you for trespassing on private property, traffic offenses (ex. speeding, running red lights), carrying weapons in public, damaging property, impersonation (ex. wearing police uniform). See a comprehensive list of arrestable offenses below.


==Wanted Level==
==Wanted Level==
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The Police work upon a [[Wanted Level]] system against the player. If the player is noticed performing a crime, he may gain a Wanted Star (increasing his wanted level). More serious crimes will grant a higher wanted level. Police responses vary depending on the wanted level, ranging from foot chases to calling in the helicopter, [[FBI]] or even [[Army]].  
The Police work upon a [[Wanted Level]] system against the player. If the player is noticed performing a crime, he may gain a Wanted Star (increasing his wanted level). More serious crimes will grant a higher wanted level. Police responses vary depending on the wanted level, ranging from foot chases to calling in the helicopter, [[FBI]] or even [[Army]].
 
Relevant offenses include crashing into a police car, shooting pedestrians, stealing vehicles, entering prohibited areas or occasionally unavoidable participation in certain missions (ex. bank heists). The police will not arrest you for trespassing on private property, traffic offenses (ex. speeding, running red lights), carrying weapons in public, damaging property, impersonation (ex. wearing police uniform). See a comprehensive list of arrestable offenses below.  


If the player gets [[Busted|arrested]] by the police (or "Busted"), the player will respawn at the nearest [[Police Station]], but los some money and all of his weapons. Higher levels of law enforcement are not concerned with arrest, but with killing the player. [[Wasted|Death]] is only temporary, and results in being returned to a nearby [[Hospitals|hospital]] with the loss of weapons and some money.
If the player gets [[Busted|arrested]] by the police (or "Busted"), the player will respawn at the nearest [[Police Station]], but lose some money and all of his weapons. Higher levels of law enforcement are not concerned with arrest, but with killing the player. [[Wasted|Death]] is only temporary, and results in being returned to a nearby [[Hospitals|hospital]] with the loss of weapons and some money. (No weapons are lost in GTA IV)


Wanted levels can be reduced by the use of a [[Pay 'n' Spray]]. The [[Wanted Level in GTA IV]] system allows the player to evade a wanted level by escaping from a certain radius, based on the last place they were spotted. The higher the wanted level, the larger the area.
Wanted levels can be reduced by the use of a [[Pay 'n' Spray]]. The [[Wanted Level in GTA IV]] system allows the player to evade a wanted level by escaping from a certain radius, based on the last place they were spotted. The higher the wanted level, the larger the area.
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* Beating a person with or without a melee weapon, even in self defence.
* Beating a person with or without a melee weapon, even in self defense.
* Throwing things at people.
* Throwing things at people.
* Aiming a weapon at an officer.
* Aiming a weapon at an officer.
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* Attempting to carjack a police car (with or without occupants).
* Attempting to carjack a police car (with or without occupants).
* Murder.
* Murder.
* Having a gas station's gas pumps explode, even if the player didn't do it.
* Having a gas station's gas pumps explode.
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* Drive-bys.
* Drive-bys.
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* Spraying gang tags.
* Spraying gang tags.
* Entering a police station with a weapon.
* Entering a police station with a weapon.
* Entering or flying over a restricted area, for example [[Area 69]]. Applies to [[GTA: San Andreas]].
* Entering or flying over a restricted area, for example [[Area 69]] and [[Fort Baxter Air Base]].
* Entering parts of a city which aren't unlocked. Applies to [[GTA: San Andreas]] and [[GTA IV]].
* Entering parts of a city which aren't unlocked. Applies to [[GTA: San Andreas]] and [[GTA IV]].
* Exploding a propane tank, even if the player didn't do it (like by having someone else's car crash into it).
* Exploding a propane tank, even if the player didn't do it (like by having someone else's car crash into it).
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== Online Multiplayer ==
==Online Multiplayer==
[[Image:PoliceMaverick.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A [[Police Maverick]] from [[GTA San Andreas]]]]
[[Image:PoliceMaverick.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A [[Police Maverick]] from [[GTA San Andreas]]]]
In [[GTA IV]], the police in [[Multiplayer in GTA IV|multiplayer]] mode will not arrest the player, but will shoot at the player in an attempt to kill them, though they can still pull the player out of a car. At 4 stars  the police send in an [[Annihilator]] with two NOOSE agents with assualt rifles firing from the sides of the chopper. The police will arrive in cars containing two police officers. One will carry a [[Pistol]] while the other will (usually) carry a [[Pump Action Shotgun]], regardless of what guns are allowed in the online game. NOOSE agents arrive in NOOSE Enforcers only, as the [[NOOSE Cruiser]], the [[NOOSE Patriot]], and the [[FIB Buffalo]] only appear in Race and GTA Race multiplayer modes, albeit they are only used by the players. NOOSE agents are equipped mainly with Carbine Rifles and SMGs, but sometimes they have a Pump Shotgun and NOOSE agents will sometimes fall back to their pistol if they lose their weapon. The [[FIB]] does not appear in multiplayer at all, and the Police Maverick also only appears in the Race and GTA Race modes. It is notable that Wanted Levels are usually cumulative if multiple players are riding in the same vehicle. When faced with multiple players with wanted levels, the police usually target the nearest player. The player can still use a [[Pay N Spray]] in multiplayer, though the same rules using them when police are nearby in single player apply to multiplayer as well.
In [[GTA IV]], the police in [[Multiplayer in GTA IV|multiplayer]] mode will not arrest the player, but will shoot at the player in an attempt to kill them, though they can still pull the player out of a car. At 4 stars  the police send in an [[Annihilator]] with two NOOSE agents with assualt rifles firing from the sides of the chopper. The police will arrive in cars containing two police officers. One will carry a [[Pistol]] while the other will (usually) carry a [[Pump Action Shotgun]], regardless of what guns are allowed in the online game. NOOSE agents arrive in NOOSE Enforcers only, as the [[NOOSE Cruiser]], the [[NOOSE Patriot]], and the [[FIB Buffalo]] only appear in Race and GTA Race multiplayer modes, albeit they are only used by the players. NOOSE agents are equipped mainly with Carbine Rifles and SMGs, but sometimes they have a Pump Shotgun and NOOSE agents will sometimes fall back to their pistol if they lose their weapon. The [[FIB]] does not appear in multiplayer at all, and the Police Maverick also only appears in the Race and GTA Race modes. It is notable that Wanted Levels are usually cumulative if multiple players are riding in the same vehicle. When faced with multiple players with wanted levels, the police usually target the nearest player. The player can still use a [[Pay N Spray]] in multiplayer, though the same rules using them when police are nearby in single player apply to multiplayer as well.
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