Joseph "Joe" Conor Reagan was a Detective in the New York City Police Department. He was part of the Warrant Squad and assigned to the 12th Precinct. Joe was the son of Frank and Mary Reagan, and the third child of the Reagan family. Joe was the brother of Daniel Reagan, Erin Reagan and Jameson Reagan. He is the biological father of Joseph Hill, who is named after him.
Biography
Joe Reagan was a NYPD Detective who died in the line of duty on May 15, 2009 (15 months before the beginning of the series). Not long after his promotion to Detective, Joe began working undercover with the FBI. He investigated a fraternal organization known as the Blue Templar.
The Blue Templar murdered Joe when his investigation into them became apparent to them. Prior to becoming a Detective, Joe served as a NYPD Police Officer part of the Warrant Squad for ten years. He died one month before his 32nd birthday. After his death, Joe was posthomously promoted from Detective 3rd Grade to Detective 1st Grade.
Medals
Citation Bars |
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Excellent Police Duty Breast Bar
City Corrections Excellent Breast Bar
Meritorious Police Duty Breast Bar |
Personality
Joe's training officer, Anthony Renzulli, called him a 'real sweetheart,' implying Joe was more like his younger brother Jamie than his older brother Danny. Joe often acted as the bridge between his brothers, although he often complained to Jamie about how Danny rode him at work[1].
Relationships
Although never married, he dated Angela Ferraro. After Joe's death she moved from NYC. She later moved back to NYC and married a NYPD Detective from the Narcotics Division. Out of respect for Joe, she invited the Reagan family to the wedding. She later rescinded her invite for the Reagan family to the wedding.
Joe briefly dated his former classmate Paula Hill, while they were in the Police Academy. Paula eventually became pregnant with Joe's child, however she never told Joe about it. According to Paula, She wasn't interested in a relationship at the time and if she tells Joe about the pregnancy, Joe would insist on them getting married and raising their son together. She named their son Joseph Hill, after Joe.
Mentions
Joe is mentioned often, specifically when there is a death of an officer in the line of duty, or if there is grave danger to one of the family members. Joe is occasionally brought up in arguments, either as an example or illustration of some point.
The latest mention of Joe during the series was one of Frank's stories which placed Joe as the oldest of his children[2]. Although Garrett Moore has mentioned Frank's stories are "relevant," but not always true.'[3]
Notes & Trivia
- Shield Number: 46808
- His son Joe was born either in 1995 or 1996.
- His son was 12 or 13, when he passed away on May 15, 2009.
Gallery
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Errors
- Joe's age is one of the worst continuity errors of the series. His headstone clearly indicates that he was born in 1977, which would place him as the third Reagan child, yet he has been called the oldest child on at least a few separate occasions. Since Erin celebrated her 40th birthday in November of 2015[4], Joe would be approximately 19 months younger than her, and Erin is acknowledged to be younger than Danny by approximately two years[5][6].
- An even more egregious continuity error is the change in Joe's birthdate on his gravestone from June 6, 1977, established at the end of the episode The Blue Templar (reference the vidcap in the Gallery section above) to January 4, 1977 in the episode Nothing Sacred in which his gravestone is knocked over. This is discovered by Joe Hill and Frank as they visit his grave on his birthday. This was apparently done by the production crew simply to accommodate the airdate of that episode.
References
- ↑ Season 2, Episode 22: "Mother's Day"
- ↑ Season 8, Episode 7: "Common Ground"
- ↑ Season 3, Episode 7: "Nightmares"
- ↑ Season 6, Episode 7: "The Bullitt Mustang"
- ↑ Season 2, Episode 17: "Reagan Vs. Reagan"
- ↑ Season 1, Episode 21: "Cellar Boy"