^^^^^^^^^
Say it ain't so
That makes it even odder. No one would want to be Lt. Tragg, the only police personnel continuing character in the Perry Mason stories.
Tragg is not only the honest but not too bright guy who is perpetually arresting the wrong person, he is just unattractive!
(Never Paul, obviously)
Here's a shot of Tragg, in an early example of product placement:
http://lileks.com/bw/TV/perry/cast/5.html
I don´t know about real life polices and detectives but I watched Law and order and they wear badges and they are detectives https://imgur.com/a/t5kx8.
But I never watched the Perry Mason serie.