Sylvia Kandrey is a sergeant in the New York City Police Department, stationed in the 11th Precinct.
History
Sylvia's organizational skills and attention to detail landed her a job in the Records Department straight from the police academy. She has been promoted twice. About one month after Mark Shaw became the costumed criminal bounty hunter named Manhunter, Mark initiated a flirting relationship with Sylvia, ultimately to request her help with information on tracking down an alleged child molester. After she and Mark captured a thief and Mark left, giving Sylvia full credit for the bust, Sylvia began to fantasize about having a relationship with Mark and readily assisted him in collecting the information, despite the warnings of her boss, Lt. Best. The alleged molester, Ashley Mavis Powell, had secretly infiltrated the police department under the name Paula Darrow and discovered Sylvia investigating her file. She managed to purge the information from Sylvia's computer arousing Sylvia's suspicions, and Sylvia managed to uncover Ashley's real identity and share the information with Mark. Mark later saved Sylvia from Ashley leading to Ashley's arrest and Sylvia's temporary suspension from the force. Best urged Sylvia to stick through the suspension, return and re-earn his respect.[1]
Sylvia was ultimately placed on probation and sent to work in the Traffic Department. One of the cases she worked on was aiding Homicide Detective Koechner track down an expired registration. Ten days before her probation ended, she was visited by Lt. Best who expressed his displeasure with her temporary replacement and delivered a postcard sent by Mark Shaw from Australia. After witnessing Koechner's demeaning nature, Best promised to intervene to shorten Sylvia's probation but she angrily confronted him telling him she's going to tough it out like he asked and suggested his response was due to guilt and a concern for his reputation. Impressed, Best left and Sylvia, after digging up Mark Shaw's file, pitched the postcard.[2] Sylvia got her old job back, learned that Mark had been asking about her, and the two agreed to talk.[3]
Soon after, Sylvia joined Mark's family for a dinner to celebrate Mark's birthday. When he failed to show, Sylvia led the family in detective work, tracking down Mark's location and rescuing him from the supervillain Mirage. She visited him in the hospital after his condition stabilized and she promised that they'll talk a lot more once he's recovered.[4]
When Mark's apartment was bombed by the second Dumas, Lt. Best found one of Mark's Manhunter masks and gave it to Sylvia for safekeeping. She managed to get it partially working and returned it to Mark when he returned. He decided to give up the bounty-hunting life and accepted a job with the Southern Cross Salvage Corporation. He kissed Sylvia and invited her to dinner, an offer she readily accepted.[5]
Sylvia gave Barbara Gordon useful information on Ashley Powell, leading to her turning herself in to the police.[6]
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Police Training: Sylvia was a trained police officer and had all the skills and abilities thereof.
- Computer Operation: Sylvia was adept at using computers.
Trivia
- Sylvia enjoys snacking on the gelatinous candies known as "orange slices".[citation needed]
Recommended Reading
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