 The character of Officer Alton Davis, played by  Mario Van Peebles (qv) in the episodes "A Life of its own" and  "Alton Davis Redux", is based on famous Rampart Scandal whistle  blower Rafael Antonio Perez. Just like Rafael Perez, Alton Davis got  the same police background and occupation : Field Enforcement  Section Undercover operations in the Rampart Division and  moonlighting as a bodyguard for a famous Gangsta Rap Music Company.