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.

Life Leading up to The Urbz: Sims in the City (handheld)
In The Urbz: Sims in the City for handheld, the Detective is transferred to the precinct in Miniopolis from SimValley, as the previous detective was convicted of burglary.

In Mission 1, he arrests the player for trespassing the Law Offices and stealing the keys to King Tower. After the player is interrogated, he lets the player out on probation in Urbania.

In Mission 3, he tasks the player to go undercover at the Casino to find clues about a possible crime ring.

In Mission 4, Daddy Bigbucks has outlawed running within Miniopolis and the Detective is forced to arrest to player for running. The Detective instructs the player to write a letter to the Governor so that he can veto the passed law.

Sometimes, he may give the player a call and send the player a bill of §150 to donate to the Police Pastry Fund.

Life Leading up to 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.

Interests and Interactions
The Urbz: Sims in the City

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.
 * His name is a pun on Detective Dandyman.
 * Has an unsolved case dating to August 16, 1990.
 * Even though his bio states that he is humorless, he reacts positively to jokes in both The Sims: Bustin' Out and The Urbz: Sims in the City.