Andy Sipowicz Jr.

Andy Sipowicz Jr. was the eldest son of Detective Andy Sipowicz with his first wife Katie. The younger Andy originally hated his father due to the elder Andy being a drunken, abusive, non-parenting figure in his life, but began to respect his dad when he realized Andy Sr. was staying sober and was a great cop. Andy Jr. joined the Air Force, later getting an honorable discharge because of a torn rotator cuff, and then joined the Hackensack, New Jersey police department. His father taught him lessons about being a policeman until Andy Jr. was killed when he intervened in a robbery/rape, and one of the perpetrators shot him. His death sent his father into a tailspin that nearly destroyed his life. After his death, Andy Jr. appeared on occasion in dreams and visions to talk with his dad, often contentiously but always with father and son saying they loved each other.