Editing Nero Wolfe (section)

===Law enforcement officials===
* [[Nero Wolfe supporting characters#Inspector Cramer|Inspector Cramer]] – head of Homicide in Manhattan. In some of the stories it is implied that his authority extends to other [[New York City|NYC]] boroughs.
* [[Nero Wolfe supporting characters#Sergeant Purley Stebbins|Sergeant Purley Stebbins]] – assistant to Cramer.
* [[Nero Wolfe supporting characters#Lieutenant Rowcliff|Lieutenant George Rowcliff]] – obnoxious police lieutenant (who has been known to stutter when frustrated by Goodwin). Plays an integral part in ''[[Please Pass the Guilt]]''.
* Hombert – in some of the novels the New York police commissioner{{efn|In ''[[The Rubber Band]]'' (1936) Wolfe displays great respect (if not always cooperation) towards Cramer, but thinks Hombert "should go back to diapers"—an opinion indirectly shared by Cramer himself who points out that Hombert is a politician and not a policeman. In ''[[The Silent Speaker]]'', Wolfe gets a chance to humiliate Hombert and help Cramer in the process.}}
* Skinner – [[New York County, New York|New York County]] [[New York County District Attorney|Manhattan District Attorney]]
* Mandelbaum (aka Mandel) – Manhattan Assistant District Attorney.
* Cleveland Archer – [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]] [[District Attorney|district attorney]]
* Ben Dykes – head of [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]] detectives
* Con Noonan – lieutenant with the [[New York State Police]]. He dislikes Wolfe and Goodwin and would lock them up on the feeblest excuse (see the novella "[[Door to Death]]").