Farmington Police Department
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The Farmington Police Department is the fictional Los Angeles police precinct featured in the television series "The Shield," known for its gritty portrayal of urban crime and police corruption.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Farmington Police Department canonical | 2 |
| Farmington District police station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13479393 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Farmington Police Department Context triple: [Dutch Wagenbach, employer, Farmington Police Department]
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A.
Greenfield Police Department
The Greenfield Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in Greenfield, Wisconsin.
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B.
Smithfield Police Department
The Smithfield Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in the town of Smithfield, Rhode Island.
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C.
Mine Hill Police Department
The Mine Hill Police Department is the local law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in Mine Hill Township, New Jersey.
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D.
Fitchburg Police Department
The Fitchburg Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in the city of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
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E.
Franklin Police Department
The Franklin Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing laws in the city of Franklin, Wisconsin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Farmington Police Department Target entity description: The Farmington Police Department is the fictional Los Angeles police precinct featured in the television series "The Shield," known for its gritty portrayal of urban crime and police corruption.
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A.
Greenfield Police Department
The Greenfield Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in Greenfield, Wisconsin.
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B.
Smithfield Police Department
The Smithfield Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in the town of Smithfield, Rhode Island.
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C.
Mine Hill Police Department
The Mine Hill Police Department is the local law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in Mine Hill Township, New Jersey.
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D.
Fitchburg Police Department
The Fitchburg Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in the city of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
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E.
Franklin Police Department
The Franklin Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing laws in the city of Franklin, Wisconsin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional organization ⓘ fictional police department ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInFictionalLocation | Farmington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingTypeInSeries | converted church ⓘ |
| cityInFiction | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Shawn Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employsFictionalCharacter |
Claudette Wyms
NERFINISHED
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Curtis Lemansky NERFINISHED ⓘ Danielle Sofer NERFINISHED ⓘ David Aceveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Wagenbach NERFINISHED ⓘ Julien Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Hiatt NERFINISHED ⓘ Monica Rawling NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Gardocki NERFINISHED ⓘ Shane Vendrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Billings NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Hanlon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vic Mackey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalJurisdiction | Farmington district of Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | The Shield season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastNetworkOfWork | FX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreAssociation |
crime drama
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neo-noir ⓘ police procedural ⓘ |
| hasDivision | Strike Team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
backdrop for character-driven drama
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central setting for main plotlines ⓘ symbol of systemic corruption ⓘ |
| hasNickNameInSeries | The Barn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySettingRoleIn | The Shield GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between justice and corruption
ⓘ
moral ambiguity in law enforcement ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of police corruption
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gritty portrayal of urban crime ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | The Shield universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
corruption-ridden police precinct
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high-crime urban precinct ⓘ understaffed police precinct ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfDepiction | early 2000s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Farmington Police Department Description of subject: The Farmington Police Department is the fictional Los Angeles police precinct featured in the television series "The Shield," known for its gritty portrayal of urban crime and police corruption.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Farmington District police station