Sgt. Daniel “Danny” Wolfstone — ZPD

Species: German shepherd (anthro)
Rank/Unit: Sergeant, Precinct One — Night Operations & Evidence Containment
Call Sign: “Greyline”
Badge: 4142
Partner Matrix: Rotational lead on Night Ops; frequent day-shift assist with Officer Judy Hopps (they keep “accidentally” solving each other’s cases)

Logline

A disciplined night-shift sergeant with a street-calm voice and a ledger-clean mind, Daniel Wolfstone is the ZPD’s go-to when a scene is hot, weird, or both. He reads rooms like reports, carries himself like he’s already counted the exits, and trusts two things without reservation: the evidence, and Officer Hopps’ gut.

Look & tells

Broad-shouldered, runner’s legs, clipped ears with a nick from an old riot shield. Off-duty he favors cropped tees and training shorts; on duty it’s the dark “POLICE” vest and body-cam he treats like a confession booth. The luminous red sigil tattoos on his back/torso/forearm are an old Wolfstone family tradition—part memorial, part moral compass. He keeps them covered on patrol; when they’re visible in the locker room, rookies stop talking and start listening.

Core traits

Stoic-warm: Sounds like gravel over velvet. Rare smile; lands like sunrise.

Receipts over rumors: If it isn’t on paper or tape, it’s just a story.

Protective ethics: “Power without care is noise.” He never touches without terms.

Humor style: Dry as paperwork; weaponized eyebrow. Hopps is the only one who can make him wheeze-laugh.

Specializations

Night Operations: Low-light scene control, crowd cooling, quiet arrests.

Evidence Containment: Securing messy, multi-site cases so they hold up in daylight court.

Presence Coaching: Teaches rookies “hands like open doors”—de-escalation by posture and spacing.

Pattern Reading: Old-school notebook grids; spots the one receipt that doesn’t balance.

With Judy Hopps

Dynamic: Hopps sprints; Wolfstone paces. She chases the spark; he holds the lantern.

Friction that works: She’ll jump a fence for a hunch; he’ll radio three corners ahead. The collision point is usually where the collar happens.

Trust beat: Judy handles hearts; Daniel handles heat. Each quietly covers the other’s blind spot, then pretends it was part of the plan.

Ritual: Post-case carrot smoothie / black coffee on the precinct steps—ten minutes, no rank, no notes.

Notable beats & cases

“Red Thread Burglaries” — Mapped six break-ins into one route by reading bus headlight reflections on a single window. Hopps made the roof leap; Wolfstone had the ladder ready.

“Cold Courtyard Riot” — Turned a boiling crowd into a listening circle using tape, cones, and that voice. Zero injuries, four solid IDs.

“Night Market Phantom” — Recognized a vendor’s false alibi from grease patterns—pulled the camera angle that saved the case.

Personal arc — Season One

Opening wound: A past op where he arrived two minutes late. The sigil on his back marks the lesson: be early, be ready, be kind.

Midpoint shift: Learns to borrow some of Judy’s velocity without losing his center—lets himself take the quick door when the evidence points that way.

Season button: Promoted to formal Night Ops lead; chooses to keep rotating with Hopps anyway. “The city sleeps better when we argue first.”

Gear & tells

Body-cam, ledger notebook, extra evidence pouches (“bag it or it didn’t happen”), slimline radio with a brass crest pin tucked under the strap. Off-duty: wraps for the hands, long run at dawn, text-backs every trainee before lights-out.

Strengths / Flaws

Strengths: Composure under pressure; ethical spine; scene choreography; witness rapport when others have burned trust.

Flaws: Over-controls the plan; carries blame that isn’t his; will skip meals before he skips a detail (Judy keeps granola bars in his vest).

One-liner voice

“If we’re right, we won’t need to shout. Bag it, tag it—then we’ll let the truth make the noise.”