This is the last episode in which the late Michael Conrad gets an opening credit for his deceased character of Phil Esterhaus. The reasoning by the producers might be that his farewell letter to the precinct may have been considered for the purposes of dialog by his character, even though the words were actually delivered by Captain Furillo (Daniel J. Trevanti).
The recurring pickpocket played by Nick Savage once again appears. Once again the pickpocket is not arrested by Belker as is typical but Belker does stare at and growl at the pickpocket as the pickpocket passes by on the way to the station desk.