The Station Sergeant manned the desk at Weatherfield Police Station in 1988 and 1990. In the early hours of Christmas Day 1988, Ken Barlow arrived at the station with Tracy to report Deirdre Barlow missing. The bearded sergeant took some details but when Ken admitted that he and Deirdre had argued that evening, the officer opined that she was probably with a friend. His suggestion was not well received by Ken, who was adamant that he'd checked everywhere. Deirdre turned up at 1 Coronation Street a few hours later, having escaped from Brian Roscoe's flat.