Desperate Navy Wives

When Sebastian called in the emergency, he said that the scene was located on 935 Wisteria Lane. Wisteria Lane was the street where the ladies of Desperate Housewives (2004) lived , which is another allusion to the show (The first one being the episode title Desperate Navy Wives).

Several examples of law enforcement incompetence are depicted in the closing scenes. These begin with the NOPD officer that had already fired his shotgun into the vehicle not firing as the gun thug got out, allowing the gun thug to fire at the officer. Next, LaSalle took a shotgun into a situation where the gun thug had a hostage, negating the value of a shotgun (either a rifle or a handgun would be useful there). Finally, both Gregorio and Pride issued warnings to the gun thug versus shooting him, which was both tactically advantageous and legally authorized to do (fleeing felon that had committed forcible felonies). By issuing a warning, all this did was cause the gun thug to pull the hostage in closer, lessening the chance of Gregorio stopping him.

References Doctor Who (1963)