Detective Dan D. Mann

Detective Dan D. Mann appears in The Sims Bustin' Out for handheld, The Urbz: Sims in the City for handheld, and The Sims 2 for Nintendo DS. He is kind and humorless, and a no-nonsense cop that has a nose for facts and figures. His name is a pun on Detective Dandyman.

The Urbz: Sims in the City (handheld)
In The Urbz: Sims in the City for handheld, he arrests the player early in the game for stealing the keys in King Tower. Your Sim must then answer questions that he asks to prove your innocence and get out of jail.

The Sims 2 (Nintendo DS)
Detective Dan D. Mann reappears in The Sims 2 for Nintendo DS. In this game, he is only known as the Sheriff and appears in the Jail. He is the only person who will buy the collectible license plates.

Trivia

 * In The Sims Bustin' Out for handheld, Dan D. Mann tells the player how he has been trying to capture the Velocirooster, also known as failed experiment #24601, his whole life with no success. This is a reference to Victor Hugo's character Javert in his novel Les Misérables, a police officer who spends many years chasing after a former prisoner named Jean Valjean, whose number was 24601.