Matthew Bush is a character played by madbush.
General Information[]
Matthew Bush is an Instructor for the Aviation Academy. Previously, he was a Sergeant for the Los Santos Sheriff's Department/Paleto Bay Sheriff's Department, a Field Training Officer, a Senior Detective for the Criminal Investigations Division and Shift 1 Lead in the Specialized Pursuit Enforcement & Education Division, with the badge number #6-W-11.
Background Information[]
Matthew Bush is a young man who is currently living in the city of Los Santos. Having lived in the city as a child, Matthew aspired to join the military. He left the city and returned a few years back living a quiet unassuming life. Eventually after seeing the city fall into ruins and disaster, Matthew decided enough was enough.
At some point before December 2023, Matthew Bush returned to the city of Los Santos, the city he had lived in as a child, and decided that he would like to become a police officer. He specifically hoped to join the Los Santos Sheriff's Department as he liked the idea of working outside of the city somewhere he could be near the sand.
Momentous Events within the Government[]
Department of Public Safety[]
| Rank | Insignia | Note | Date |
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| Recruit | 
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Hired as a Recruit; Badge #1-E-05 | January 10th, 2024 |
| Non-Solo Cadet |
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Completed Academy Training and Auxiliary Hours | January 15th, 2024 |
Police[]
| Rank | Insignia | Note | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo Cadet | 
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Passed Solo Evaluation and joined the LSSD; Badge #1-F-05 | February 15th, 2024 | |
| Deputy |
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Passed Final Evaluation and promoted to Deputy; Badge #1-I-05 | March 20th, 2024 | |
| FTO Certified on a Probationary basis | April 18th, 2024 | |||
| Corporal | 
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Promoted to Corporal | May 6th, 2024 | |
| Senior Deputy | Corporal renamed to Senior Deputy | May 8th, 2024 | ||
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Invited to the CID as a Detective; Badge #W-11 | May 10th, 2024 | ||
| Recruited as a Probationary Member of the SPEED Unit | May 21st, 2024 | |||
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FTO Certified | May 24th, 2024 | ||
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FTI Certified | June 17th, 2024 | ||
| Joined the Paleto Bay Sheriff's Department | June 24th, 2024 | |||
| Corporal | 
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Promoted to Corporal | June 25th, 2024 | |
| Promoted to Full Member within SPEED | June 30th, 2024 | |||
| Callsign Restructure; Changed to Badge #5-W-11 | July 27th, 2024 | |||
| Sergeant | 
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Promoted to Sergeant; Badge #6-W-11 | August 21st, 2024 | |
| Promoted to Detective Supervisor within CID | August 27th, 2024 | |||
| Promoted to Probationary Supervisor within SPEED | September 19th, 2024 | |||
| Staff Sergeant | 
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Promoted to Supervisor within SPEED | September 26th, 2024 | |
| Motor Certified on a Probationary basis | December 25th, 2024 | |||
| Promoted to Shift 1 Lead within SPEED | December 26th, 2024 | |||
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Motor Certified by Autumn Stark | December 27th, 2024 | ||
| Stepped down from Detective Supervisor to Senior Detective within CID | December 30th, 2024 | |||
| Demoted from FTI to FTO | January 30th, 2025 | |||
| Resigned from the DPS | March 31st. 2025 | |||
Summary of Events in Los Santos[]
At the start of January 2024, Matthew Bush was accepted into the cadet program as a recruit. After a few days of intensive learning from various members of the PDs such as Harold StockHerd Well, Riley Reads and Lily Bloom, Matthew completed his academy training and was promoted to the rank of non-solo cadet. Matthew continued to progress and learn how to be an officer and after many interesting lessons with a variety of FTOs, he was promoted to solo cadet as well as accepted into the Los Santos Sheriff's Department.
As a newly promoted solo cadet for the LSSD and now under the new call sign #1-F-05, he was now able to go on duty without the need for an FTO. During his solo cadet phases, he established himself in Sandy Shores by connecting with the locals. He would make regular trips to visit the businesses in the area and check on people hunting nearby. On the occasions things were quiet, Matthew would travel down into the city and patrol there. During this time he discovered a love for traffic stops, favouring stationing himself on Las Lagunas Boulevard and catching people who would speed by or fly through the traffic lights. After around a month of being a solo cadet, Matthew spoke to Sergeant Jon O'Connor about his next steps, with him saying he was going to organise his final evaluation to move from solo cadet to deputy. After these final evaluations, Matthew was promoted to Deputy in mid-March and changed callsigns to #1-I-05.
Matthew discovered a love for more long-term investigations, specifically relating to business and finance. He began to investigate the East Side Ballas after an incident involving Edgar Valentin piqued his curiosity. He also had a brief run-in with Jim Boom after catching him speeding around Sandy Shores with a taxi full of suspicious packages. During these investigations, he expressed his interest to Kate McNamara about joining the Criminal Investigations Division. Matthew also, after seeing lots of cadets joining the PD, decided to join the FTO programme himself so he could help train cadets, becoming a probationary FTO . He also reached out to Lily Bloom with hopes of joining the Specialized Pursuit Enforcement & Education Division.
At the start of April, during a meeting, Matthew was promoted to Senior Deputy in the LSSD. A few days later, Matthew was invited to join the Criminal Investigations Division as a Detective, transitioning his callsign from #1-I-05 to #W-11. In mid-May, Matthew held the first Blaine County Triathlon, where 5 teams ran, cycled and swam from Paleto Bay Sheriff's Office to LSSD. A few days after this event, Matthew received an email inviting him to be a probationary officer in SPEED. Towards the end of May whilst riding with Jessie "Nova" Gallagah, he told her about still being a probationary FTO and she instantly promoted him to full FTO. Almost a month later, and after the death of fellow officer Maya Mahmoud, Matthew spoke to Leon Jericho, Eveline Meijer and later Joe Ferraro, he was promoted to FTI. Towards the end of May 2024, Matthew spoke to Ron Paxton, who had just been promoted to Captain and was planning to create his own sub-department in Paleto, about working under him. Ron happily agreed and the following day Matthew was promoted to Corporal.
Matthew began his Corporal stage by riding with Kip Dwyer and being promoted to full member of SPEED. Once construction was completed up in Paleto at the Paleto Bay Sheriff's Office, he began to work fully out of there. He began pushing and promoting the sub-department to everyone he felt would work well up there, convincing Luke Bear to join him. After a meeting with the sheriff, Trevor Woods, was held at the Paleto Bay Sheriff's Office, the Paleto Bay Sheriff's Department was made official. At the end of July, there was a big PD meeting where it was decided to change how callsigns were structured. As such, Matthew's callsign transitioned from #W-11 to #5-W-11. Matthew also began to put extra time into CID by creating a guide on how to make subpoenas, as well as starting a new financial investigation. He also spent extra time with SPEED by holding a meeting with all the shift 1 members as well as starting a weekly training session for members of the certification in VR. In August 2024, Matthew applied for the position of Sergeant for the PBSD, with him being promoted to this rank in mid-August.
Starting his Sergeant rank with a bang, Matthew was promoted to Detective Supervisor in the CID. He also brought in a friend (Autumn Stark)into the PBSD and tried to find more members for the sub-department. His guide for making subpoenas was published to the wider PD and he also, along with Léo Moira Keller, taught a class to the PD and the Federal Investigation Bureau. Shift 1 SPEED also saw some activity as Matthew took matters into his own hands and successfully ran weekly training sessions in VR. After a training session which included Lily Bloom, she recommended Matthew to be promoted to SPEED Supervisor. Division Lead Adrian Booker promoted him to Probationary Supervisor and then only a week later promoted him to Full Supervisor of shift 1 SPEED. Following a successful period as a Supervisor within SPEED, Matthew was promoted to Lead for Shift 1. He also joined the Motor Division becoming fully motor certified and an instructor in the newly created Aviation Academy. Given the expanded scope of his responsibilities within both SPEED and the PBSD, Matthew decided to step down from his supervisory role within the CID to dedicate his full attention to these.
On the 31st of March, 2025, Matthew drove to the Grapeseed Sheriff's Department and met up with Harold StockHerd Well. Matthew gave Harold his letter of resignation, requesting that he keep his MDW and the PD-issued watch. The pair spoke briefly about how well Matthew had done with the Paleto Bay Sheriff's Department but ultimately the conversation ended with Matthew leaving the PD.
Trivia[]
Injuries Sustained In The Line Of Duty[]
- Gunshot wound to the neck when shot at City Hall by Billy Batweilder. Matthew needed surgery following this to help fix the carotid arteries, which went extremely well.
- Gunshot wound to his torso when shot in Sandy Shores by Tip Johnson. Matthew needed stitches but other than that made a full recovery.
- Gunshot wound to the skull with the bullet ricocheting and only causing a flesh wound. Painkillers were given and the wound was bandaged up. Shot by Chip Johnson at Sandy Shores Sheriff's Station.
- Bashed on the jaw with a nightstick after Jonathan Cyan hit him whilst attempting to hit a fleeing Cletus Johnson.
- Ankles were bitten by a murder kitty whilst on a scene near The Lighthouse. Bite wound was cleaned and treated and Matthew was able to go straight back on duty.
- Blunt force injury to right leg after ejecting from his car, during a chase, at 130mph. He had to be seen by a doctor but made a full recovery.
- Gunshot wound to the neck, near the collarbone, when shot by an unknown member of The Families. Bullet went straight through and he only needed stitching.
- Gunshot wound to the neck when shot by Wolf Haley whilst he was robbing a house in Sandy Shores. Only a small wound so cleaned and bandaged.
- Wacked on the head by Reed Dankleaf with a baseball bat. Ended up with a concussion for some time.
- Gunshot wound to the neck by an unknown assailant. Luckily, it was only a flesh wound, so it only needed to be cleaned and bandaged.
Other Facts[]
- Matthew's favourite colour is blue.
- Matthew's favourite food is currywurst.
- During a chase, Matthew misstated Route 68 as "Route 69", telling the other cops in the pursuit that it's his favourite number.
- After a discussion with Léo Keller about gunshot wounds, Keller made Matthew put her on his Emergency Contacts list. He later also added Sergeants Ron Paxton and Jessie "Nova" Gallagah Officer Maya Mahmoud, and friend Krzysztof Kryszalowicz.
- Matthew helped Ron Paxton during the Somalian Pirates War to try and get the PD bikes and leggings that were stolen. He ended up getting separated from Ron and had to swim for 8 hours to get back to land.
- One day Matthew, sadly, had to help Daniel O'Shea push a dead young female orca whale back into the sea after it had washed ashore and passed away.
- Both of Matthew's parents may be dead, and that is why he joined the military before PD. However, currently it is only known that his mother is dead, as Matthew told Cletus Johnson that his mother had died 8 years ago.
- After an interaction with Kimberly Johnsen and Heidi Jensen, they gave Matthew Bush the nickname of Swiss Cheese.
- Gained the nickname of Bushi-Wushi after Riley Reads texted him calling him it, and then on a different occasion Jemma Zimmerman called him saying that.
- After transferring to the Paleto Bay Sheriff's Department, Blondie Lee was the first person he arrested and processed in the new building.
- On his desk at the Paleto Bay Sheriff's Office, he has a photo of a "little bird".
- Matthew's hair seems to grow alarmingly quickly, with him needing to get his haircut daily.
- When Matthew gets injured, he is prone to being overly dramatic even if it is just a scratch.
Quotes[]
- "Maybe their hamster died that day."
- "I don't speak English."
- "MY CAR!!!"
Gallery[]
| Paleto Bay Sheriff's Department |
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Police Director: Bob Smith Sheriff: Trevor Woods Undersheriff: Assistant Sheriff: Corporals: Autumn Stark • Marik Chapman Senior Deputies: Luke Bear Deputies: Akali Clarke • Rue Silverthorne • Adam Waid • Jonathan Cyan • Jackson Moonlander • Jake Whalen • Rocky Candyman • Tadhg McQuillen • Bill Billington • Rebecca Wattson • Wayne Carcano • Pablo Biscocio • Kelsie Dennings
Solo Cadets: Austin Bean Non-Solo Cadets: Camden Prescott • Rex Kingsley • Rann Reynolds |