Joe Morelli

Pull over * Get down on the ground * Hands behind your back * License and registration * Anything on you I should know about

"Probably I can find her breast without it, but it's good to know there's a navigational system on board if I need it." -- Morelli, Twelve Sharp.

CASE HISTORY JOSEPH ANTHONY MORELLI

Alias: Officer Hottie

Current Position: Detective, Crimes against Persons, Trenton PD

Previous Positions Held: Patrol, Vice

Criminal Record: Minor run-ins with the law related to intoxication/fighting and writing on bathroom walls in his youth. Previously wanted in connection with a homicide investigation, later cleared of any suspicion.

Known Associates: Stephanie Plum, Bob the Dog, Terry Gilman

Early background: Elementary School. Junior High. High School

Relatives: Mother: Angie, Father: Tony (AKA Rocco), Brothers: Anthony and Paul, Sisters: Catherine and Mary. Grandmother: Bella

Military Service: 4 years in the Navy

Residence: House on Slater St., inherited from his Aunt Rose

Distinguishing Characteristics: Scar through one eyebrow, eagle tattoo on chest, molten chocolate eyes, rock hard buns

Classic Quotes: "Cupcake"

"You'd tell me if we were getting married, wouldn't you? I mean, you wouldn't just appear on my doorstep one day and say we were due at the church in an hour."

"Stroll around and look sexy, ask annoying questions, in general get on everyone's nerves. All those things that come naturally to you." "I think about other things besides sex... just not lately."