12th Precinct

The 12th Precinct is a major location in the Castle franchise. It is one of the many Precincts that serve under the New York City Police Department.

The backdrop against which the events of Castle are seen, this is home to Beckett, Esposito and Ryan and permanent playground to Rick Castle. The 12th has had two captains so far whilst Castle has been running loose, Roy Montgomery and Victoria Gates.

In 2015, Captain Gates was promoted, and Beckett was assigned as the new precinct commander in "XY".

Overview

Places of Interest

• Interview lounge
• Interrogation rooms
• Holding cells
• Break room

Divisions

• Homicide
• Crime Scene Unit
• Police Officers
• Narcotics

Workers

Known Captains

• Roy Montgomery (Homicide, deceased)
• Victoria Gates (Homicide; promoted)
• Kate Beckett (Homicide; 2015-)

Known Detectives

• Detective Kate Beckett (Homicide, former -2015; promoted to Captain))
• Detective Javier Esposito (Homicide)
• Detective Kevin Ryan (Homicide)
• Detective Roselyn Karpowski (Homicide)
• Detective Grant Sullivan (Homicide)
• Detective Gilbert Mazzara

Known Officers

• Officer Kate Beckett (past former) (Under the Gun)
• Officer Mike Royce (Ret.) (Under the Gun)
• Officer L.T. Tolliver
• Officer Ann Hastings
• Officer Clayton Lee
• Officer Mindy Stegner

Known Association with 12th

• Medical Examiner Lanie Parish
• Medical Examiner Sidney Perlmutter
• Alexis Castle (Intern at the M.E. office, 2012)
• Medical Examiner Laura Wilson
• Richard Castle (Police Consultant and the Captain's husband)
• Detective Ethan Slaughter (Gangs)

Trivia

• For the first season, Castle was referring to the precinct as the 9th.

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Main Characters Richard Castle • Kate Beckett • Javier Esposito • Kevin Ryan • • Roy Montgomery • Alexis Castle • • Victoria Gates Recurring characters Jenny Ryan •Tory Ellis • Sidney Perlmutter • Jim Beckett • Johanna Beckett Antagonists William Bracken • Vulcan Simmons • Jerry Tyson • Kelly Nieman Other characters Michael Smith • Locations 12th Precinct, Castle Loft, Kate Beckett's first apartment, Kate Beckett's second apartment