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This is the beat cop who wears a uniform, patrols the neighborhood, controls traffic at cross-sections, and watches for infractions to the road code. Heroes who break the law whether unwittingly or out of childish mischief will likely end up on his wrong side, and be given a fine or taken to the local police precinct. Neither a [[Rabid Cop]], a [[Cowboy Cop]], nor an [[Old-Fashioned Copper]], the [[Meddlesome Patrolman]] is still liable to be as annoying as the [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]].

This is the beat cop who wears a uniform, patrols the neighborhood, controls traffic at cross-sections, and watches for infractions to the road code. Heroes who break the law whether unwittingly or out of childish mischief will likely end up on his wrong side, and be given a fine or taken to the local police precinct. Neither a [[Rabid Cop]], a [[Cowboy Cop]], nor an [[Old-Fashioned Copper]], the '''Meddlesome Patrolman''' is still liable to be as annoying as the [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]].

A frequent recurring minor character in classic [[Franco Belgian Comics]] and an obvious foil to protagonists who are either street urchins or just regular children who use the streets as a playground. So, expect some examples to be found in older American shows and comic strips (basically dating from before the rise of suburbia). The meter maid is a possible variation.

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== Western Animation ==

* This has been invoked in multiple cartoon shorts in which a patrolman sees some children out and about instead of at school and goes through considerable effort to corral the truant children and get them to go to school. At the end of the short, the cop gets to the schoolhouse with the children and notices a sign pointing out that the reason the children are out and about is because it is a school ~~holiday -- something~~ the kids have been trying to point out for at least half the short.

* This has been invoked in multiple cartoon shorts in which a patrolman sees some children out and about instead of at school and goes through considerable effort to corral the truant children and get them to go to school. At the end of the short, the cop gets to the schoolhouse with the children and notices a sign pointing out that the reason the children are out and about is because it is a school holiday—something the kids have been trying to point out for at least half the short.

* Pretty much every episode of ''[[Top Cat]]'' revolves around the cats running some shady scheme while trying to keep Officer Dibble out of the loop.